Schools in the Philippines reopen for in-person classes after a two year closure due to the pandemic. 2022-08-22
U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of the Middle District of Florida voids the Biden administration's mask mandate on airplanes and public transportation. Most U.S. airlines including Alaska Airlines and United Airlines subsequently end their mask mandates due to the ruling. 2022-04-18
The United Arab Emirates removes the mandatory face masks mandate in outdoor spaces, making the use of them optional. 2022-02-26
Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark tests positive for COVID-19. 2021-12-15
Australia reopens its borders to vaccinated skilled migrants and foreign students without an exemption, after a closure of more than 18 months due to the pandemic, despite the worldwide spread of the Omicron variant. 2021-12-15
Brazil begins distribution of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine. 2021-01-23
Vietnam agrees to buy 30 million doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine. 2021-01-4
India records 24,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, surpassing Russia to become the country with the third highest number of cases in the world at 697,413 cases. 2020-07-6