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 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
Hungary reports a record 272 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 19,224. 2021-03-25
Lebanon suspends the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine pending a review from the international health agencies following fears of blood clots in vaccinated people. 2021-03-17
Morocco reports its first case of the B.1.1.7 variant in the Port of Tangier Med. 2021-01-18
Manitoba reports 184 new cases, its highest number since the pandemic began. 2020-10-27
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson postpones lockdown easing in England, for at least two weeks, after an increase in coronavirus cases. 2020-07-31
Chinese authorities quarantine the entire city of Wuhan to prevent the further spread of the novel coronavirus as the death toll rises to 17. Nobody in the city will be able to leave starting from 10 a.m. local time on January 23, and all public transport in the city is suspended. 2020-01-22