The Indonesian Drug and Food Control Agency issues an emergency use authorization of five COVID-19 vaccines as booster dose, namely Pfizer–BioNTech, AstraZeneca, CoronaVac, and Zifivax's ZF2001 for one dose, and half dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. 2022-01-10
Zimbabwe bans unvaccinated civil servants from working in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. 2021-10-18
Due to public outrage, President Rodrigo Duterte apologizes for receiving a dose of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV COVID-19 vaccine, which has not yet been authorized by the Philippines' Food and Drug Administration for emergency use. 2021-05-6
Iran imposes a 14-day quarantine upon arrival for all travelers from Europe. 2021-01-30
The Spanish government orders a partial lockdown in Madrid and surrounding areas badly affected by COVID-19 after a rise in cases. Under the new restrictions, residents will not be allowed to leave the area unless they have to make an essential journey. However, Madrid's regional government says that the lockdown is not legally valid. 2020-10-1
Premier Doug Ford extends the province's state of emergency for another two weeks. 2020-03-30
President Kais Saied orders the army to deploy in the streets to enforce a lockdown in response to the coronavirus. 2020-03-23
Irene Montero, Minister of Equality and Deputy, tested positive for coronavirus. Her domestic partner, Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain Pablo Iglesias, self-isolates and all the government undergo tests. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia also undergo tests after the Queen was in contact with Montero on March 6. 2020-03-12