Sources: Reuters
Iran reports its first cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant with more than 10 people detected in Mashhad. 2021-06-29
The United Kingdom reports a new single-day total of 660,276 doses of the vaccine administered. 2021-03-19
The Czech Republic reports their first cases of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa in a group of people who travelled to Zanzibar. 2021-02-25
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces that the country will gradually lift COVID-19 restrictions, including curfews and weekend lockdowns beginning in March on a provincial basis, which will divide the country into four categories based on infection and vaccination rates. 2021-02-17
A peer-reviewed result published in the journal "The Lancet" finds Russia's Sputnik V vaccine to be 91.6% effective against symptomatic COVID-19 infection. It is the third major vaccine candidate to exceed 90% efficacy, along with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. 2021-02-2
President Alexander Lukashenko bans Belarusian citizens from returning from abroad, with the exception of those in Russia, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 2020-11-5
The Hosea Kutako International Airport in Windhoek, the country's main international airport, reopens to international flights after a six-month closure. 2020-09-11
President Hassan Rouhani announces new measures to curb the spread of the virus, including mandatory wearing of masks in covered public areas. 2020-07-4
A 56-year-old urologist becomes the first Russian doctor to die from COVID-19 at a hospital in Moscow. 2020-04-21
Kenya confirms its first case of COVID-19, a 27-year-old Kenyan woman travelling from the United States through London. 2020-03-13