Belgium reports 1,684 new confirmed cases and 494 more deaths from COVID-19, its highest daily death toll to date, bringing the country's death toll to 3,019 and 26,667 total cases. (Anadolu Agency)
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen Yemen reports its first confirmed case of COVID-19, a patient in the Hadhramaut Governorate. (Gulf News) COVID-19 pandemic in Iran Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education reports 1,972 new confirmed cases and 122 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the country's death toll to 4,232 and 68,192 total cases, while 3,969 people remain in critical condition with the virus. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium Belgium reports 1,684 new confirmed cases and 494 more deaths from COVID-19, its highest daily death toll to date, bringing the country's death toll to 3,019 and 26,667 total cases. (Anadolu Agency)
COVID-19 pandemic in Germany The Robert Koch Institute reports 5,323 new confirmed cases and 266 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing Germany's death toll to 2,373 with 113,525 total cases. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Iran Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education reports 1,972 new confirmed cases and 122 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the country's death toll to 4,232 and 68,192 total cases, while 3,969 people remain in critical condition with the virus. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Johns Hopkins University records 2,108 more deaths from COVID-19 in the United States, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the U.S. death toll to 18,693 and 500,399 confirmed cases. The U.S. becomes the first country to report over 2,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day. (BBC News) Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education Students of Outside Creek Elementary School in California attend classes despite Governor Gavin Newsom's order to close all schools in the state. (Boston)
COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland The Republic of Ireland's Taoiseach Leo Varadkar extends stay-at-home coronavirus restrictions until May 5. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom The Department of Health and Social Care reports 980 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the UK's death toll to 8,958. (The Guardian) NHS England announces two more temporary NHS Nightingale Hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients in Washington, and Exeter. (NHS England)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Johns Hopkins University records 2,108 more deaths from COVID-19 in the United States, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the U.S. death toll to 18,693 and 500,399 confirmed cases. The U.S. becomes the first country to report over 2,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen Yemen reports its first confirmed case of COVID-19, a patient in the Hadhramaut Governorate. (Gulf News)
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 pandemic in Europe EU finance ministers agree on a €540 billion loan package to alleviate the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. (The New York Times)
EU finance ministers agree on a €540 billion loan package to alleviate the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. (The New York Times)
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education Students of Outside Creek Elementary School in California attend classes despite Governor Gavin Newsom's order to close all schools in the state. (Boston)
In a major setback for efforts to declare the end of the outbreak on Sunday, the Democratic Republic of the Congo reports the first case of Ebola since February. The outbreak has killed more than 2,200 people since August 2018. (Reuters)
Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education reports 1,972 new confirmed cases and 122 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the country's death toll to 4,232 and 68,192 total cases, while 3,969 people remain in critical condition with the virus. (Reuters)
Kivu Ebola epidemic In a major setback for efforts to declare the end of the outbreak on Sunday, the Democratic Republic of the Congo reports the first case of Ebola since February. The outbreak has killed more than 2,200 people since August 2018. (Reuters)
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 980 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the UK's death toll to 8,958. (The Guardian)
The European Space Agency/JAXA space probe BepiColombo makes its final gravity assist around Earth, and is now on course for Venus, where it will make several gravity assist manoeuvres before finally arriving at Mercury in 2025. (BBC News)
The first United Nations Security Council meeting on the pandemic is held in a closed video-conference session. (AIR)
The Republic of Ireland's Taoiseach Leo Varadkar extends stay-at-home coronavirus restrictions until May 5. (Reuters)
The Robert Koch Institute reports 5,323 new confirmed cases and 266 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing Germany's death toll to 2,373 with 113,525 total cases. (Reuters)
Yemen reports its first confirmed case of COVID-19, a patient in the Hadhramaut Governorate. (Gulf News)
Second Libyan Civil War The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Libya condemns the cut-off of water supply to the capital Tripoli, after an armed group seized a Great Man-Made River control station. The armed group is reportedly using the water cut-off, affecting two million people, to secure the release of detained family members. (Al Jazeera)
2020 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wildfires A village near the mostly abandoned town of Poliske is evacuated, as forest fires continue to spread inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine. (Euronews)
A village near the mostly abandoned town of Poliske is evacuated, as forest fires continue to spread inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine. (Euronews)
