Pakistan reports its first confirmed case of the Omicron variant in a 57-year-old unvaccinated woman from Karachi. 2021-12-13
The Philippines Health Technology Assessment Council approves the administration of a third COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose to health workers in the fourth quarter of 2021, with other priority groups becoming eligible for a booster dose in 2022. 2021-10-25
Restrictions are also being eased across Scotland to level zero. Unlike in England, face coverings are still mandatory in indoor public places and on public transport. The change also means that four households can meet indoors at home, up to 10 households can meet in a pub or restaurant, up to 15 households can meet outdoors and up to 200 people can attend a wedding or funeral. 2021-07-19
Prime Minister Hun Sen orders a temporary closure of the country's civil institutions and reduces their on-site employees by 90% for at least a week, with the exception of military and health workers due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. 2021-03-9
Thirty-nine residents are confirmed to have died from COVID-19 at a single nursing home in Denver, Pennsylvania. 2021-01-18
The Andorran government orders all bars in the Principality to close and only offer food at home, and restricts the hours of restaurants between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. local time, and between 7 p.m. and midnight local time. 2020-10-7
The World Health Organization suspends its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination of HIV drug lopinavir-ritonavir after they fail to reduce mortality in infected patients. 2020-07-4