Sources: Reuters
New Zealand reports a record for the second consecutive day of 206 new cases of COVID-19, which is the first time that the country has reported more than 200 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. 2021-11-6
Iran announces a six-day general lockdown in all cities that will include the closure of bazaars, markets, public offices, movie theaters, gyms and restaurants as well as a ban on intra-city travel. The lockdown will occur from August 16 to August 21. 2021-08-14
Thailand reports a record 1,767 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 42,352. The nationwide death toll also surpasses 100. 2021-04-18
Health Minister Maksym Stepanov tests positive for COVID-19. 2020-11-15
South Africa is expected to begin a trial of the NVX-CoV2373, a vaccine candidate produced by Novavax. Around 2,904 volunteers are expected to be selected, who are aged from 18 to 64 years. 2020-09-5
Moderna announces that their potential COVID-19 vaccine produced promising results in elderly patients during an early stage clinical trial. 2020-08-26
Ukraine reports a record high of 1,197 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. 2020-07-30
Lesotho reports its first case, an asymptomatic person who returned from Saudi Arabia. Eighty others test negative. 2020-05-13
Germany reopens shops, but Chancellor Angela Merkel warns of a second coronavirus wave in the country. 2020-04-20