Taiwan reports its first case of the Omicron BA.2.75 Centaurus variant, in a Taiwanese individual arriving from India. 2022-07-22
The lockdown is lifted across southern Tasmania, including the state capital Hobart. The lockdown was initiated because a person with COVID-19 entered the state, but was lifted when no community transmission was reported. 2021-10-18
Sarawak becomes the first state in Malaysia to offering a third and booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccines using the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine for high-risk individuals who had received their second dose of that vaccine at least six months ago. 2021-10-13
Bangladesh approves the emergency use of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine, becoming the second Chinese-made vaccine to be approved in the country. 2021-06-6
Turkey approves the emergency use of the vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech. 2021-01-13
President Rodrigo Duterte issues an executive order granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an emergency use authorization for COVID-19 drugs and vaccines. 2020-12-2
The British government announces that ExCeL London will be turned into a 4000-bed hospital to open next week, staffed primarily by military medics. 2020-03-23
The COVID-19 death toll in the United Kingdom surpasses 100. 2020-03-18