South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar confirms the country's first case of COVID-19. The patient is a 29-year-old woman who had arrived from Ethiopia in February and is now in isolation. 2020-04-5
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issue stay-at-home orders. Virginia's stay-at-home order will remain in effect until June 10. 2020-03-30
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock tests positive for COVID-19. 2020-03-27
While educational facilities close across the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Department of Education tells educators that online learning must comply with civil rights laws, including making sure learning tools are available to students. However, as not every student has access to the internet, many students will be unable to participate, prompting some public school systems to implement "enrichment" policies. Under these policies, coursework completed under online learning will not officially count towards advancing to the next academic term. 2020-03-19
The first COVID-19 death in Pennsylvania is reported, an adult from Northampton County. He was being treated at a hospital prior to his death. There were no specific details released on the patient or his health prior to contracting the virus. 2020-03-19
A group of researchers in the Netherlands have found antibodies that can be used to combat COVID-19. 2020-03-14
Austria reports the country's first death from COVID-19, a 69-year-old man in Vienna. 2020-03-12
South Korea confirms that 169 more people have contracted the coronavirus in the country, raising the total number to 602. 2020-02-23
A baby is diagnosed with the virus 30 hours after birth, in the first recorded case of the virus in a newborn. 2020-02-5