Telangana reports its first case of the Omicron BA.5 variant in an 80-year old person with no history of travel. 2022-05-23
The Italian Medicines Agency recommends that anyone that received the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine should receive a booster dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines six months after they received their first dose due to a slow decline of efficacy against mild and moderate forms of the disease. 2021-11-3
Italy opens vaccinations for anyone over the age of 12 after the European Medicines Agency approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for people between the ages of 12 and 15. 2021-06-3
Austria tightens its border controls with all neighbouring countries in order to avoid non-essential travel due to the pandemic. 2021-02-7
Zimbabwe's International Trade and Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo dies due to complications from COVID-19. 2021-01-20
A two-month-old baby dies of COVID-19 in Michigan, the youngest known fatality in the state thus far. 2020-09-17
France reports the largest rise of COVID-19 cases since the lockdown was lifted in May, with 2,524 new cases being reported in the last 24 hours. 2020-08-12
In a rare public appearance and wearing a mask, Xi Jinping visits a hospital in Beijing, and urges "more decisive measures" to combat the virus. 2020-02-10