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Two people are killed and dozens are injured in anti-government protests in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2023-10-31

Bangladesh reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Lambda variant in the sample of a 49-year-old woman in Dhaka.
2021-08-16

The Singaporean government bans all long-term pass holders and short-term visitors who have been in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in the last two weeks from entering or transiting through the country. It also tightens its social distancing rules in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
2021-05-1

The U.S. military reported a record high number of COVID-19 cases with 1,314 new cases on Tuesday, according to data from the Department of Defense.
2020-11-18

Kiribati announces it will keep its borders closed until the end of the year to keep the country free of COVID-19. The presidential office announces some exceptions, including repatriation flights, with 20 I-Kiribati arriving soon from the Marshall Islands.
2020-09-10

New York City reports its first day without COVID-19 deaths since March 11.
2020-06-5

A fire at a hospital kills five patients being treated for COVID-19 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. No cause for the fire has been determined.
2020-05-27

The government of the Solomon Islands orders all schools closed to combat COVID-19.
2020-03-31

The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, tests positive for COVID-19.
2020-03-19