Sources: U.S. News & World Report
Russia surpasses Brazil for the second highest Covid death toll in the world, with 658,634 deaths. 2021-12-30
Kenya receives a shipment of 358,200 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by Canada as part of the COVAX initiative. 2021-09-2
The Ministry of Health announces that Brazil will begin offering booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to immunocompromised people and people over the age of 70 who received their second dose more than six months ago and will also shorten the interval between the first and second doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines to eight weeks beginning in mid-September. 2021-08-25
Argentina reports a record 561 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 63,508. 2021-04-29
Morocco announces a nationwide curfew during Ramadan from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. to combat the spread of COVID-19. 2021-04-7
Turkmenistan approves the EpiVacCorona vaccine, becoming the first country outside of Russia to do so. 2021-01-29
Texas reaches past 1 million vaccinations, becoming the first state to do so. 2021-01-14
North Dakota lawmakers issue a mask mandate for their upcoming legislative season at the state capitol. The measure will take effect on January 5. 2020-12-3
The second coronavirus death outside mainland China is reported in Hong Kong. The victim was a 34-year-old Hongkonger who had recently travelled to Wuhan, the center of the pandemic. The Hospital Authority said the victim suffered from "preexisting health conditions", but did not give details. 2020-02-4