European Union response to the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 vaccine2021-10-4
Moderna, the Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, and Spanish drug maker Rovi issue a joint statement indicating that they have found particles of stainless steel in some vaccine vials, but that the particles did not pose any additional health risks. The companies also state that they are working with the Japanese government to recall three suspended batches of the vaccine. 2021-09-1
Beginning tomorrow, all travellers entering Singapore who are fully vaccinated with a World Health Organization-recognized COVID-19 vaccine will be issued a tamper-proof vaccination sticker in their passport upon the presentation of a COVID-19 vaccination certificate. 2021-08-19
France requires shoppers to show their "health pass" in order to enter 126 shopping centres that have a size of more than 20000 m2 in Paris and 12 departments that reached a threshold of 200 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people. 2021-08-16
Johannesburg mayor Geoff Makhubo dies from COVID-19-related complications, after being hospitalized for a week. 2021-07-9
Iran receives its first shipment of 500,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. 2021-02-4
COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand2021-01-28
American regulators from the Food and Drug Administration confirm that Pfizer's vaccine candidate is 95% effective. 2020-12-8
New Mexico reports a record 2,112 new cases, bringing the statewide total to 67,559 cases. 2020-11-17
Guatemala is expected to reopen their borders after closing them for six months in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. 2020-09-10