We provide the latest updates and crucial information on the global COVID-19 pandemic here. MAY 4 OUTSIDE CHINA - India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 20-million mark on Tuesday,

confirmed the federal health ministry. - Most capacity limits to end in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on May 19 (_Read more_) - 3 cases of coronavirus mutation detected in Indonesia -

 Palestine extends state of emergency to prevent variants' spread CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 17 new COVID-19 cases, all imported - China gives 279.91 million COVID-19 vaccine

doses as of May 3 _(Read more)_ - EU regulators start review of China's Sinovac vaccine (_Read more_) MAY 3 OUTSIDE CHINA - Pakistan to commence local production of China's

'breakthrough cases' hit US _(Read more)_ CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 16 new COVID-19 cases, all imported APRIL 30 OUTSIDE CHINA - The overall global COVID-19 caseload has

topped 150 million: Johns Hopkins University - Brazil's COVID-19 deaths pass 400,000 - Vaccine chief: Britain must remain cautious (_Read more_) - S.Korea to extend tightened quarantine

measures for 3 weeks - Turkey starts strictest-ever lockdown to curb rising COVID-19 cases (_Read more_) CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 13 new COVID-19 cases, all imported APRIL 29

OUTSIDE CHINA - Athletes to receive daily COVID-19 tests during Tokyo Games - Brazil announces testing program to reduce COVID-19 transmission (Read more) - Single dose of vaccine halves

transmission of virus (Read more) CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 20 new COVID-19 cases, all imported (_Read more_) APRIL 28 OUTSIDE CHINA - Canada reports first death linked to AstraZeneca

jab (_Read more_) - China, South Asian neighbors to build emergency supplies reserve (_Read more_) CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 12 new COVID-19 cases, all imported (_Read more_) APRIL

27 OUTSIDE CHINA - Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine shots resume in US while trust drops (_Read more_) - EU brings AstraZeneca to court over vaccine supply shortfall (_Read

more_) - Tunisian PM rules out nationwide lockdown despite rapid increase of COVID-19 cases (_Read more_) - Michigan seeing more younger COVID-19 patients (_Read more_) - Biden promises

India COVID support in call to Modi (_Read more_) CHINA -Chinese mainland reports 11 new COVID-19 cases, all imported (_Read more_) APRIL 26 OUTSIDE CHINA - China stands by India as cases

surge (_Read more_) - Mexico receives new shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from Chinese company Sinovac (_Read more_) - Jordan receives China-donated Sinopharm vaccines (_Read more_) - India to

build over 500 new medical oxygen plants to ensure supplies amid COVID-19 surge (_Read more_) - 2nd wave of COVID-19 in India projected to peak in mid-May (_Read more_) - UK reports lowest

daily coronavirus cases - 1,712 - since early September CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 11 new COVID-19 cases, all imported (_Read more_) APRIL 25 OUTSIDE CHINA - Parts of Western Australia

in three-day virus lockdown, questions over hotel quarantine (_Read more_) - Turkey confirms 40,596 new COVID-19 cases in one day (_Read more_) - Man detained in Spain for infecting 22

people with COVID-19 (_Read more_) - 20 COVID-19 patients die at hospital in Indian capital due to oxygen shortage (_Read more_) CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 13 new confirmed COVID-19

cases, all imported (_Read more_) APRIL 24 OUTSIDE CHINA  CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 9 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported (_Read more_) APRIL 23 OUTSIDE CHINA  - India logs

record jump in virus cases (_Read more_) CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 19 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported (_Read more_) APRIL 22 OUTSIDE CHINA  - Zimbabwean president to get

2nd Sinovac vaccine dose (_Read more_) - Italy's cabinet unveils roadmap for reopening starting April 26 (_Read more_) - Travel alert issued on Canada virus risks (_Read more_) CHINA - 

Chinese mainland reports 6 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported (_Read more_) APRIL 21 OUTSIDE CHINA - Indian PM rules out lockdown despite second wave of COVID-19 (_Read more_) - UK

