Sources: NBC News
Germany reports its first confirmed death related to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. 2021-12-23
The Food and Drug Administration grants emergency use authorization for Merck & Co.'s antiviral COVID-19 oral pill named Molnupiravir for at-risk individuuals. 2021-12-23
Thailand's Food and Drug Administration approves the usage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years. 2021-12-20
Iran reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a person who travelled from the United Arab Emirates. 2021-12-19
The Austrian government announces that it will ban people who are unvaccinated and those who have not recovered from COVID-19 from entering cafes, restaurants, hairdressers, hotels, events with more than 25 people, and ski lifts beginning on 8 November due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. 2021-11-5
Prime Minister Erna Solberg announces that Norway will remove the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine from its vaccination programme due to the risk of rare blood clots. 2021-05-12
The government confirms that British nationals and non-residents returning from 30 "red list" high-risk countries will need to quarantine in hotels or government-approved accommodation beginning February 15, two weeks after it was announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. 2021-02-4
Italy reports 947 new cases, touching the same levels recorded in mid-May, when the government started easing its stringent lockdown measures. 2020-08-21
The total number of COVID-19 deaths in Brazil surpasses 100,000. 2020-08-8