The Wisconsin primary is expected to go as planned for April 7 despite coronavirus concerns. (CNN)
The World Meteorological Organization will not retire any names from the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, retired names from that season, as well as the upcoming 2020 season, will be announced jointly during next year's annual spring meeting. (Weather)
A Turkish Naval Forces warship launches missiles at LNA positions near the city of Ajaylat in western Libya. (Middle East Monitor)
Chief Minister Howard Quayle confirms the Isle of Man's first death from COVID-19, a patient with underlying health conditions at Noble’s Hospital. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in California Federal authorities charge 44-year-old Eduardo Moreno, a railroad engineer, with train-wrecking after he allegedly derailed a train near USNS Mercy to bring attention to the U.S. government's response to the pandemic. (NBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba The government announces that all flights to and from the island nation are suspended, as of midnight on April 1. (WSVN)
COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba The government announces that all flights to and from the island nation are suspended, as of midnight on April 1. (WSVN) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issues a stay-at-home order. (NBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom The Department of Health and Social Care reports 563 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 2,352 and 29,474 cases. (BBC News) Chief Minister Howard Quayle confirms the Isle of Man's first death from COVID-19, a patient with underlying health conditions at Noble’s Hospital. (BBC News) Former Prime Minister of Somalia Nur Hassan Hussein dies from COVID-19 in London. (Voice of America)
COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prisons Yemen's internationally recognised government releases more than 470 prisoners from detention facilities in areas under its control amid growing concerns the virus could spread in Yemen's overcrowded jails. The United Nations Human Rights Council has called for the release of all political prisoners. (The National)
Federal authorities charge 44-year-old Eduardo Moreno, a railroad engineer, with train-wrecking after he allegedly derailed a train near USNS Mercy to bring attention to the U.S. government's response to the pandemic. (NBC News)
Second Libyan Civil War Turkish military intervention in the Second Libyan Civil War A Turkish Naval Forces warship launches missiles at LNA positions near the city of Ajaylat in western Libya. (Middle East Monitor) GNA forces say they shot down a Wing Loong drone used by the LNA over Ajaylat as clashes continue. (Libya Observer)
The government announces that all flights to and from the island nation are suspended, as of midnight on April 1. (WSVN)
Turkish military intervention in the Second Libyan Civil War A Turkish Naval Forces warship launches missiles at LNA positions near the city of Ajaylat in western Libya. (Middle East Monitor) GNA forces say they shot down a Wing Loong drone used by the LNA over Ajaylat as clashes continue. (Libya Observer)
Yemen's internationally recognised government releases more than 470 prisoners from detention facilities in areas under its control amid growing concerns the virus could spread in Yemen's overcrowded jails. The United Nations Human Rights Council has called for the release of all political prisoners. (The National)
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)
COVID-19 pandemic in Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issues a stay-at-home order. (NBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in France 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)
COVID-19 pandemic in Israel Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman tests positive for COVID-19 and will go into quarantine, as total number of cases in Israel rises to 6,092. (The Jerusalem Post)
COVID-19 pandemic in Italy Italy extends its lockdown to April 13. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China China reports 130 asymptomatic cases of COVID-19. This is its first time reporting asymptomatic cases. (Bloomberg)
COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic 19,517 people are arrested in the Dominican Republic for breaking curfew. (Dominican Today)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issues a stay-at-home order. (NBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Hobby Lobby is expected to reopen in states with stay-at-home orders. (CBS News)
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)
Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman tests positive for COVID-19 and will go into quarantine, as total number of cases in Israel rises to 6,092. (The Jerusalem Post)
Politics of San Marino Grazia Zafferani and Alessandro Mancini are sworn in as Captains Regents of San Marino. (San Marino News)
Russia is expected to send a plane with masks and medical supplies to the United States to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. (Politico)
Russia–United States relations, COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Russia is expected to send a plane with masks and medical supplies to the United States to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. (Politico)
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 563 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 2,352 and 29,474 cases. (BBC News)
Whiting Petroleum Corporation declares bankruptcy. Whiting was once the largest oil producer in the Bakken shale region. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Africa COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia Zambia reports the country's first death from COVID-19 as confirmed cases rise to 39; the patient had underlying health conditions, according to Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya. (CGTN) COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi In an address to the nation, President Peter Mutharika reports Malawi's first confirmed cases of COVID-19. (CGTN)
COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador The Mayor of Guayaquil, Cynthia Viteri, herself infected with COVID-19, condemns the federal government's response to the pandemic as the virus rapidly spreads inside the city. A joint military and police task force has collected at least 150 bodies off the streets. The government's spokesman Jorge Wated apologizes in a message broadcast on state television. (France 24) (CBS News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi In an address to the nation, President Peter Mutharika reports Malawi's first confirmed cases of COVID-19. (CGTN)
