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The Japanese government announces that the quasi-state of emergency measures will be expanded to 18 more prefectures including Hokkaido, Osaka, and Fukuoka from January 27 to February 20 amid the spread of the Omicron variant.
2022-01-25

Japan lifts its 10,000 spectator attendance limit for large-scale events in 27 prefectures and allow events across the country to have 5,000 spectators or 50% venue capacity in order to restore social and economic activities amid decline of COVID-19 cases.
2021-11-1

Maharashtra reports a single-day record of 1,191,921 vaccines administered. State officials also announce that 80% of adults in Mumbai have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
2021-09-4

The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Turkey surpasses 90 million.
2021-08-24

India reports 401,078 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 21.9 million. The country also reports a record 4,187 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 238,270.
2021-05-8

Japan records a new single-day record of 3,041 cases. The Japan Self-Defense Forces are deployed to Asahikawa, Hokkaido, where hospitals are facing shortages of medical staff to treat COVID-19 patients.
2020-12-12

Malaysia's Health Ministry signs a preliminary purchasing agreement with Pfizer to obtain 12.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
2020-11-27

Portugal reports 2,608 new daily cases, its highest daily increase yet, bringing the cumulative count to 95,902 confirmed cases.
2020-10-16

The Department of Health and Social Care reports 5,526 new confirmed cases and 888 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the United Kingdom's death toll to 15,464 and 114,217 total cases.
2020-04-18

Georgia reports its first death from COVID-19; that of a 79-year-old woman who had other illnesses and underlying health conditions.
2020-04-4