Nepal grants emergency use authorization for the Indian Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the third country to do so. (Hindustan Times)
Poland surpasses two million cases of COVID-19. (Daily Sabah)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson receives his first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. (Sky News)
Prime Minister Jean Castex receives his first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. (France 24)
Seychelles approves the emergency use of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. (UrduPoint)
The Food and Drug Administration approves the emergency use of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine. (Rappler)
The Philippines reports a record 7,103 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 648,066. (ABS-CBN News)
The United Kingdom reports a new single-day total of 660,276 doses of the vaccine administered. (U.S. News and World Report)
2020 Summer Olympics, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020 Summer Olympics The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games announces that overseas spectators will be banned from entry to Japan to watch the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics due to risk of spread of COVID-19. (The Japan Times)
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, causing tsunami waves of up to 1 metre (3.3 ft). As a precaution, Tohoku Electric Power shuts down the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant and Tokyo Electric Power Company checks the condition of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which was struck by the massive earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. (DW)
COVID-19 pandemic in Papua New Guinea Richard Mendani becomes the first incumbent member of the National Parliament to die from COVID-19. (PNG Facts)
March 2021 Miyagi earthquake A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, causing tsunami waves of up to 1 metre (3.3 ft). As a precaution, Tohoku Electric Power shuts down the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant and Tokyo Electric Power Company checks the condition of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which was struck by the massive earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. (DW)
Richard Mendani becomes the first incumbent member of the National Parliament to die from COVID-19. (PNG Facts)
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games announces that overseas spectators will be banned from entry to Japan to watch the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics due to risk of spread of COVID-19. (The Japan Times)
Chile reports a record 7,084 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 925,089. (Globe Live Media)
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India India reports 40,953 new cases in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day total since November 29, 2020, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11,555,284. (Hindustan Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan tests positive for COVID-19, two days after being vaccinated. (Dawn) COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines The Philippines reports a new record for the second consecutive day of 7,999 confirmed cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 656,056. (The Straits Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in Chile Chile reports a record 7,084 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 925,089. (Globe Live Media)
COVID-19 pandemic in Florida Florida surpasses two million cases of COVID-19, becoming the third U.S. state to do so after California and Texas. (The Hill) Miami Beach imposes a curfew due to crowds on spring break. It will take effect beginning at 8:00 p.m. (ABC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in India India reports 40,953 new cases in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day total since November 29, 2020, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11,555,284. (Hindustan Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in New York, Lineage P.1 New York reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil. The patient is a Brooklyn woman in her 90s in Mount Sinai Hospital who had no travel history. (NBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan tests positive for COVID-19, two days after being vaccinated. (Dawn)
COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines The Philippines reports a new record for the second consecutive day of 7,999 confirmed cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 656,056. (The Straits Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Florida Florida surpasses two million cases of COVID-19, becoming the third U.S. state to do so after California and Texas. (The Hill) Miami Beach imposes a curfew due to crowds on spring break. It will take effect beginning at 8:00 p.m. (ABC News) COVID-19 pandemic in New York, Lineage P.1 New York reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil. The patient is a Brooklyn woman in her 90s in Mount Sinai Hospital who had no travel history. (NBC News)
COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom reports a new single-day record of 711,156 doses of the vaccine administered. (BBC News)
India reports 40,953 new cases in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day total since November 29, 2020, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11,555,284. (Hindustan Times)
Miami Beach imposes a curfew due to crowds on spring break. It will take effect beginning at 8:00 p.m. (ABC News)
Prime Minister Imran Khan tests positive for COVID-19, two days after being vaccinated. (Dawn)
The Australian state of New South Wales is battered by a storm, causing flooding in various towns and parts of Sydney. (ABC Australia)
The Philippines reports a new record for the second consecutive day of 7,999 confirmed cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 656,056. (The Straits Times)
The United Kingdom reports a new single-day record of 711,156 doses of the vaccine administered. (BBC News)
The Vatican announces that Pope Francis has designated the Archdiocese of Quito in Ecuador as the host of the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress. (Catholic News Agency)
Syrian civil war Russian–Syrian hospital bombing campaign Seven civilians are killed and 16 others are wounded in a Syrian government airstrike on a hospital in Atareb, Aleppo Governorate. (Al Jazeera) Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war Russian jets strike gas facilities in the town of Sarmada, Idlib Governorate, near the border with Turkey, and strike Qah with a surface-to-surface missile, according to the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. Turkey says it has sent a statement to Russia asking for the attacks to stop immediately. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in India COVID-19 pandemic in Rajasthan The Rajasthan state government imposes a curfew in Ajmer, Bhilwara, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur, Sagwara, and Kushalgarh from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. IST beginning tomorrow. The government will also require travelers from other states to carry a negative PCR test from the previous 72 hours beginning March 25 due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Hindustan Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in Rajasthan The Rajasthan state government imposes a curfew in Ajmer, Bhilwara, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur, Sagwara, and Kushalgarh from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. IST beginning tomorrow. The government will also require travelers from other states to carry a negative PCR test from the previous 72 hours beginning March 25 due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Hindustan Times)
Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war Russian jets strike gas facilities in the town of Sarmada, Idlib Governorate, near the border with Turkey, and strike Qah with a surface-to-surface missile, according to the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. Turkey says it has sent a statement to Russia asking for the attacks to stop immediately. (Reuters)
