2020 United States presidential caucuses in the Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders wins the Northern Mariana Islands Democratic caucuses.
COVID-19 pandemic New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern imposes a 14 day mandatory quarantine to everyone arriving in New Zealand, including diplomats, tourists and returning citizens, but excluding those coming in from Pacific Island nations, and bans all cruise ships from entering the nation until at least June 30.
In an unprecedented move, Colorado Governor Jared Polis orders the closure of all downhill ski areas for a week, citing coronavirus concerns.
After 66 cases of COVID-19 are confirmed in Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp declares a public health emergency.
Contra Costa County bans gatherings over 100 people, effective March 15. This is more than twice as strict as Governor Gavin Newsom's ban of crowds of 250 or more people earlier in the week.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reports his state has confirmed 613 cases of COVID-19, with two deaths today.
U.S. President Donald Trump confirms he has been tested for COVID-19, after coming into contact with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's Press Secretary last week, who has been diagnosed with the disease. President Trump's results were negative.
Syria's government closes all schools and cancels public events until April 2, to prevent the spread of the virus. Syrian Minister Imad al-Azab rejects claims the government is covering up cases and says the new measures are "precautionary".
Iran reports 1,365 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 97 more deaths, the highest number of deaths in a single 24-hour period in the country to date, bringing the total to 12,729 confirmed cases and 611 deaths.
Rwanda confirms the country's first case of coronavirus, an Indian citizen who arrived in the country on March 8 from Mumbai.
Namibia reports its first two cases of COVID-19. President Hage Geingob says he imposes a travel ban to and from Qatar, Ethiopia and Germany for 30 days.
Abdelkader Aamara, Minister of Equipment, Transport and Logistics and Deputy tests positive for COVID-19.
Italy's Ministry of Health reports 250 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest number of deaths in a single 24-hour period in the country to date. The Mayor of Bergamo Giorgio Gori says churches are now being used to store dead bodies as the city's morgues are full.
NHS England reports 10 more deaths from the coronavirus, doubling the number of deaths in the UK to 21. All patients were aged over 70 and had underlying health conditions.
A newborn baby tests positive for COVID-19 at North Middlesex University Hospital in Edmonton, London, becoming the youngest known victim of the disease in the United Kingdom. The child's mother has also tested positive for the disease.
María Begoña Gómez Fernández, spouse of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, tests positive for coronavirus.
Spain's Ministry of Health reports more than 1,500 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in a single day, including over a thousand in the capital Madrid.
Javier Solana, former Secretary General of NATO and former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has been hospitalized since Wednesday after testing positive for COVID-19.
Spain officially places the entire country in a lockdown for two weeks after declaring a Status Alarm the day before.
Jet2.com planes return to the United Kingdom after the airline cancelled flights to Balearic Islands and Canary Islands.
Walmart says all of its stores will reduce their hours to 6:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. local time until further notice in response to the pandemic. Several other chains have already done so.
Solomon Islands bans all travelers from China, South Korea and Japan. Health minister Dickson Mua also says that the country has suspended flights to Brisbane, Australia, and banned all civil servants from overseas travel in an effort to contain COVID-19.
Apple Inc. says it will close all of its stores outside China for two weeks in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to its CEO Tim Cook.
Camp Taji attacks A second rocket attack this week hits the Camp Taji base in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, wounding three United States troops.
Maghreb insurgency Canadian national Édith Blais and her Italian partner Luca Tacchetto are found alive in Mali after escaping from their captors. The pair were abducted in Burkina Faso on December 15, 2018.