The Malaysian Public Service Department mandates that all federal government employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19, with exceptions only to be allowed on health grounds, in order to increase the country's vaccination rate. 2021-09-30
The number of adult population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Malaysia surpasses 80%. 2021-09-21
Visitors to the upcoming Expo 2020 event in Dubai will not be required to show proof of vaccination or be tested for COVID-19. 2021-09-10
Health Minister Jan Blatný announces that shops will not be allowed to reopen on February 22, unlike what was previously promised. He also announced that residents will be required to wear FFP2 respirators, nanotowels, or two surgical masks in indoor places and on public transport due to the spread of the B.1.1.7 variant. 2021-02-19
Japan's GDP contracts 4.8% in 2020, which is the first annual economic contraction since 2009 due to the impact of the pandemic. 2021-02-15
The Philippines orders 25 million doses of Sinovac's vaccine. 50,000 doses of the vaccine are expected to arrive in the country by February. 2021-01-11
The United Kingdom reports a record 36,804 new cases in the past 24 hours. In addition, the country also reports 691 new deaths, the highest daily total in nearly a month. 2020-12-22
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces that the country will impose a five-day full lockdown from December 31 at 9:00 p.m. local time until January 4, as a record 229 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours. 2020-12-14
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announces that he will undergo a two-week home quarantine, after Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri, who attended a National Security meeting he chaired on Saturday, tested positive for COVID-19. 2020-10-5