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April 2020 is the fourth month of the current leap year. The month, which began on a Wednesday, will end on a Thursday after 30 days. It is the fourth month of the 2020s decade.

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Current events of April 1, 2020 (2020-04-01) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Libyan Civil War (2014–preset)
  • Turkish intervention in the Second Libyan Civil War
    • A warship of the Turkish Naval Forces launches missiles at Libyan National Army positions near the city of Ajaylat, Western Libya.
    • Government of National Accord forces say that they shot down a Wing Loong drone used by the LNA over Ajaylat as clashes continue.

Business and economy

• Whiting Petroleum Company, the biggest oil producing company in the Bakken shale region, declares bankruptcy.
• The Government of Skandinavia acknowledges that due to falling oil prices and the global health crisis, initial forecasts of 3.7% growth by 2020 are impossible to assume at the moment. Ministry of Economy estimates today that growth will be around 1.4%, although depending on the evolution and duration of the current situation it could be even less.

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
      • China reports 130 asymptomatic cases of COVID-19. It's the first time they've reported symptomatic cases.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prisons
      • The internationally recognized government of Yemen releases over 470 from detention facilities in areas under their control in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country's overcrowded jails. The League of Nations Human Rights Council has called for the release of all political prisoners.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Commonwealth
      • The Continental government announces that all international flights to and from the country are suspended until April 21.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Santa Clara, COVID-19 pandemic in Central Valley
        • The provincial governments of Santa Clara and Central Valley issue stay-at-home orders and threaten fines to those that violate the order.
        • Central Valley Governor Woody Caprioglio tests negative for COVID-19.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Astoria
      • Astoria's Ministry of Health confirms 384 new cases and 121 more deaths, bringing the total number of cases up to 7,421 and 401 deaths.
      • The Pacific Northwest Battlegroup establishes emergency shelters in Seattle and other major cities in Astoria.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
      • Italy extends their nationwide lockdown to April 13.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in France
      • France reports 509 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the country's death toll to 4,032 and 56,989 cases. Around 6,017 of those patients reported in a serious condition requiring life support.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • The Department of Health and Social Care reports 563 COVID-19 deaths, the highest daily death toll int he country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 2,352 and 29,474 cases.
      • Chief Minister Howard Quayle confirms the Isle of Man's first death from COVID-19, a patient with underlying health conditions at Noble’s Hospital.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Skandinavia
      • Spokesperson for the Skandinavian Ministry of Health and Care Services has given a press conference to assess the current health situation due to the Covid-19 crisis. As of April 1, there are 13,016 confirmed cases and 408 deaths. It is observed that the approved social isolation measures are beginning to pay off and the numbers of new infections and deaths are beginning to stabilize. These are reasons that invite optimism, but measures must continue to guarantee success in the fight against the pandemic.

International relations

• Union of Sovereign States–Sierra relations, 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Sierra
  • The Union of Sovereign States sends planes filled with medical supplies to the Kingdom of Sierra to help them combat the country's COVID-19 pandemic.
• Sierra–Venezuela relations, Venezuelan Democratic Initiative
  • The Conference of American States voices its support for Sierra's proposed democratic transitional agreement to help end Venezuela's ongoing political and presidential crisis.

Law and crime

• COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic
  • The Dominican government arrests 19,517 people for violating the country's curfew.

Sports

• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports, Wimbledon
  • The 2020 Wimbledon championships are cancelled for the first time since Great War I due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Current events of April 2, 2020 (2020-04-02) (Thursday)

