United States Navy Captain Brett Crozier, recently relieved of his command of the aircraft carrier USS "Theodore Roosevelt" after his letter pleading for aid for the coronavirus outbreak aboard his ship was leaked to the press, tests positive for COVID-19. 2020-04-5
Botswana reports their first confimed cases of COVID-19. Health Minister Lemogang Kwape says the three patients are currently in quarantine and had recently travelled to Britain and Thailand. 2020-03-30
The corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, originally slated to open on March 17, has been delayed to May 24 due to restrictions on public gatherings enacted to stop coronavirus spread. 2020-03-15
Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, Oman and Bahrain confirm their first cases of coronavirus. 2020-02-24