The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare signs a agreement with the Takeda Pharmaceutical Company to purchase 150 million doses of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine that will be manufactured and distributed domestically by Takeda beginning next year. 2021-09-7
Indonesia reports a record 1,338 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 74,920. 2021-07-19
Ontario reports a new single-day record of 1,983 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the province to 134,783. 2020-12-10
The Robert Koch Institute reports a record 14,964 new infections in the past 24 hours, putting the total number of cases at 464,239. 2020-10-28
Malaysia reports 260 new cases, the second biggest daily spike since the pandemic began. The sharp increase in infections comes after a surge in travel to and from Sabah for the state elections. The national tally now stands at 11,484 cases with a total of 136 deaths. 2020-10-1
Jakarta tightens its large-scale social restrictions in the province, which will take effect on September 14, due to the rise in new cases. All non-essential activities are ordered to be suspended and most workers, with the exception of 11 essential activities, are ordered to work from home. 2020-09-9
The United Arab Emirates reports 574 cases, marking a second consecutive day in which the country recorded over 500 new cases. 2020-09-1
Yemen reports its first confirmed case of COVID-19, a patient in the Hadhramaut Governorate. 2020-04-10