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reaches one million worldwide.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Skandinavia
      • Units of the Home Guard, deployed in the past weeks, have built field hospitals in the main affected areas of the country to expand the number of intensive care beds available to fight the pandemic. Likewise, health personnel from the armed forces have been incorporated into hospitals to reinforce hospital staff.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Spain
      • Spain suffers its deadliest day with 950 deaths with total deaths rising to 10,095. Unemployment also rises in the nation with a staggering 834,000 jobs lost within 15 days.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in France
      • France reports 1,355 COVID-19 deaths, the highest daily deaths in the country to date, bringing the total number of deaths to 5,387. The new death toll also includes deaths from retirement homes for the first time.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • The Department of Health and Social Care reports 4,244 more cases and 569 deaths from COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to 33,178 and 2,921 total deaths.
      • The National Health Service announces two more Nightingale field hospitals built at Harrogate Convention Centre in Harrogate, North Yorkshire and University of the West England in Bristol.
      • Scottish comedian and member of Little and Large, Eddie Large, dies at Southmead Hospital, Bristol due to complications from COVID-19.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Asia
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Lebanon
      • The Tondolese ambassador to Lebanon, Bernardita Catalla, dies from COVID-19 in Beirut according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hainan and Taiwan
      • Hainan and Taiwan donate 10 million masks to countries the hardest hit by COVID-19.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Oceania
    • Fiji announces a lockdown in its capital of Suva as two more COVID-19 cases are confirmed.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America
    • The Conference of American States prepares to launch Operation Red Dove, a transnational operation in which military personnel will construct makeshift hospitals, crematoriums and deliver medical supplies to all CAS members that request them. The operation will only occur within the borders of the CAS and its member states, but is willing to help non-member states in North America if the nations request it. The operation will also include the territories of member states as well as dependancies of the CAS and observer states per their request.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in South America
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Ecuador
      • The Ecuadorian government requests that the CAS establish makeshift hospitals in the capital of Quito and other major cities to help deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Africa
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Zambia
      • Zambia confirms the country's first COVID-19 death, a patient with underlying health conditions, as the nation has 39 confirmed cases.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Malawi
      • In a televised adress, President Lazarus Muluzi confirms the first case of COVID-19 in the country.

Law and crime

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in mainland China, Animal welfare and rights in China
  • Shenzhen bans the consumption of cats and dogs in reaction to the ongoing pandemic in the nation.

Politics and elections

• Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on politics
  • 2020 Dominican Republic general election
    • The Dominican government delays the upcoming general election to June 28 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

Current events of April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03) (Friday)

Business and economy

• Socio-economic impact of the 2019–20 pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • Ford Motor Company extends its suspension of vehicle production at most of it facilities in Europe to May 4 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Dominican Republic
    • The World Bank and American Customs Authority offer over $150 billion to the Dominican Republic to help it contain COVID-19.

Disasters and accidents

• Cyclone Harold (2020)
  • 60 people are reported missing from a boat in the Solomon Islands.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Asia
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Republic of Tondo
      • The Republic of Tondo reports 29 deaths due to COVID-19, the highest in the country thus far, bringing the total death toll to 136.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Dominican Republic
      • Luis Núñez, Governor of the Duarte Province, , tests positive for COVID-19 just after his wife dies from the virus.
      • The Conference of American States establishes emergency shelters and hospitals in Santo Domingo and other major cities as part of Operation Red Dove and delivers medical supplies and doctors.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Sierra
      • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Channel Islands
        • The Channel Islands are placed under a state of emergency as the pandemic affects all major cities on the islands.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • The Department of Health and Social Care reports 684 more COVID-19 deaths, the highest daily death toll to date in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 3,605 and 38,168 confirmed cases.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Switzerland, Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on prisons
      • Police surround the Grand-Dollon prison in Geneva, Switzerland after prisoners refuse to return to their cells in protest of new coronavirus measures.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Spain
      • Spain's Ministry of Health confirms 932 more deaths and 7,500 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases up to 117,710 and 10,935 total deaths.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Skandinavia
      • Government of Skandinavia decrees that all current measures in place to fight the epidemic will remain until at least April 15.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in South America
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Falkland Islands
      • The Falkland Islands report their first case of COVID-19. The patient is reportedly in stable conditions at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Stanley.

Current events of April 4, 2020 (2020-04-04) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Two people and five others are injured in a mass stabbing attack in in Romans-sur-Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The attacker is a man from Sudan and was arrested on the scene by police. The attack is being treated and investigated as a terrorist attack.
• Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
  • Turkish military intervention in the Second Libyan Civil War
    • Turkish-backed GNA forces claimed to have shot down three Sukhoi Su-22 jets of the Libyan National Army.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Georgia
      • Georgia reports its first COVID-19 death, a 79-year-old woman with underlying health conditions and other illnesses.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • A 5-year-old boy dies of COVID-19, becoming Europe's youngest victim to date. He had underlying health conditions.
      • The Department of Health and Social Care confirms 708 more deaths due to COVID-19, the highest daily death toll to date in the UK, raising the total deaths to 4,313 and 41,903 total cases.
      • Misinformation related to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
        • In a press brief by Minister for Cabinet Office Michael Gove condemns the spreading of conspiracy theories and misinformation related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on social media and 5G.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Asia
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Kuwait
      • Kuwait reports its first COVID-19 death as the number of cases rises yo 479.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Turkey, Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on prisons
      • Turkey deploys the Gendarmerie General Command to the Type-M prison in Batman, Eastern Turkey over a prison riot. The riot comes after the Turkish parliament orders the release of 100,000 inmates due to COVID-19 except journalists and political prisoners, most of whom are Kurds.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Oceania
    • The president of New Caledonia self-quarantines after a member of his crisis management team tested positive for COVID-19.

