Argentina receives a shipment of 1,673,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and has now received more than 70 million vaccine doses since the start of the vaccination campaign. Health minister Carla Vizzotti also announces that the country will receive a shipment of 7.2 million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to be used for teenagers. 2021-10-2
New Zealand reports 21 new community transmitted cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total since April 2020. 2021-08-21
Saudi Arabia will require COVID-19 vaccinations for people to access workplaces and attend social events. The order will come into effect on August 1. 2021-07-27
Canada announces that it will purchase two million doses of the vaccine produced by Moderna. 2021-05-27
Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot becomes the second member of the government to be admitted to a hospital with COVID-19 after Élisabeth Borne, who has already been discharged. 2021-03-24
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen mandates the wearing of face masks on all public transport in the country, effective August 22, in an effort to control the spread of the virus. 2020-08-15
The Minister of Health reports the first death from COVID-19 in the country. 2020-03-28