Hong Kong reports a record for the third consecutive day of 614 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the territory-wide total of confirmed cases to 16,022. 2022-02-7
Italy reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a person who travelled from Mozambique. 2021-11-27
Cuba grants the emergency use approval for its second homegrown Soberana 2 vaccine. 2021-08-20
Bangladesh reports a new single-day record of 2.8 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered as part of a six-day special vaccination campaign, in which 2.7 million people received their first dose of the vaccine. 2021-08-8
Laos extends its lockdown measures for another 15 days until July 4 as the number of community transmission cases of COVID-19 continue to increase. 2021-06-19
Over one million people in Cuba have received a dose of the Abdala and Soberana 02 vaccines. 2021-05-21
Toronto Mayor John Tory receives his first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. 2021-04-10
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
Sinovac Biotech is starting Phase III trials of its potential COVID-19 vaccine following a fast-track approval for the trials by Brazilian regulators last week. The study, done in partnership with Brazilian vaccine producer Instituto Butantan, will recruit nearly 9,000 healthcare professionals working in COVID-19-specialized facilities and start this month. 2020-07-7