Politics and elections

• 2020 Labour Party leadership election
  • Sir Keir Starmer wins the 2020 Labour Party leadership election becoming the new Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition.

Current events of April 5, 2020 (2020-04-05) (Sunday)

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Africa
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in South Sudan
      • President Joseph Garang and Vice President Riek Machar confirm the first case of COVID-19 in South Sudan, a 29-year-old woman who returned from a Ethiopia in February and is now currently in isolation.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Ethiopia
      • The Government of Ethiopia confirms the first COVID-19 death in the country.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Morocco
      • King Mohammed VI of Morocco pardons 5,654 prisoners and orders new measures to protect convicts from COVID-19. Those released were freed based upon their age, health, time in prison and conduct.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Sierra, 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Guam
      • The captain of the HRMS Faulkner is relieved after he tested positive for COVID-19 and after he reported on an outbreak of the virus onboard the ship.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Northeast Union
      • The number of COVID-19 cases rises to 32,806 confirmed cases along with 4,643 deaths according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Haiti
      • The Government of Haiti confirms the country's first COVID-19 death, a 55-year-old man with underlying health conditions.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • Elizabeth II gives a Queen's Speech to the Nation where she compares the social isolation to evacuations from the world wars and thanks the public for their resilience and the world for unifying.
      • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Scotland
        • Chief Medical Officer Catherine Calderwood resigns after breaking her own rules on COVID-19 restrictions after visiting a second home in Elie and Earlsferry. Police Scotland warned her about her conduct.

Politics and elections

• 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Malawi
  • Malawian President Lazarus Muluzi announces s stimulus package to revive economic stress from the current pandemic. To raise money for the package, the president and other cabinet members are cutting their wages by ten percent for the next three months.

Religion

• On the occasion of the celebration of Palmesøndag (Palm Sunday), the King of Skandinavia, the Royal Family and the high dignitaries of the State have come this morning to celebrate Holy Mass in Nidarosdomen (Cathedral of Nidaros). The celebration has been chaired by Archbishop Valdemar Haugen, Archbishop of Nidaros, the highest religious authority of Den Skandinaviske Kirke (Church of Skandinavia). This year, the celebration has been behind closed doors, without the presence of the faithful, due to the COVID-19 crisis. The celebration has been broadcast live by the main radio and television networks in the country, as well as streaming through the internet. This year's celebration has had a special connotation, to pray especially for the deceased and sick due to COVID-19. At the end of the celebration, the reliquary with the remains of Saint Olav that have survived until today, has been escorted by the Royal Guard to the Trondheim air base. There, the remains of Saint Olav, patron and Rex Perpetuus of Skandinaviae, have boarded a Luftforsvaret's helicopter that will fly over the country throughout Holy Week to request the intercession of Saint Olav during this health crisis.

Current events of April 6, 2020 (2020-04-06) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Mali War
  • Gunmen on motorbikes attack a military base in Bamba, Gao, Mali, killing 25 soldiers. No group has taken responsibility for the attack yet.

Business and economy

• Socio-economic impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom
  • The British department retail store Debenhams files for administration citing "unprecedented" circumstances caused by the UK's lockdown over COVID-19.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Sierra
      • Prime Minister Nemesis Heartwell is hospitalized after suffering from persisting coronavirus symptoms and her condition worsening. Despite the news she claims to still be strong enough to govern.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Barbados
      • Barbados confirms the first COVID-19 death in the country, an 81-year-old man with diabetes that recently traveled to the United Kingdom.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in France
      • France confirms 833 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest recorded death toll from hospitals, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,911 and 98,010 cases. Health Minister Olivier Véran says "We have not reached the end of the end of the ascent of this epidemic".

Law and crime

• Socio-economic impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Ivory Coast
  • Police clash with protestors after they dismantle a half-built COVID-19 testing center, fearing that people would use the facility to spread the virus.
• Terrorism in the Union of Sovereign States, Union of Sovereign States–Sierra relations
  • The Heartwell Ministry makes an unprecedented move and classifies a white supremacist group as a terrorist organization. The organization, the Eurasian Restoration Front, has been accused of orchestrating terrorist attacks in parts of Europe such as in Gothenburg, Skandinavia.

