2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak After Samoa bans all travelers from the People's Republic of China to enter the country, six are denied entry to the country and turned away to a disease-free country. They arrive in Fiji and are quarantined with no symptoms. Samoa imposes strict regulations after being ravaged by a measles outbreak last year.
2020 Peruvian parliamentary election People in Peru head to the polls to elect the members of the country's congress after its dissolution in September 2019.
Death of Kobe Bryant Retired NBA player Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven other people are killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, U.S.
Brazil At least 39 people are dead in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo after heavy rains hit the country's southeast region.
Malian soldiers Nineteen Malian soldiers are killed in an attack on an army camp. No group has claimed responsibility.
Syrian Civil War Syrian government forces retake several cities in the Idlib Province area, amid a push from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to recapture the last rebel strongholds.
War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Afghan forces launch ground and air operations against the Taliban, killing 51 of them in nine provinces of the country. Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense say that the military conducted thirteen ground offensives and twelve airstrikes. In the northern province of Balkh, local officials say that three women and four children were killed.
Boeing 777X The Boeing 777X completes its first test flight near Seattle, Washington, United States, after two delayed attempts.
2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak The United States orders the evacuation of the Consulate General of the United States, Wuhan employees and U.S. citizens in the city.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Xi Jinping holds a special Party Politburo meeting where he says that the country faces a "grave situation" as he warns the virus is "accelerating its speed".
Iraqi protests (2019–present) Iraqi security forces raid a protest site in Baghdad and try to remove protesters in southern cities, firing tear gas and live bullets, killing four and wounding dozens more. The raid comes after Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his followers to withdraw.
Rohingya Two women, one of them pregnant, are killed and seven others are injured when artillery hits a Rohingya village in Rakhine State. The locals blame Myanmar's armed forces. The armed forces deny responsibility and blame the Arakan Army, and say the artillery hit the village amid ethnic clashes.