COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence test negative for COVID-19.
North Korea–United States relations North Korea says that U.S. President Donald Trump wrote a letter to Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un to express his willingness to work with him on dealing with COVID-19.
North Korea–South Korea relations Yonhap News Agency reports that North Korea has fired two projectiles from Pyongan Province into the Sea of Japan.
COVID-19 pandemic Chile's Ministry of Health reports its country's first COVID-19 death in an 83-year woman from Renca, Santiago. The country has more than 500 confirmed cases, the second-largest number in South America after Brazil.
Ketchikan, in Southeast Alaska, shelters in place after six people test positive for COVID-19 in the town of 8,000 residents.
Turkey's Ministry of Health reports that the country's COVID-19 death toll stands at 21, with 947 confirmed cases.
Turkey's Ministry of the Interior imposes a curfew for people over the age of 65 and the chronically ill.
France reports 112 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the country's death toll to 562. There are 1,525 people in severe condition with the virus, half of which are people under the age of 60.
Albania's government deploys troops to enforce a 40-hour nationwide curfew. Prime Minister Edi Rama says Albanians "will stay inside after 13:00", and that police and the armed forces "will use force against whoever breaks the law, including pensioners, and will use water canons and tear gas if need be."
The United Kingdom's Department of Health and Social Care confirms 53 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the country's death toll to 233. All those who died had underlying health conditions and the oldest patient was 94-years-old, according to NHS England.
The British government orders all pubs, restaurants, theaters, cinemas, gyms and other social hubs to close down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Spain announces it is closing hotels in the country for the sake of converting them into hospitals, as local medical facilities are being overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients. A military hospital will also be constructed in the capital Madrid.
Spain's Ministry of Health reports an additional 324 COVID-19 deaths, the country's largest one-day increase. The country's death toll stands at 1,326, with 24,926 cases, the second highest in Europe.
Italy says an additional 793 people have died from COVID-19 in the country, bringing the death toll to 4,825. It is the highest number of deaths in a single 24-hour period in the country to date.
Uganda reports its first confirmed case of COVID-19. The patient is a 36-year-old Ugandan male who recently arrived in the country on an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Dubai.
Angola reports its first confirmed cases of COVID-19, two male Angolan nationals who recently returned from Portugal.
The World Health Organization says at least 20 vaccines for COVID-19 are in development around the world and that clinical trials are underway.
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States The "Grand Ole Opry" broadcasts from an empty venue for the first time since 1925.