PM announces new taskforce to find 'promising new medicines' to treat coronavirus (_Read more_) - Australian COVID-19 vaccine rollout plagued by 'uncertainties': health

chief (_Read more_) - EU to donate 145,000 Pfizer vaccine doses to Albania - EU medicines watchdog finds possible link between J&J vaccine, blood clots CHINA - Chinese mainland reports

21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 2 locally transmitted - China's Yunnan reports 2 new COVID-19 cases (_Read more_) - Over 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China

(_Read more_) - Over 80 percent of medical personnel across the country vaccinated: NHC APRIL 20 OUTSIDE CHINA - Only 1 pct of COVID-19 vaccines administered in lowest-income countries last

week: WHO (_Read more_) - Global weekly COVID-19 infections reach new high: WHO (_Read more_) - New COVID-19 variant found in US Texas university (_Read more_) - Safety probes threaten to

disrupt vaccine rollout (_Read more_) - All Indian adults to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination from May 1 - Argentina registers 20,461 new COVID-19 cases in one day CHINA  - Chinese

mainland reports 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 1 locally transmitted APRIL 19 OUTSIDE CHINA - Patient backlog in some UK hospitals may last for years: health body (_Read more_) -

India's daily COVID-19 positivity rate doubles in 12 days (_Read more_) - India's sports minister tests positive for COVID-19 (_Read more_) - Fiji locks down greater Nadi, Lautoka

area following woman tests positive for COVID-19 CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 11 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported (_Read more_) APRIL 18 OUTSIDE CHINA - People recovered from

COVID-19 in Portugal to be vaccinated: coordinator CHINA Chinese mainland reports 16 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported (_Read more_) APRIL 17 OUTSIDE CHINA  Global COVID-19 death

toll surpasses 3 million (_Read more_) India continues to record over 200,000 new COVID-19 cases per day (_Read more_) CHINA Chinese mainland reports 15 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, 1

locally transmitted (_Read more_) Hong Kong reports 18 new COVID-19 cases (_Read more_) APRIL 16 OUTSIDE CHINA - Pfizer CEO says third COVID-19 vaccine dose likely needed within 12 months 

(_Read more_) - California opens up COVID-19 vaccinations to all aged 16 and older (_Read more_) - India registers record high of over 200,000 new COVID-19 cases (_Read more_) -

France's total COVID-19 death toll passed the 100,000 mark - Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 4.38 mln: Africa CDC CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 11 new COVID-19 cases on

Thursday, 1 locally transmitted (_Read more_) APRIL 15 OUTSIDE CHINA - Turkey provides Libya with 150,000 doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine (_Read more_) - Moderna COVID-19 shot production

unlikely to rise significantly in next few months - CEO (_Read more_) - Denmark stops AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine rollout for "risk of severe side effects" - Italy hits pause on

Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine plans just ahead of rollout for risk of blood clots CHINA Chinese mainland reports 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported (_Read more_) APRIL

14 OUTSIDE CHINA - US recommends 'pause' for J&J vaccine over clot reports (_Read more_) - Africa seeks to bolster its vaccine manufacturing capacity (_Read more_) - India

authorizes emergency use of Russian COVID-19 vaccine (_Read more_) CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 12 new COVID-19 cases, 1 locally transmitted (_Read more_) APRIL 13 OUTSIDE CHINA - UN

chief deplores failure of multilateralism to fight COVID (_Read more_) - Healthy cooperation between China and Angola (_Read more_) - Several US states shut down Johnson & Johnson

vaccine sites after adverse reactions reported (_Read more_) CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 9 new COVID-19 cases, 1 locally transmitted (_Read more_) APRIL 12 OUTSIDE CHINA - India

overtakes Brazil as world's second worst-hit country by COVID-19 (_Read more_) - EU looks into second jab linked to blood clots (_Read more_) - Iraq receives 2nd batch of donated

COVID-19 vaccines from China (_Read more_) CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 16 new COVID-19 cases, 2 locally transmitted (_Read more_) APRIL 11 OUTSIDE CHINA CHINA  - Southwest China's

