Sources: BBC News
Sri Lanka's GDP contracts 3.6% in 2020, its worst economic performance since gaining independence in 1948. 2021-04-30
The Australian GDP contracted 1.1% in 2020 amid restrictions related to the pandemic. 2021-03-3
Police and protesters clash in Ivory Coast, after the latter dismantled a half-built COVID-19 testing center over fears that people using the facility would spread the virus through their district. 2020-04-6
Renault announces that it is halting all production at its industrial sites in France until further notice because of the coronavirus pandemic. 2020-03-16
Solomon Islands bans all travelers from China, South Korea and Japan. Health minister Dickson Mua also says that the country has suspended flights to Brisbane, Australia, and banned all civil servants from overseas travel in an effort to contain COVID-19. 2020-03-14
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges 1,400 points and enters a bear market. 2020-03-11
The 2020 BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells) is canceled due to coronavirus fears. This is one of the first major sporting events in the United States to be canceled over the coronavirus. 2020-03-9
The Dow Jones Industrial Average drops again almost 1,000 points over coronavirus fears. 2020-03-5