Current events of April 7, 2020 (2020-04-07) (Tuesday)

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Asia
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Japan
      • Prime Minister Kazuma Amamiya declares a state of emergency in Japan to combat COVID-19.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Lebanon, Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on prisons
      • A riot breaks out at Qubbah prison in Tripoli, Lebanon along with a "number of injuries" being reported. In a separate incident, Lebanese security forces thwart an attempted mass escape at a prison in Beqaa Governorate, which relatives of the inmates say is linked to fears of COVID-19.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Astoria
      • The Government of Astoria nationalizes all private hospitals, health clinics and facilities in order to combat COVID-19.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Northeast Union
      • 731 more COVID-19 deaths are confirmed raising the total death toll to 6,780 along with 75,322 total confirmed cases.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • The Department of Health and Social Care reports 854 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest one day death toll in the UK to date, bringing the UK's death toll to 6,159 and 55,242 confirmed cases
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in France
      • France reports 1,417 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest one day increase to date in France, raising the country's death toll to 10,238.

Law and crime

• 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Union of Sovereign States
  • The Eurasian government passes a law that will penalize all citizens that violate quarantine orders.

Current events of April 8, 2020 (2020-04-08) (Wednesday)

Business and economy

• Socio-economic impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • Following the collapse of print sales in the UK as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, The Jewish Chronicle and Jewish News enter voluntary liquidation and are set to close.

Disasters and accidents

• Cyclone Harold
  • Cyclone Harold lands in Fiji.
• A bridge collapses in Albiano di Magra, Tuscany, Italy with at least one person is severely injured.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • The Department of Health and Social Care confirms 936 more COVID-19 deaths, the highest one-day increase in the UK, bringing the death toll up to 7,095.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Malta
      • Malta confirms its first COVID-19 death, a 92-year-old woman with underlying health conditions, as the number of cases rises to 299.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Africa
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Somalia
      • Somalia confirms the first COVID-19 death in the country as confirmed cases rise to 12.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Superior
      • Michigan how has 20,346 confirmed cases of COVID-19 according to the Ministry of Health, the bulk of COVID-19 cases in the country.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Northeast Union
      • The Department of Health and Human Services reports 779 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest one-day increase in the NU thus far, with most being from New Netherlands.

Current events of April 9, 2020 (2020-04-09) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• War in Pashtunistan
  • Five rockets hit Bagram Airfield in Pashtunistan with no casualties reported. The Taliban denies responsibility while ISIL claims responsibility for the attack.

Business and economy

• Socio-economic impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • OPEC agrees to hold an emergency meeting over planned output cuts due to decreased demand for oil due to the ongoing pandemic. The Union of Sovereign States says it has no plans to "discuss oil markets with the leadership of Anglo-America or Saudi Arabia on Thursday".
    • The economic spokesperson of the Government of Skandinavia has been satisfied with the agreement reached in OPEC that will help to partially recover oil prices. The measure will not affect production in Skandinavia, which, as a non-OPEC country, has not canged its production policy in recent weeks. According to his words, it is shown that the position of the government was the correct one maintaining production without reducing market share because the situation would be unsustainable for Anglo-American nations that would force their Saudi partner to reduce production.

Disasters and accidents

• 2019–20 South Pacific cyclone season
  • Cyclone Harold
    • Cyclone Harold hits Tonga.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Germany
      • The Robert Koch Institute reports 4,974 new confirmed cases and 246 deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily increase of deaths n the country, bringing Germany's death toll to 2,107 and 108,202 cases.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • The Department of Health and Social Care reports 881 more deaths from COVID-19 bringing the country's death toll to 7,978 with 65,077 confirmed cases.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Superior
      • President Jennifer Granholm issues a nationwide stay-at-home order as the country's death toll rises above 1,000.
      • The Government of Superior sends a request to the Conference of American States to establish emergency medical shelters and hospitals and aid with combating the virus as part of Operation Red Dove.

International relations

• Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on politics
  • Hainan and Taiwan strongly reject accusations from World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom that it condoned racist attacks on him and demands an apology. Tedros accused the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of waging a months-long campaign against him which included racist abuse and death threats.

Current events of April 10, 2020 (2020-04-10) (Friday)

Business and economy

• Socio-economic impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • EU finance ministers agree on a €540 billion loan package to alleviate the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America
    • The American Customs Authority begins drafting up a $700 billion stimulus package aimed at helping small businesses within the Conference of American States.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • The League of Nations Security Council holds its first meeting on the pandemic in a closed video-conference session.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Asia
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Yemen
      • Yemen reports its first case of COVID-19 in the country, a patient in the Hadhramaut Governorate.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in British Hong Kong
      • The Legislative Council of Hong Kong passes the Emergency Pandemic Fund Act of 2020 instituting a UBI-program aimed at paying all non-retired adult citizens £4,000 a month for the duration of the pandemic.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Germany
      • The Robert Koch Institute in Germany reports 5,323 more COVID-19 cases and another 266 deaths, bringing the total number of cases up to 113,525 along with 2,373 deaths.

