Nicaragua reports the country's first death from COVID-19, a patient with HIV/AIDS. (Reuters)
Real Madrid CF's Santiago Bernabéu Stadium is to be used to store medical materials. (The Guardian)
The 2020 Indianapolis 500 will be delayed until August 23, marking the first time in history that the event will not be held in May. (Indianapolis Star)
The Candidates Tournament 2020 is suspended after seven of 14 matches, following Russia's closure of international air traffic. (chess24.com)
The death toll from COVID-19 in the U.S. reaches 1,200. The total number of cases in the country is 83,097. The U.S. has surpassed China in number of active cases, making it the country with the most cases in the world. (Worldometer)
The Republic of Ireland reports 255 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 10 more deaths, doubling the country's death toll to 19. The median age of the 19 patients who have died is 79 years old. (Metro)
The WNBA draft will go as planned on April 17, but will be a virtual event due to the coronavirus. (Reuters)
A temporary mortuary is being built at Birmingham Airport, with capacity to hold up to 12,000 bodies as the virus spreads in the region. (The Guardian)
Hospitals in Scotland are expected to get testing kits from South Korea as an effort to increase testing for COVID-19. (BBC News)
In Iran, 300 people die and 1,000 people become ill after drinking methanol to save themselves from COVID-19. (Star Tribune)
Jordan reports its first death from COVID-19, a woman in her 80s, as cases rise to 235. (Reuters)
Mount Merapi erupts in Indonesia, sending ash of 5 kilometers in the air. (Manila Times)
North Macedonia becomes the 30th member of NATO after over a year of negotiations. (Defense News)
North Macedonia–NATO relations North Macedonia becomes the 30th member of NATO after over a year of negotiations. (Defense News)
Scientists in Oxford are expected to recruit 510 adults without COVID-19 to test a COVID-19 vaccine. (The Guardian)
The number of people who tested positive in Italy jumps to 86,498, while the death toll rose to 9,134. Italy is the country with the highest death toll in the world and second for number of cases. (BBC News)
The USNS Mercy, which has 1,000 beds, arrives in Los Angeles to offer assistance during the COVID-19 crisis. (Los Angeles Times)
Abu Dhabi crown prince Mohammed bin Zayed announces that a mobile drive through testing site has opened. (Al Arabiya)
Brunei reports its first death from COVID-19, a 64-year-old man, as confirmed cases rise to 115 in the country. (Reuters)
China reports 45 cases of COVID-19, with all but 1 involving oversea travelling. (Straits Times)
France reports 319 new deaths from COVID-19, bringing the country's death toll to 2,314 with 37,575 confirmed cases. (Reuters)
In Kabardino-Balkaria, registry offices ask newlyweds to confine the number of guests at the wedding ceremony to 10 people or to postpone the wedding since four cases of coronavirus infection have been reported in the republic. (Vestnik Kavkaza)
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, wife of Justin Trudeau, says that she has recovered from coronavirus after testing positive on March 13. (ABC News)
The National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham and Manchester Central Convention Complex are to be converted into NHS Nightingale Hospitals. (ITV News)
The United Arab Emirates reports 63 new cases of COVID-19. The country extends a curfew and disinfections to April 5. (Gulf News)
China resumes domestic flights to the Hubei province. Wuhan is expected to resume flights on April 8. (Financial Express)
Nepal Airlines will allow rescue flights to take stranded tourists back to their countries, but only if embassies requested it. (Nepali Times)
The 2020 North American International Auto Show, originally scheduled from June 9–20 in Detroit, has been cancelled due to the designation of the TCF Center as a temporary hospital. (Click On Detroit)
Abdisalan Hassan, governor of the Nugal region, is killed in a suicide bombing. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility. (Al Jazeera)
France reports 418 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 3,024 and 44,550 cases. (Metro)
Japanese comedian Ken Shimura dies from pneumonia several days after being diagnosed with COVID-19. (The Japan Times)
Malaysia begins a nationwide disinfection to help curb the spread of COVID-19. (Straits Times)
Premier Doug Ford extends the province's state of emergency for another two weeks. (CTV News)
The Singer Laren museum says that the Vincent van Gogh painting The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen was stolen in a raid. (AP News)
A 12-year-old girl dies from COVID-19 in Belgium, becoming Europe's youngest victim to date. (Reuters)
A 13-year-old boy dies at the King's College Hospital, becoming the UK's youngest victim from the virus to date. (Sky News)
Burundi reports the country's first cases of COVID-19. The patients are two Burundians, aged 56 and 42, who recently returned from the United Arab Emirates and neighbouring Rwanda. (Anadolu Agency)