The Rajasthan state government imposes a curfew in Ajmer, Bhilwara, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur, Sagwara, and Kushalgarh from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. IST beginning tomorrow. The government will also require travelers from other states to carry a negative PCR test from the previous 72 hours beginning March 25 due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Hindustan Times)
2021 Niger attacks Suspected ISIL-linked militants kill 22 people in a series of raids on three villages in Tahoua Region, Niger. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines COVID-19 community quarantines in the Philippines The government places the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal under the "general community quarantine" and bans all mass gatherings and cross-border travel in those provinces from tomorrow until April 4. (Rappler)
Insurgency in the Maghreb 2021 Niger attacks Suspected ISIL-linked militants kill 22 people in a series of raids on three villages in Tahoua Region, Niger. (Reuters)
Russian–Syrian hospital bombing campaign Seven civilians are killed and 16 others are wounded in a Syrian government airstrike on a hospital in Atareb, Aleppo Governorate. (Al Jazeera)
Seven civilians are killed and 16 others are wounded in a Syrian government airstrike on a hospital in Atareb, Aleppo Governorate. (Al Jazeera)
The Turkish lira plunges by 15% after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan fires Governor of the Central Bank Naci Ağbal. He is replaced by Erdoğan ally Şahap Kavcıoğlu. (Bloomberg)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Afghan peace process U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin makes an unannounced trip to Afghanistan ahead of a May 1 deadline to withdraw troops from the country. (ABC News)
Bulgaria surpasses 300,000 cases of COVID-19. (Bulgarian News Agency)
COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria Bulgaria surpasses 300,000 cases of COVID-19. (Bulgarian News Agency)
COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria Bulgaria surpasses 300,000 cases of COVID-19. (Bulgarian News Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in Romania The number of COVID-19 patients in the ICU reaches a record 1,334 people. (Europa FM) COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom reports 33 deaths in the past 24 hours, the lowest daily total since October 5. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey Turkey surpasses three million cases of COVID-19. (Daily Sabah)
COVID-19 pandemic in Florida, Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Florida becomes the first U.S. state to surpasses 1,000 cases of SARS-CoV-2 variants. (Tallahassee Democrat)
COVID-19 pandemic in Romania The number of COVID-19 patients in the ICU reaches a record 1,334 people. (Europa FM)
COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, 501.V2 variant South Africa concludes the sale of their Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines to the African Union after the country stopped using these vaccines because they were found to be not highly effective against the 501.V2 variant. (News24)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom reports 33 deaths in the past 24 hours, the lowest daily total since October 5. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Florida, Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Florida becomes the first U.S. state to surpasses 1,000 cases of SARS-CoV-2 variants. (Tallahassee Democrat)
COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey Turkey surpasses three million cases of COVID-19. (Daily Sabah)
South Africa concludes the sale of their Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines to the African Union after the country stopped using these vaccines because they were found to be not highly effective against the 501.V2 variant. (News24)
Suspected ISIL-linked militants kill 22 people in a series of raids on three villages in Tahoua Region, Niger. (Reuters)
The number of COVID-19 patients in the ICU reaches a record 1,334 people. (Europa FM)
The United Kingdom reports 33 deaths in the past 24 hours, the lowest daily total since October 5. (Reuters)
Turkey surpasses three million cases of COVID-19. (Daily Sabah)
2021 Republic of the Congo presidential election, COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of the Congo Guy Brice Parfait Kolélas, the opposition presidential candidate, dies from COVID-19 on a plane en route to France for treatment, a day after the election. (Al Jazeera)
2021 Guangzhou bombing A man detonates a bomb in a government building in Guangzhou, China, killing four people and himself, along with injuring five others. (Reuters)
2021 Niger attacks The death toll from yesterday's raids in Tahoua, Niger, rises to at least 137. A security official blames ISIL for the attacks in a volatile region, which has seen an increase in these types of attacks in the past few months. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
A man detonates a bomb in a government building in Guangzhou, China, killing four people and himself, along with injuring five others. (Reuters)
Forty-five people are killed during a stampede at a stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where hundreds of people were paying their last respects to President John Magufuli, who died on 17 March. (Al Jazeera)
Insurgency in the Maghreb 2021 Niger attacks The death toll from yesterday's raids in Tahoua, Niger, rises to at least 137. A security official blames ISIL for the attacks in a volatile region, which has seen an increase in these types of attacks in the past few months. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
The death toll from yesterday's raids in Tahoua, Niger, rises to at least 137. A security official blames ISIL for the attacks in a volatile region, which has seen an increase in these types of attacks in the past few months. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
Yemeni Civil War Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict, Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Saudi Arabia proposes a ceasefire in Yemen to end the conflict against the Houthi movement. (Al Jazeera)
A massive fire at the Balukhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh, leaves at least 15 people dead, 550 injured, 400 missing, and 45,000 homeless. (Reuters)
Balukhali fire A massive fire at the Balukhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh, leaves at least 15 people dead, 550 injured, 400 missing, and 45,000 homeless. (Reuters)
China–European Union relations The European Union imposes sanctions against several officials in China for human rights abuses in Xinjiang. These sanctions are Europe's first since the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Greece The Ministry of Health orders private sector doctors to assist public hospitals as the public health system becomes overwhelmed by an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations. (AP) COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary Hungary grants emergency use approval for the CanSino Biologics Convidecia and Indian Covishield COVID-19 vaccines. (Daily News Hungary) COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland Swissmedic approves the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. (Swiss Info)
COVID-19 pandemic in Greece The Ministry of Health orders private sector doctors to assist public hospitals as the public health system becomes overwhelmed by an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations. (AP)
COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary Hungary grants emergency use approval for the CanSino Biologics Convidecia and Indian Covishield COVID-19 vaccines. (Daily News Hungary)
COVID-19 pandemic in India India reports 46,951 new cases and 212 deaths in the past 24 hours, the highest daily case total since November and also the highest daily death total since January. (The Times of India)
COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan Jordan reports a record 109 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 5,985. (Roya News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland Swissmedic approves the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. (Swiss Info)
COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang receives a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as the country begins its vaccination campaign. (The Straits Times)
