World Meteorological Organization The World Meteorological Organization will not retire any names from the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, retired names from that season, as well as the upcoming 2020 season, will be announced jointly during next year's annual spring meeting.
Syrian Vice President Former Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam dies of a heart attack in Paris, France.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics The Wisconsin primary is expected to go as planned for April 7 despite coronavirus concerns.
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia Turkmenistan's government bans the usage of the word "coronavirus" in all public settings and also bans the use of face masks. The government maintains there are no cases in the country.
United States–Venezuela relations In a policy shift, the United States proposes a "Democratic Transition Framework" which includes that both disputed Presidents, Nicolás Maduro and Juan Guaidó, step aside from the office.
COVID-19 pandemic Prominent scientist and HIV-AIDS researcher Gita Ramjee dies from COVID-19 in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Former President of French association football club Olympique de Marseille, Pape Diouf, dies from COVID-19 in Senegal, becoming the country's first fatality from the virus.
In a televised address, Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio confirms the country's first case of COVID-19, a 37-year-old man who had recently travelled back from France.
Burundi reports the country's first cases of COVID-19. The patients are two Burundians, aged 56 and 42, who recently returned from the United Arab Emirates and neighbouring Rwanda.
The United States surpasses China in the number of deaths linked to COVID-19, as the death toll rises to 3,416, according to Johns Hopkins University.
United States Navy Captain Brett Crozier requests urgent help from The Pentagon following an outbreak of COVID-19 aboard the USS "Theodore Roosevelt" aircraft carrier, which is currently docked in Guam. Crozier has recommended quarantining almost the entire crew of 4,000.
Rep. Max Rose is expected to be deployed with the National Guard to New York as an effort to contain the coronavirus.
A 13-year-old boy dies at the King's College Hospital, becoming the UK's youngest victim from the virus to date.
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 393 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 1,789 and 25,150 cases.
Myanmar reports the country's first death from COVID-19 as confirmed cases rise to 14. The patient was a 69-year-old man with cancer in Yangon.
2020 Central Idaho earthquake A 6.5 magnitude earthquake happens 72 km west of Challis, Idaho, United States. It is the strongest earthquake in the state since 1983.
Firefighters Eighteen firefighters and their guide are killed by a forest fire in Liangshan, Sichuan, China.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum says that Dubai will provide financial assistance to Emirates Airlines.
COVID-19 pandemic G20 finance ministers said they will present an action plan to address the debt vulnerabilities, as well as delivering financial aid to emerging economies.