China reports 48 imported cases of COVID-19. (AP News)
Eighteen firefighters and their guide are killed by a forest fire in Liangshan, Sichuan, China. (BBC News)
Myanmar reports the country's first death from COVID-19 as confirmed cases rise to 14. The patient was a 69-year-old man with cancer in Yangon. (The Bangkok Post)
The Wisconsin primary is expected to go as planned for April 7 despite coronavirus concerns. (CNN)
19,517 people are arrested in the Dominican Republic for breaking curfew. (Dominican Today)
China reports 130 asymptomatic cases of COVID-19. This is its first time reporting asymptomatic cases. (Bloomberg)
France reports 509 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the country's death toll to 4,032 and 56,989 cases, with 6,017 of those patients reported in a serious condition requiring life support. (Reuters)
GNA forces say they shot down a Wing Loong drone used by the LNA over Ajaylat as clashes continue. (Libya Observer)
Governor Ron DeSantis issues a stay-at-home order. (NBC News)
Grazia Zafferani and Alessandro Mancini are sworn in as Captains Regents of San Marino. (San Marino News)
Hobby Lobby is expected to reopen in states with stay-at-home orders. (CBS News)
Politics of San Marino Grazia Zafferani and Alessandro Mancini are sworn in as Captains Regents of San Marino. (San Marino News)
2020 Democratic National Convention The Democratic National Convention is postponed from July 13 to August 17 due to COVID-19 concerns. (Vox)
Fiji announces a lockdown of the capital Suva, beginning tomorrow, as two more cases are confirmed. (RNZ)
France reports 1,355 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 5,387, the new figures include deaths in retirement homes for the first time. (Reuters)
Scottish comedian and member of comedy double act Little and Large, Eddie Large, dies due to complications from COVID-19 at Southmead Hospital in Bristol. (BBC News)
Taiwan donates 10 million masks to countries hardest hit by COVID-19. (ABC News)
The Democratic National Convention is postponed from July 13 to August 17 due to COVID-19 concerns. (Vox)
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 reaches more than one million worldwide. (Sky News)
The Philippines ambassador to Lebanon, Bernardita Catalla, dies from COVID-19 in Beirut, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. (The New Arab)
Cyclone Harold Twenty-seven people died in Solomon Islands after their boat capsized during the Cyclone Harold. (BBC News)
Suriname reports the country's first death from COVID-19 as confirmed cases rise to 10. (TASS)
The country overtakes Italy in the number of positives and becomes the second country in the world with more coronavirus cases. (Reuters)
The Governor of the Duarte Province, Luis Núñez, tests positive for COVID-19 just after his wife dies from the virus. (Dominican Today)
The Philippines records its single largest daily increase in casualties with 29 deaths, bringing the total deaths in the country to 136. (CNA)
Twenty-seven people died in Solomon Islands after their boat capsized during the Cyclone Harold. (BBC News)
A shootout between rival cartel gangs in Chihuahua, Mexico, kills at least 19 people. (Global News)
France reports 1,053 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the country's death toll to 7,560 and 89,953 cases. The new figures include previously unreported deaths in retirement homes. (Reuters)
Kuwait reports its first death from COVID-19 as cases reach 479. (Reuters)
Turkish-backed GNA forces say they have shot down three Sukhoi Su-22 jets belonging to forces loyal to Field marshal Khalifa Haftar. (Middle East Monitor)
Five people are killed in a mass shooting in Yelatma, Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The suspect has been arrested and said he shot dead four men and one woman for "talking too loudly". (BBC News)
British department store retailer Debenhams files for administration due to "unprecedented" circumstances caused by the United Kingdom's coronavirus lockdown. (BBC News)
A major blackout is reported in western and southern Libya, according to the General Electricity Company of Libya, which says its control teams are trying to figure out the reason behind the power outage. (Libya Observer)
Astronomers report, via The Astronomer's Telegram, that comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) appears to have disintegrated. (The Independent)
Donald Trump signs an executive order encouraging Americans to resist international restrictions on mining celestial objects, should the situation arise. (The Guardian)
France reports 1,417 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, raising the country's death toll to 10,238. (Sky News)
Officials in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh report its first confirmed case of COVID-19, a patient who had recently returned from Armenia. (National Post)
Prince and governor of Riyadh Region Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud is admitted to an intensive care unit after testing positive for COVID-19. It's reported that at least 150 members of the royal family have been infected. (Al Jazeera)
