Former President of French association football club Olympique de Marseille, Pape Diouf, dies from COVID-19 in Senegal, becoming the country's first fatality from the virus. 2020-03-31
Premier Doug Ford extends the province's state of emergency for another two weeks. 2020-03-30
2020 coronavirus pandemic in New Zealand, aftermath of the Christchurch mosque shootings2020-03-13
Poland suspends all schools and universities, closes all theatres, operas, cinemas and museums for two weeks in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Mass events are also banned, and the Polish Football Association announces that the two friendly matches scheduled later this month with Finland and Ukraine will be played behind closed doors. 2020-03-12
Armenian Government orders the shut down of all schools until 23 March. 2020-03-12
The "Grand Princess" cruise ship, with at least 21 people aboard who've tested positive for COVID-19, has docked at the Port of Oakland, California, to continue to the next step in the quarantining measures process. The ship was carrying more than 2,000 passengers, as well as 1,100 crew members. The Grand Princess had been idling about 10 miles offshore since Thursday (March 5). Disembarking American passengers are being put under mandatory 14-day quarantine at military bases in California, Texas or Georgia. Foreign passengers are being sent to their home countries for the completion of the quarantine. 2020-03-9
Newly elected member of parliament Fatemeh Rahbar dies after contracting COVID-19. 2020-03-7
Saudi Arabia blocks all foreign pilgrims from entering the country. This block happens just before the Ramadan fasting. 2020-02-27
The death toll of the coronavirus pandemic in China has surpassed 1,000. Hubei province reported 103 deaths in a single day, the highest single-day toll of the pandemic. 2020-02-11