Yunnan province, where new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections began to emerge in late March, reported no new confirmed or asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 on Saturday (_Read more_) - 

Chinese mainland reports 10 new COVID-19 cases, all imported APRIL 10 OUTSIDE CHINA - IMF, World Bank urged to contain pandemic with fair, efficient distribution of vaccines (_Read more_) - 

New lockdowns aim to keep guard up against COVID-19, says Argentine president - Most Canadians concerned about being sick with COVID-19 (_Read more_) - US Washington governor updates

criteria for reopening phases CHINA - Over 161m COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China (_Read more_) - Chinese mainland reports 14 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, all imported

(_Read more_) APRIL 9 OUTSIDE CHINA - US reports over 20,000 coronavirus variants infections - Egypt hails 'fruitful' cooperation with China in fighting COVID-19 (_Read more_) -

More than enough vaccines for adults under-30s in UK: health secretary - Argentina extends COVID-19 social distancing measures until April 30 (_Read more_) CHINA - Chinese mainland reports

21 new COVID-19 cases , 8 locally transmitted APRIL 8 OUTSIDE CHINA - India registers fresh high of 126,789 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours - People under 30 will be offered alternative to

Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in UK due to rare blood clot risk (_Read more_) - No nationwide lockdown despite surging COVID-19 cases in Brazil, says president (_Read more_) CHINA -

Chinese mainland reports 24 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, 11 locally transmitted (_Read more_) APRIL 7 OUTSIDE CHINA - Serbian president receives injection of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine 

(_Read more_) - Two batches of Chinese-made vaccines arrive in Lebanon (_Read more_) - Biden announces all US adults eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by April 19 (_Read more_) - White House

rules out a US vaccine 'passport' (_Read more_) - California governor plans to fully reopen state by June 15 (_Read more_) CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 12 new COVID-19 cases on

Tuesday, 2 locally transmitted (_Read more_) APRIL 6 OUTSIDE CHINA - Georgian health minister says Chinese vaccine safe, effective (_Read more_) - China's Sinopharm delivers more

vaccines to Serbia (_Read more_) - DPRK will not go to the Tokyo Olympics for the risks of coronavirus infection (_Read more_) - UK PM confirms further lockdown easing in England from April

12 (_Read more_) CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 24 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, 15 locally transmitted (_Read more_) APRIL 5 OUTSIDE CHINA - Millions fall under Easter virus clamps _(Read

more)_ - France says deficits rise as Covid destroys rebound hopes _(Read more)_ CHINA - Virus in Ruili likely imported _(Read more)_ - Chinese mainland reports 32 new COVID-19 cases, 15

locally transmitted APRIL 4 CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 21 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, 10 locally transmitted (_Read more_) - China to promote COVID-19 vaccinations on campus (_Read

more_)  - Beijing starts COVID-19 vaccination for foreign nationals (_Read more_) OUTSIDE CHINA Argentine president tests positive for COVID-19 (_Read more_) APRIL 3 OUTSIDE CHINA - Jabs

carve-up tweaked to aid EU's neediest states (_Read more_) - Xi sends sympathy to Pakistani head of state (_Read more_) CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 26 confirmed COVID-19 cases on

Friday, 7 locally transmitted (_Read more_) APRIL 2 OUTSIDE CHINA - WHO warns slow vaccine roll-out prolonging COVID-19 pandemic (_Read more_) - Canada's most populous province to enter

four-week shutdown (_Read more_) - France to enter third nationwide lockdown (_Read more_) - Turkey's daily COVID-19 cases hit new record at 40,806 CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 9

confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, 4 locally transmitted (_Read more_) APRIL 1 OUTSIDE CHINA - COVID was third leading cause of US deaths in 2020: data (_Read more_) - Death rate from

COVID-19 could be close to nine times greater in nations where large numbers of people refuse inoculation: report (_Read more_) CHINA - Chinese mainland reports 16 confirmed COVID-19 cases

on Wednesday, 6 locally transmitted (_Read more_) INFORMATION ON THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN MARCH