American health officials report that the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine protects children over the age of 5 years from hospitalizations and deaths due to the Omicron variant. 2022-03-1
Mauritius imposes new restrictions that limit the number of people in large gatherings such as funerals, weddings, and rallies amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases despite high vaccination rates. 2021-11-12
Japan reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 15,753 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 2021-08-7
The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe approves the emergency use of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson after they previously denied approval, making it the first Western-made vaccine to be approved for use in the country. 2021-07-28
Argentina further closes its borders, allowing only 600 entries per day, in an attempt to reduce the spread of the Delta variant as the country has so far reported over 4.4 million cases and more than 93,000 deaths from COVID-19. 2021-06-29
First Minister Mark Drakeford announces that Wales will ease their COVID-19 restrictions to allow households with an infant below the age of one to form a bubble with one other household. 2021-02-27
Barbados reports its first death from COVID-19, an 81-year-old man with diabetes who recently travelled to the United Kingdom. 2020-04-6