The French Minister of Social Affairs and Health announces a nationalized plan to provide a third booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccines to all adults beginning on 27 November, instead of enacting another nationwide state of lockdown in order to reduce the currently record-breaking spread of COVID-19. 2021-11-25
Kazakhstan announces that beginning on August 28, in order to reduce the spread of the COVID-19, unvaccinated people will be banned from entering shopping malls, restaurants and cafés unless they show proof of vaccination, a negative test result, or have recovered from COVID-19 within the past three months and have a "green" status on a mobile app. 2021-08-25
The government signs an agreement with Pfizer to purchase 40 million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine, the Philippines' largest supply agreement for a COVID-19 vaccine. 2021-05-17
Delhi reports its first two cases of the 501.V2 variant, which was originally detected in South Africa. The patient is a 33-year old man from Kerala. 2021-03-16
Brazil signs a deal with Pfizer to purchase 100 million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine. 2021-03-15
Seychelles becomes the first African country to begin vaccination campaign against COVID-19. One of the first to receive the vaccine is the president Wavel Ramkalawan. 2021-01-11
COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts, COVID-19 pandemic in Maine2020-11-21
Prime Minister Hun Sen and four Cabinet ministers quarantine after they met with Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, who tested positive for COVID-19. 2020-11-5
Hong Kong reports its highest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases, with 113 new cases, 105 of which are locally transmitted. 2020-07-22