A former top United States official states that the Department of Defense covertly admits to conducting a mass disinformation campaign targeting the Philippines using social media bots and fake accounts to discredit the safety of Chinese CoronaVac vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, following public denial of involvement in June. 2024-07-26
South Africa postpones a plan to end COVID-19 contact tracing and suspend some quarantine measures in order to consider additional comments about the policy after the government received many inquiries about the plan. 2021-12-28
Hanoi reopens non-essential services and removes travel permits for inner-city commuters. The city also allows food and drink establishments to reopen with takeaway only and a 9:00 p.m. closing time, due to a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases. 2021-09-21
The United Kingdom reports 51,870 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the first time that the country has reported more than 50,000 cases since January 15. 2021-07-16
Mexico reports a record 1,584 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to nearly 143,000. 2021-01-19
Ontario reports a record 3,945 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours. 2021-01-10
Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces a return of "Level 5" lockdown in the country with specific adjustments from Christmas Eve until at least January 12. 2020-12-22
Croatia reports a record 74 new deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 1,786. 2020-11-30
French Health Minister Olivier Véran confirms the first death of a doctor treating COVID-19 patients. 2020-03-22