Former Chief Rabbi of Israel Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron dies from COVID-19 at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. 2020-04-12
The Mayor of Guayaquil, Cynthia Viteri, herself infected with COVID-19, condemns the federal government's response to the pandemic as the virus rapidly spreads inside the city. A joint military and police task force has collected at least 150 bodies off the streets. The government's spokesman Jorge Wated apologizes in a message broadcast on state television. 2020-04-2
Samoa begins a national lockdown announced by the Prime Minister. Those who do not comply with the lockdown's requirements will be fined. 2020-03-26
Italy's Ministry of Health reports 250 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest number of deaths in a single 24-hour period in the country to date. The Mayor of Bergamo Giorgio Gori says churches are now being used to store dead bodies as the city's morgues are full. 2020-03-14
The number of confirmed cases in Italy rose to 9,172, while the death toll rose to 463. 2020-03-9