Sources: NBC News
The United Kingdom reports a record 138,831 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 2021-12-28
Mauritius reports its first cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in two people who travelled from South Africa. 2021-12-11
Singapore and Malaysia announce that they will establish a Vaccinated Travel Lane beginning on November 29 between Singapore's Changi Airport and the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia for fully vaccinated international travellers. 2021-11-8
Moderna says that their vaccine is 100% effective in teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17. They say that they will seek approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in early June. 2021-05-25
President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma al-Assad both test positive for COVID-19, according to a statement from the presidential office. They are both reported to be in good health with "minor symptoms". 2021-03-8
Greece delays the reopening of high schools, which was scheduled to begin on February 1, due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, particularly in red zone areas. 2021-01-29
Turkey reports a record 141 new deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 12,084. 2020-11-20
Kuwait surpasses 50,000 infections after reporting 538 new cases in the past 24 hours. Its death toll jumps to 373. 2020-07-6
Sudan's South Darfur state reports eight new cases of COVID-19, including two Egyptian soldiers of the United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). 2020-03-23