The death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 600,000. The United States accounts for 16% of COVID-related deaths worldwide.

Romania announces that starting on May 16, the fourth dose of Comirnaty – the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine – can be administered in vaccination centers and in family medicine offices for all adults.
2022-05-12

The Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices approves the first round of clinical trials on humans of the PHH-1V vaccine made by Hipra.
2021-08-11

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announces the approval of the CoviVac vaccine for domestic use in Russia, becoming the third vaccine to be approved despite not yet having undergone any clinical trials.
2021-02-20

Saudi Arabia's Food and Drug Authority approves the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine.
2021-02-18

Victoria reports 41 new deaths, including eight people who died in the last 24 hours. The other 33 were reported before yesterday, which includes 22 people who died in the weeks leading up to August 27 and were reported to DHHS by aged care facilities on August 30.
2020-08-31

Mexico declares a national health emergency and extends the suspension of all non-essential activities until April 30.
2020-03-30

The United Arab Emirates announces its first two deaths from COVID-19.
2020-03-20

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2021-06-11

COVID-19 pandemic

The death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 600,000. The United States accounts for 16% of COVID-related deaths worldwide.

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