Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports Pakistan suspends its Twenty20 cricket competition in the Pakistan Super League after seven players tested positive for COVID-19.
North Dakota House of Representatives The North Dakota House of Representatives votes to expel State Representative Luke Simons (R) following allegations that he threatened and sexually harassed women going back to 2017, when he first took office. This is the first time that either chamber of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly has passed such a vote.
Italian Democratic Party Italian Democratic Party secretary Nicola Zingaretti resigns, citing infighting over government posts.
Government of India The Indian government's Income Tax Department raids the residences of the founders of Phantom Films due to allegations of tax evasion. Those being interrogated include Anurag Kashyap, Taapsee Pannu, Vikas Bahl, Vikramaditya Motwane, and Madhu Mantena. The incident prompts the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance and Rahul Gandhi to support the film stars who are being interrogated, saying the Bharatiya Janata Party is using all the arms of the government to stifle the voices of those who support the Indian farmers' protest.
The Troubles The Loyalist Communities Council and other loyalist groups in Northern Ireland inform Prime Minister Boris Johnson that they are withdrawing support for the Good Friday Agreement in opposition to the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Smuggled Twenty people are killed and others are feared dead after smugglers intentionally throw 80 migrants overboard during a voyage from Djibouti to Yemen.
Bignona Police in Bignona, Senegal, open fire against a group of people demonstrating against the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, killing a protester.
Aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol The United States Capitol Police requests that the National Guard remain at the Capitol for 60 days in response to a possible second attack on the building.
COVID-19 pandemic Brazil reports a record 1,910 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 259,271.
Nine great apes in San Diego Zoo becomes the first non-human primates to receive an experimental COVID-19 vaccine.
Zimbabwe becomes the first country in Africa to approve India's Covaxin vaccine manufactured by Bharat Biotech.
Lesotho receives its first shipment of 36,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
Sri Lanka's National Medicines Regulatory Authority approves the use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, becoming the second vaccine to be made available for the general public.
The Philippines receives its first shipment of 487,200 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine supplied by the COVAX initiative.
Kuwait's Cabinet decides to impose a curfew from 5:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. local time for the next month but will allow salons, gyms, and other commercial activities to reopen on March 7 subject to operating restrictions.
Prime Minister Hun Sen receives a dose of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine supplied by the COVAX initiative.
Italy invokes the European Union powers to block shipment of 250,700 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine to Australia amid escalations between the bloc and AstraZeneca. The European Commission endorses the move.
Ukraine reports its first cases of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the United Kingdom in two people from Ivano-Frankivsk.
Prime Minister Robert Abela announces that the government will limit indoor gatherings to four households and will ban mass gatherings other than weddings and religious activities beginning tomorrow due to a record increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. The government will also restrict the operation of restaurants and snack bars to only offer takeaway services.
The government orders all schools and non-essential shops in Hungary to close from March 8 until March 22 (for non-essential shops) and April 7 (for schools) due to a third wave of COVID-19 infections.
The Robert Koch Institute's Standing Committee on Vaccination officially approves the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine for people aged over 65.
2021 TAF AS532 crash An army helicopter crashes in Bitlis, Turkey, killing 11 military personnel and injuring two others.
Cesare Nosiglia Archbishop Cesare Nosiglia of Turin, Italy announces that for the second time, the Shroud of Turin will be exposed for veneration on social media and websites on Holy Saturday, April 3.
Tigray War The United Nations calls on Ethiopia to grant them access to the Tigray region to investigate reports of mass murders and sexual violence that may amount to war crimes.