## [2020-03-21](/feed/2020/03/21/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
### [Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence test negative for COVID-19. ](/feed/2020/03/21/vice-president-mike-pence-and-his-wife-karen-pence-test-negative-for-covid-19.md)
##### 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. ](/feed/2020/03/21/north-korea-says-that-us-president-donald-trump-wrote-a-letter-to-supreme-leader-kim-jong-un-to-express-his-willingnes.md)
##### North Korea–South Korea relations
### [Yonhap News Agency reports that North Korea has fired two projectiles from Pyongan Province into the Sea of Japan. ](/feed/2020/03/21/yonhap-news-agency-reports-that-north-korea-has-fired-two-projectiles-from-pyongan-province-into-the-sea-of-japan.md)
##### 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. ](/feed/2020/03/21/chile-s-ministry-of-health-reports-its-country-s-first-covid-19-death-in-an-83-year-woman-from-renca-santiago-the-coun.md)
### [Michigan says eight people have died from COVID-19. ](/feed/2020/03/21/michigan-says-eight-people-have-died-from-covid-19.md)
### [Ketchikan, in Southeast Alaska, shelters in place after six people test positive for COVID-19 in the town of 8,000 residents. ](/feed/2020/03/21/ketchikan-in-southeast-alaska-shelters-in-place-after-six-people-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-the-town-of-8000-resid.md)
### [Cyprus reports its first death from COVID-19. ](/feed/2020/03/21/cyprus-reports-its-first-death-from-covid-19.md)
### [Turkey's Ministry of Health reports that the country's COVID-19 death toll stands at 21, with 947 confirmed cases. ](/feed/2020/03/21/turkey-s-ministry-of-health-reports-that-the-country-s-covid-19-death-toll-stands-at-21-with-947-confirmed-cases.md)
### [Turkey's Ministry of the Interior imposes a curfew for people over the age of 65 and the chronically ill. ](/feed/2020/03/21/turkey-s-ministry-of-the-interior-imposes-a-curfew-for-people-over-the-age-of-65-and-the-chronically-ill.md)
### [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. ](/feed/2020/03/21/france-reports-112-more-deaths-from-covid-19-bringing-the-country-s-death-toll-to-562-there-are-1525-people-in-severe.md)
### [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." ](/feed/2020/03/21/albania-s-government-deploys-troops-to-enforce-a-40-hour-nationwide-curfew-prime-minister-edi-rama-says-albanians-will.md)
### [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. ](/feed/2020/03/21/the-united-kingdom-s-department-of-health-and-social-care-confirms-53-more-deaths-from-covid-19-bringing-the-country-s.md)
### [The British government orders all pubs, restaurants, theaters, cinemas, gyms and other social hubs to close down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. ](/feed/2020/03/21/the-british-government-orders-all-pubs-restaurants-theaters-cinemas-gyms-and-other-social-hubs-to-close-down-to-prev.md)
### [Lorenzo Sanz, the former president of Real Madrid CF, dies after testing positive for COVID-19. ](/feed/2020/03/21/lorenzo-sanz-the-former-president-of-real-madrid-cf-dies-after-testing-positive-for-covid-19.md)
### [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. ](/feed/2020/03/21/spain-announces-it-is-closing-hotels-in-the-country-for-the-sake-of-converting-them-into-hospitals-as-local-medical-fac.md)
### [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. ](/feed/2020/03/21/spain-s-ministry-of-health-reports-an-additional-324-covid-19-deaths-the-country-s-largest-one-day-increase-the-countr.md)
### [Georgia declares a nationwide state of emergency due to COVID-19, effective until April 21. ](/feed/2020/03/21/georgia-declares-a-nationwide-state-of-emergency-due-to-covid-19-effective-until-april-21.md)
### [Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare reports the country's first death from COVID-19. ](/feed/2020/03/21/finland-s-national-institute-for-health-and-welfare-reports-the-country-s-first-death-from-covid-19.md)
### [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. ](/feed/2020/03/21/italy-says-an-additional-793-people-have-died-from-covid-19-in-the-country-bringing-the-death-toll-to-4825-it-is-the.md)
### [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. ](/feed/2020/03/21/uganda-reports-its-first-confirmed-case-of-covid-19-the-patient-is-a-36-year-old-ugandan-male-who-recently-arrived-in-t.md)
### [Angola reports its first confirmed cases of COVID-19, two male Angolan nationals who recently returned from Portugal. ](/feed/2020/03/21/angola-reports-its-first-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-two-male-angolan-nationals-who-recently-returned-from-portugal.md)
### [Mauritius reports its first death from COVID-19. ](/feed/2020/03/21/mauritius-reports-its-first-death-from-covid-19.md)
### [Fiji confirms its second case of COVID-19. ](/feed/2020/03/21/fiji-confirms-its-second-case-of-covid-19.md)
### [Taiwan reports 18 imported cases of COVID-19. ](/feed/2020/03/21/taiwan-reports-18-imported-cases-of-covid-19.md)
### [East Timor confirms its first case of COVID-19. ](/feed/2020/03/21/east-timor-confirms-its-first-case-of-covid-19.md)
### [China sends masks and medical experts abroad to aid countries affected by COVID-19. ](/feed/2020/03/21/china-sends-masks-and-medical-experts-abroad-to-aid-countries-affected-by-covid-19.md)
### [China reports zero domestic cases of COVID-19 for a third consecutive day. ](/feed/2020/03/21/china-reports-zero-domestic-cases-of-covid-19-for-a-third-consecutive-day.md)
### [The World Health Organization says at least 20 vaccines for COVID-19 are in development around the world and that clinical trials are underway. ](/feed/2020/03/21/the-world-health-organization-says-at-least-20-vaccines-for-covid-19-are-in-development-around-the-world-and-that-clinic.md)
### [China resumes construction of its infrastructure to help ease the economic impact of COVID-19. ](/feed/2020/03/21/china-resumes-construction-of-its-infrastructure-to-help-ease-the-economic-impact-of-covid-19.md)
##### COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
### [The "Grand Ole Opry" broadcasts from an empty venue for the first time since 1925. ](/feed/2020/03/21/the-grand-ole-opry-broadcasts-from-an-empty-venue-for-the-first-time-since-1925.md)
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