The Filipino FDA announces that the Philippines has approved the use of Pfizer's Paxlovid COVID-19 drug. 2022-03-11
COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, COVID-19 drug development2021-12-23
Ukraine closes schools and public venues in Kyiv and will only permit the schools to reopen if teachers are vaccinated in other "red zone" areas after the country reported a record for the second consecutive day of 29,785 new cases and 614 deaths from COVID-19. 2021-10-22
Danish Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke announces that the country will lift all COVID-19-related restrictions on September 10 as it considers that the "epidemic is under control" and does not pose "a critical threat to society". The country will also lift the obligation to present an immunity passport in order to attend certain events as more than 70% of Danes are fully vaccinated. 2021-08-27
Sri Lanka reports its first community case of the highly transmissible Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant in five patients. 2021-06-17
Iran reports 22,586 cases, a record for the third consecutive day. In the process, the country has surpassed two million cases of COVID-19. 2021-04-8
Suriname begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using a small number of vaccine doses donated by Barbados. 2021-02-23
President Rodrigo Duterte issues an executive order granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an emergency use authorization for COVID-19 drugs and vaccines. 2020-12-2
The number of hospitalizations in New York drops to 410, their lowest since March 16. 2020-09-6
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces that the current Alert Level settings will be extended for another 12 days. 2020-08-14