Malta reports its first death from COVID-19, a 92-year-old woman with underlying health problems, as total cases rise to 299. 2020-04-8
The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York City, will be converted into a temporary 350-bed field hospital to treat overflow patients from other hospitals in New York. 2020-03-30
Turkey reports its second death from COVID-19, a 61-year-old male patient, while the number of confirmed cases rises to 191. 2020-03-18
Philippine Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri becomes one of the 142 cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines after his test results return positive. 2020-03-16
Syria's government closes all schools and cancels public events until April 2, to prevent the spread of the virus. Syrian Minister Imad al-Azab rejects claims the government is covering up cases and says the new measures are "precautionary". 2020-03-14
Venezuela suspends all incoming flights from Europe, supends all student activities and public gatherings to slow the spread of the coronavirus after the first two cases in the country were confirmed by the vice president. 2020-03-13