Russia reports a record for the tenth consecutive day of 121,288 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11.37 million. 2022-01-30
Argentina announces that it will receive 20 million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and that these doses will mainly be used to vaccinate teenagers. 2021-08-25
Malta announces that beginning on July 14, they will become the first country in Europe to close their borders to unvaccinated travellers, only allowing those with a Maltese, British or European vaccination certificate to enter following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. 2021-07-9
Illinois becomes the first state in the Midwest to vaccinate 70% of adults. 2021-06-17
U.S. President Joe Biden announces that Merck & Co. will produce single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine to help his administration goal for vaccinating every adult by the end of May. 2021-03-2
Prime Minister Stefan Löfven announces a ban on public gatherings of more than eight people beginning November 24, as part of measures aimed to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Sweden. 2020-11-16
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf says that masks will be required inside and outside. 2020-07-1
Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna announces that plans to sell shares in the state-run oil and gas company KazMunayGaz abroad will be delayed from this year to 2022 due to the pandemic. 2020-06-17