China reports 13,146 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since the height of the pandemic in Wuhan in February 2020. 2022-04-4
The Therapeutic Goods Administration approves the usage of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for people over the age of 18 years old, which can be administered at least six months after the second dose. 2021-10-27
Turkey reports 14,941 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total this year, and brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,850,930. 2021-03-12
The Danish Health Authority temporarily suspends the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for two weeks as a "precaution" following reports that some vaccinated people had experienced blood clots, causing one person to die after receiving the vaccine. It has not been determined whether there is a link between the vaccine and the clots. Norway and Iceland have also suspended their use of the vaccine. 2021-03-11
The British clinical trials ethics body approves the world's first COVID-19 human challenge study, which will begin in the next few weeks. Volunteers aged 18 to 30 will be exposed to the virus in the trial. 2021-02-17
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Health Ministry announce that a third nationwide lockdown will begin from December 27 at 5:00 p.m. local time for at least two weeks in order to curb the resurgence of COVID-19. 2020-12-24
Michigan surpasses 11,000 deaths from COVID-19, eight days after surpassing 10,000. 2020-12-16
Playwright Terrence McNally dies from complications of COVID-19 in Florida. 2020-03-24
Delta Air Lines and American Airlines announce that they have suspended all flights to and from China amid the pandemic. 2020-01-31