Anak Krakatoa, part of the Krakatoa complex in Indonesia's Sunda Strait, erupts. (Channel 9)
Brazil becomes the first country in the Southern Hemisphere to surpass 1,000 deaths from COVID-19, as the death toll rises to 1,068 and 19,789 total cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil Brazil becomes the first country in the Southern Hemisphere to surpass 1,000 deaths from COVID-19, as the death toll rises to 1,068 and 19,789 total cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in the United States With 20,071 deaths, the United States' death toll from COVID-19 passes that of Italy and becomes the country with the highest number of known COVID-19 deaths in the world. (CNBC)
COVID-19 pandemic in South America COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil Brazil becomes the first country in the Southern Hemisphere to surpass 1,000 deaths from COVID-19, as the death toll rises to 1,068 and 19,789 total cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom The Department of Health and Social Care reports 917 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the UK's death toll to 9,875. Victims in the latest figures were aged between 11 and 102, while 33 people had no known underlying health conditions. (Sky News)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States With 20,071 deaths, the United States' death toll from COVID-19 passes that of Italy and becomes the country with the highest number of known COVID-19 deaths in the world. (CNBC)
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic Sudan's Health Minister Akram Ali Altom says that his country urgently needs US$120 million to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. While the country has registered relatively few cases and two deaths, Altom says that if it spreads, the country is not prepared to face it. (Reuters)
Paul McCartney's handwritten copy of The Beatles' "Hey Jude" is sold in a virtual auction for US$910,000, almost six times its estimated value. (CNN)
Sudan's Health Minister Akram Ali Altom says that his country urgently needs US$120 million to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. While the country has registered relatively few cases and two deaths, Altom says that if it spreads, the country is not prepared to face it. (Reuters)
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 917 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the UK's death toll to 9,875. Victims in the latest figures were aged between 11 and 102, while 33 people had no known underlying health conditions. (Sky News)
The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Libya condemns the cut-off of water supply to the capital Tripoli, after an armed group seized a Great Man-Made River control station. The armed group is reportedly using the water cut-off, affecting two million people, to secure the release of detained family members. (Al Jazeera)
With 20,071 deaths, the United States' death toll from COVID-19 passes that of Italy and becomes the country with the highest number of known COVID-19 deaths in the world. (CNBC)
War in Afghanistan; Afghan peace process A Taliban spokesman announces the release of 20 government prisoners in response to the latter's release of 300 Taliban prisoners since Wednesday. (Reuters)
2020 Russia–Saudi Arabia oil price war OPEC and allies strike a deal to cut oil production by 9.7 million barrels per day, the largest such cut agreed upon, starting May 1. (BBC News)
A Taliban spokesman announces the release of 20 government prisoners in response to the latter's release of 300 Taliban prisoners since Wednesday. (Reuters)
Former Bangladesh Army officer Abdul Majed is executed for his involvement in the 1975 assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country's first president. (BBC News)
Yemeni Civil War Yemeni troops recapture a strategic military base on the island of Socotra from the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC). STC forces, which seized control of the base on February 18, fled before the operation began. (Middle East Monitor)
An exchange of artillery fire between India and Pakistan across the Line of Control (LoC), kills three civilians, including a child, in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, according to Kashmir Police Chief K. Vijay Kumar. Pakistan Army general Babar Iftikhar says two Pakistani civilians are injured. (U.S. News & World Report)
COVID-19 pandemic in Africa COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia Justice Minister of Hirshabelle State, Khalif Mumin Tohow, becomes the second person to die from COVID-19 in Somalia. The state minister recently travelled back from the United Kingdom. (Middle East Monitor)
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines The Philippines reports 220 new confirmed cases and 50 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 297 with 4,648 total cases. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Israel Former Chief Rabbi of Israel Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron dies from COVID-19 at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. (U.S. News & World Report)
COVID-19 pandemic in Israel Former Chief Rabbi of Israel Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron dies from COVID-19 at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. (U.S. News & World Report)
COVID-19 pandemic in Italy The death toll from coronavirus in Italy has reached 19,889 people. Italy has the second highest number of deaths in the world, after the United States. (Corriere della Sera)
COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in Saba The first confirmed case of COVID-19 is reported on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba. (Mas Noticia)
COVID-19 pandemic in Saba The first confirmed case of COVID-19 is reported on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba. (Mas Noticia)
COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia Justice Minister of Hirshabelle State, Khalif Mumin Tohow, becomes the second person to die from COVID-19 in Somalia. The state minister recently travelled back from the United Kingdom. (Middle East Monitor)
COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines The Philippines reports 220 new confirmed cases and 50 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 297 with 4,648 total cases. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson is released from hospital after days in intensive care. (Orlando Sentinel) The Department of Health and Social Care reports 737 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the UK's death toll to 10,612. The UK becomes the fourth country in Europe, after Italy, Spain and France, to surpass 10,000 deaths from COVID-19. (The Independent)
Former Chief Rabbi of Israel Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron dies from COVID-19 at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. (U.S. News & World Report)
Kashmir conflict An exchange of artillery fire between India and Pakistan across the Line of Control (LoC), kills three civilians, including a child, in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, according to Kashmir Police Chief K. Vijay Kumar. Pakistan Army general Babar Iftikhar says two Pakistani civilians are injured. (U.S. News & World Report)
OPEC and allies strike a deal to cut oil production by 9.7 million barrels per day, the largest such cut agreed upon, starting May 1. (BBC News)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is released from hospital after days in intensive care. (Orlando Sentinel)
The death toll from coronavirus in Italy has reached 19,889 people. Italy has the second highest number of deaths in the world, after the United States. (Corriere della Sera)
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 737 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the UK's death toll to 10,612. The UK becomes the fourth country in Europe, after Italy, Spain and France, to surpass 10,000 deaths from COVID-19. (The Independent)
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 is reported on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba. (Mas Noticia)
The Philippines reports 220 new confirmed cases and 50 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 297 with 4,648 total cases. (Reuters)
Yemeni troops recapture a strategic military base on the island of Socotra from the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC). STC forces, which seized control of the base on February 18, fled before the operation began. (Middle East Monitor)
Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign U.S. President Donald Trump's re-election campaign files a defamation lawsuit against Wisconsin TV station WJFW-TV for airing an advertisement by Priorities USA Action which criticizes Trump's response to COVID-19. (International Business Times)
Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign Less than a week after dropping out of the race, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders officially endorses former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive nominee in the general election. (The New York Times)
Less than a week after dropping out of the race, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders officially endorses former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive nominee in the general election. (The New York Times)
Second Libyan Civil War 2019–20 Western Libya offensive GNA forces recapture the city of Sabratha, and the nearby town of Sorman in the Zawiya District, while seizing armored vehicles and weapons belonging to the Libyan National Army. (Anadolu Agency) The Libyan National Army confirms one of its Mi-35 helicopters has been shot down near Misrata, killing three crew members onboard. (Al Masdar News)
2019–20 Western Libya offensive GNA forces recapture the city of Sabratha, and the nearby town of Sorman in the Zawiya District, while seizing armored vehicles and weapons belonging to the Libyan National Army. (Anadolu Agency) The Libyan National Army confirms one of its Mi-35 helicopters has been shot down near Misrata, killing three crew members onboard. (Al Masdar News)
2020 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wildfires Wildfires in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, reach the abandoned city of Pripyat, 2 km (1.2 mi) away from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. (The Guardian)
COVID-19 pandemic in Guam COVID-19 pandemic on USS Theodore Roosevelt The United States Navy confirms the first death of a sailor serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Over 500 sailors on the ship have tested positive for the virus. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom The Department of Health and Social Care reports 4,342 new confirmed cases and 717 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the UK's death toll to 11,329 and 88,621 total cases. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Guam COVID-19 pandemic on USS Theodore Roosevelt The United States Navy confirms the first death of a sailor serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Over 500 sailors on the ship have tested positive for the virus. (BBC News) COVID-19 pandemic in Wyoming Wyoming's Governor Mark Gordon reports the state's first death from COVID-19 in Johnson County, meaning all 50 U.S. states have now recorded a fatality from the virus. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Wyoming Wyoming's Governor Mark Gordon reports the state's first death from COVID-19 in Johnson County, meaning all 50 U.S. states have now recorded a fatality from the virus. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic on USS Theodore Roosevelt The United States Navy confirms the first death of a sailor serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Over 500 sailors on the ship have tested positive for the virus. (BBC News)
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic The Walt Disney Company reports it is entering a US$5 billion unsecured credit agreement, possibly to make up for shortfalls in its theme park division. Citibank, N.A. is the main broker of the deal. (Reuters)
Fiji declares a 30-day state of natural disaster in areas affected by Cyclone Harold. (RNZ)
