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A teen in London, Ontario, dies from COVID-19, making him the youngest person in the area to die from the disease.
2021-01-23

The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States exceeds 300,000.
2020-12-14

Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat dies at the age of 65 due to complications from COVID-19.
2020-11-10

Twitter restricts President Donald Trump's campaign from tweeting after its account shared a video of Trump's interview with Fox News in which he said children are "almost immune" to COVID-19.
2020-08-5

The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States exceeds 80,000.
2020-05-11

South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar confirms the country's first case of COVID-19. The patient is a 29-year-old woman who had arrived from Ethiopia in February and is now in isolation.
2020-04-5

All schools in Scotland and Wales are to close, effective March 19, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-03-18

King Felipe VI of Spain addresses the nation in a special speech for the second time in his reign, and the sixth by a monarch in the democracy’s 40 years. Focusing on the coronavirus pandemic, he gives his appreciation for the work of health personnel and calls for a break in differences, stating that Spaniards can "defeat this crisis" through unification.
2020-03-18

Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly member and former Ambassador to Syria, Hossein Sheikholeslam, dies after becoming infected with COVID-19. Iran suspends its parliament indefinitely.
2020-03-5