Australia and Canada announce that they will require travelers from China to present a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter their countries beginning on January 5. 2023-01-1
Egypt begins to ban unvaccinated public sector employees and university students from entering workplaces and universities unless they show a negative PCR test from the previous 72 hours. 2021-11-15
The European Medicines Agency approves a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people aged over 18-years-old. However, it was up to member states to decide whether to use them. 2021-10-4
The Biden administration announces that travel restrictions will be lifted for international travellers who are fully vaccinated and show a negative COVID-19 test. These rules will be in effect beginning in November. 2021-09-20
Sri Lanka approves the emergency use of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as the country faces its third wave of the pandemic and the highest number of active cases since the pandemic began. The minister overseeing the situation says that Sri Lanka will try to secure five million doses of the vaccine as India has restricted the supply of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. 2021-05-8
Texas surpasses two million cases of COVID-19, becoming the second state to do so after California. 2021-01-14
Ontario reports its first two cases of a new SARS-COV-2 variant in a couple from Durham Region with no known travel history, exposure, or high-risk contacts. Ontario is the first province in Canada to identify a case of this new variant. 2020-12-26
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak tests positive for COVID-19. He says he is symptom-free but will quarantine at his home for ten days. 2020-11-13
The United States surpasses seven million cases of COVID-19. 2020-09-25