COVID-19 pandemic in South America COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador The Mayor of Guayaquil, Cynthia Viteri, herself infected with COVID-19, condemns the federal government's response to the pandemic as the virus rapidly spreads inside the city. A joint military and police task force has collected at least 150 bodies off the streets. The government's spokesman Jorge Wated apologizes in a message broadcast on state television. (France 24) (CBS News)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States United States President Donald Trump invokes the Defense Production Act to clear up supply-chain issues encountered in the manufacturing of ventilator machines. (CNN)
In an address to the nation, President Peter Mutharika reports Malawi's first confirmed cases of COVID-19. (CGTN)
The Mayor of Guayaquil, Cynthia Viteri, herself infected with COVID-19, condemns the federal government's response to the pandemic as the virus rapidly spreads inside the city. A joint military and police task force has collected at least 150 bodies off the streets. The government's spokesman Jorge Wated apologizes in a message broadcast on state television. (France 24) (CBS News)
2020 Democratic National Convention The Democratic National Convention is postponed from July 13 to August 17 due to COVID-19 concerns. (Vox)
A court in Pakistan overturns the convictions of four men for the murder of Daniel Pearl. The men have been jailed for 18 years. (CNN)
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon The Philippines ambassador to Lebanon, Bernardita Catalla, dies from COVID-19 in Beirut, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. (The New Arab) COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan Taiwan donates 10 million masks to countries hardest hit by COVID-19. (ABC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji Fiji announces a lockdown of the capital Suva, beginning tomorrow, as two more cases are confirmed. (RNZ)
COVID-19 pandemic in France 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)
COVID-19 pandemic in Guam United States Navy Captain Brett Crozier is dismissed as the commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier after he publicly raised concerns about a COVID-19 outbreak on the ship. U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly says the commander "exercised extremely poor judgement". At least 100 people aboard the vessel have been reportedly infected. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon The Philippines ambassador to Lebanon, Bernardita Catalla, dies from COVID-19 in Beirut, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. (The New Arab)
COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji Fiji announces a lockdown of the capital Suva, beginning tomorrow, as two more cases are confirmed. (RNZ)
COVID-19 pandemic in Spain Spain records its deadliest day with 950 deaths, exceeding 10,000, as employment falls by 834,000 jobs in 15 days. (El Periódico) (La Vanguardia)
COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan Taiwan donates 10 million masks to countries hardest hit by COVID-19. (ABC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Guam United States Navy Captain Brett Crozier is dismissed as the commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier after he publicly raised concerns about a COVID-19 outbreak on the ship. U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly says the commander "exercised extremely poor judgement". At least 100 people aboard the vessel have been reportedly infected. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia Zambia reports the country's first death from COVID-19 as confirmed cases rise to 39; the patient had underlying health conditions, according to Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya. (CGTN)
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)
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics 2020 Democratic National Convention The Democratic National Convention is postponed from July 13 to August 17 due to COVID-19 concerns. (Vox)
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)
Spain records its deadliest day with 950 deaths, exceeding 10,000, as employment falls by 834,000 jobs in 15 days. (El Periódico) (La Vanguardia)
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 Department of Health and Social Care reports 4,244 new cases and 569 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the United Kingdom's death toll to 2,921 and 33,718 confirmed cases. (The Guardian)
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)
Zambia reports the country's first death from COVID-19 as confirmed cases rise to 39; the patient had underlying health conditions, according to Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya. (CGTN)
COVID-19 pandemic in South America COVID-19 pandemic in the Falkland Islands The United Kingdom's Falkland Islands reports their first confirmed case of COVID-19. The patient is reported to be in stable condition at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Stanley. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname Suriname reports the country's first death from COVID-19 as confirmed cases rise to 10. (TASS)
COVID-19 pandemic in the Falkland Islands The United Kingdom's Falkland Islands reports their first confirmed case of COVID-19. The patient is reported to be in stable condition at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Stanley. (Reuters)
Prague removes the controversial monument of Soviet General Ivan Konev, prompting anger from the Russian Embassy and Czech President Milos Zeman. Prague 6's local assembly voted to remove the Soviet-era monument in 2019. (RFERL)
The United Kingdom's Falkland Islands reports their first confirmed case of COVID-19. The patient is reported to be in stable condition at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Stanley. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines The Philippines records its single largest daily increase in casualties with 29 deaths, bringing the total deaths in the country to 136. (CNA)
COVID-19 pandemic in Europe Ford Motor Company extends the suspension of vehicle and engine production at most of its manufacturing sites in Europe to May 4 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic The Governor of the Duarte Province, Luis Núñez, tests positive for COVID-19 just after his wife dies from the virus. (Dominican Today)
COVID-19 pandemic in Spain Spain's Ministry of Health reports 7,500 new cases and 932 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the country's death toll to 10,935 and 117,710 confirmed cases. (The Independent) The country overtakes Italy in the number of positives and becomes the second country in the world with more coronavirus cases. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname Suriname reports the country's first death from COVID-19 as confirmed cases rise to 10. (TASS)
COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prisons Police surround the Champ-Dollon prison in Geneva, Switzerland, after dozens of prisoners refuse to return to their cells because of new coronavirus measures. (Reuters)
