Fiji reopens businesses, places of worship and educational institutions at 70% capacity to those who have been fully vaccinated amid a decrease in the number of new cases and an increase in the vaccination rate. 2021-10-4
Fiji lifts its containment area borders on the main island of Viti Levu as 60% of the targeted population has been fully vaccinated. However, a curfew remains in effect and inter-island travel remains suspended. 2021-09-17
Mississippi reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant, which was originally detected in South Africa, in a person in Harrison County. 2021-03-19
At age 95, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad becomes the oldest person in Malaysia to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Langkawi, Kedah. 2021-03-7
Health Minister Olivier Véran announces that the government will impose a weekend lockdown in Dunkirk beginning this weekend due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections. 2021-02-24
Malaysia reports a record 3,309 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours ahead of the return of movement control orders in parts of the country, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 141,553. 2021-01-12
The government orders that victims of COVID-19 must be buried where they die, forbidding viewings and the transfer of corpses as the country experiences a significant increase in the number of cases. 2021-01-11
Palau begins its vaccination program, with outgoing President Thomas Remengesau Jr. and incoming President Surangel Whipps Jr. receiving the first two doses. The country plans to vaccinate more than 18,000 people with the Moderna vaccine provided by the United States. 2021-01-7
Poland reports 58 new deaths, a record high for a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. 2020-10-6
Indonesia reports 3,003 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide total to 165,887. This is a new record high for the second consecutive day since the pandemic began in the country. 2020-08-28