The Department of Health and Social Care reports 260 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the United Kingdom's death toll to 1,019 with 17,089 confirmed cases. The patients included in the new figures were aged between 33 and 100 years old, with the majority being in England. 2020-03-28
Colombian Justice Minister Margarita Cabello Blanco says 23 prisoners are dead and 83 others are injured following an attempted "mass criminal escape" at La Modelo prison and other detention centers. Two guards are also in critical condition. 2020-03-22
A 37-year-old Woolworths employee is stabbed by a 25-year-old man in Rosebud, Victoria. The crime is believed to be related to mass panic buying across Australian supermarkets that has seen cases of violence between shoppers and staff members. ([https:--www.news.com.au-national-victoria-news-man-allegedly-stabbed-in-woolies-in-victorias-mornington-peninsula-news-story-4817e2e2bec6798855857ac048937e3f News.com.au])2020-03-17
Grand Ayatollah Hashem Bathaie Golpayenagi dies two days after testing positive for COVID-19, as Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education reports 129 more deaths from the virus. 2020-03-16
The Government of the Republic of San Marino orders a nationwide quarantine until April 6. 2020-03-14
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte extends the lockdown from Northern Italy to the whole country. 2020-03-9