South Korea reports a record 109 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 5,015. 2021-12-23
The Food and Drug Administration authorizes the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11, becoming the first vaccine to be approved for children in the United States. 2021-10-29
New South Wales eases its lockdown rules for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 where people outside LGAs of concern are allowed to gather in groups of up to five people in a person's LGA or within 5 km from their home. 2021-09-13
Chancellor Angela Merkel and leaders of 16 states agree to extend the partial lockdown until January 10. 2020-12-2
Croatia registers 1,424 new infections in the last 24 hours, a new record high since the beginning of the pandemic. 2020-10-21
Portugal reports 847 new daily cases, bringing the cumulative totals to 68,025 confirmed cases and 1,899 deaths. Ever since the end of national lockdown in May, this has been the fifth time that the country has registered some record increases in new cases, with all five records occurring during an 11-day window. 2020-09-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF warn that 51,000 children could die in West Asia and North Africa due to the disruptive impact of the pandemic on healthcare systems. 2020-06-15