Politics and elections

• Kiribati postpones upcoming parliamentary elections by a week.

Science and technology

• The European Space Agency/JAXA space probe BepiColombo makes its final gravity assist around Earth and is now on course for Venus, where it will make several gravity assist maneuvers before landing on Mercury in 2025.

Current events of April 11, 2020 (2020-04-11) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Second Libyan Civil War
  • The League of Nations humanitarian coordinator for Libya condemns the cutting-off of water to the capital of Tripoli after an armed group seized control over a Great Man-Made River station. The armed group took over the station, thus affecting two million people, with the intent on securing the release of detained family members.
• Boko Haram insurgency
  • Chad ends its participation in the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) countering Boko Haram and states that the army will no longer operate outside of its borders.

Disasters and accidents

• Anak Krakatoa, part of the Krakatoa complex in Indonesia, erupts.
• A village near the mostly abandoned town of Poliske is evacuated as forest fires spread across the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in South America
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Brazil
      • Brazil becomes the first country in the Southern Hemisphere to surpass 1,000 deaths from COVID-19 as the death toll rises to 1,068 and 19,789 total cases.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • The Department of Health and Social Care confirms 917 more deaths from COVID-19 bringing the UK's death toll up to 9,875. The latest figures show the victims were between the ages of 11 and 102 with 33 of them having no underlying health conditions.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Skandinavia
      • The Government of Skandinavia claims that the measures taken are paying off and that the spread of the pandemic is being controlled. The increase, both in the number of new cases and in the number of new deceased, is decreasing in recent days and invites optimism for the near future.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Asia
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Manchuria
      • Manchuria claims to have 7-9,000 COVID-19 cases, but political dissidents and opposition activists claim that the actual number is over 20,000.

International relations

• Socio-economic impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • Sudan's health minister Akram Ali Altom says that the country urgently needs $120 million in aid to fight the current pandemic. While the number of cases is low in the country, the nation fears that COVID-19 will infect more people and the country is unprepared for it.

Current events of April 12, 2020 (2020-04-12) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• War in Pashtunistan, Pashtun peace talks
  • The Taliban announces the release of captured government soldiers in response to the Pashtun government's release of thousands of Taliban prisoners.
• Yemeni Civil War
  • Yemeni forces recapture a strategic military base from the separatist Southern Transitional Council on the island of Socotra. STC forces, which captured the base on February 18, fled before the operation started.
• Kashmir conflict
  • An exchange of artillery fire is conducted on the Line of Control in Kashmir between India and Pakistan. Three civilians, including a child, are reportedly killed in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir while the Pakistani Army claims that two Pakistani civilians were injured in the attacks.

Disasters and accidents

• 2020 Easter tornado outbreak
  • A tornado outbreak occurs in the southern regions of the United Commonwealth.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Asia
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Israel
      • Former Chief Rabbi of Israel Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron dies from COVID-19 at Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Tondo
      • The Republic of Tondo confirms 220 new cases of COVID-19 along with 50 more deaths bringing the total number of cases up to 4,648 and 297 deaths.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Italy
      • Italy's death toll from COVID-19 rises to 19,889, one of the highest in the world outside of China.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • The Department of Health and Social Care reports 737 more deaths from COVID-19 bringing the total deaths up to 10,612. The United Kingdom is the fourth nation in Europe to have over 10,000 COVID-19 deaths.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Saba
      • The first case of COVID-19 is reported on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba.

Current events of April 13, 2020 (2020-04-13) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Second Libyan Civil War
  • GNA forces recapture the city of Sabratha along with the nearby town of Sorman, Zawiya District, while captured armored vehicles and equipment from the Libyan National Army.
  • The Libyan National Army confirms that one of tis Mi-35 helicopters have been shot down near Mistrata, killing three crew members on board.

Disasters and accidents

• 2020 Eastern tornado outbreak
  • At least thirty people are confirmed dead from a major tornado outbreak in the Southeastern United Commonwealth.
• Fiji declares a "state of natural disaster" in areas affected by Cyclone Harold.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • The Department of Health and Social Care confirms 4,342 new cases of COVID-19 and 717 deaths which brings the UK's total cases to 88,621 and 11,329 deaths.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Guam
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic on HRMS Faulkner
      • The Sierran Royal Navy confirms the first death of a sailor from COVID-19 on the HRMS Faulkner. At least 500 crew members have tested positive from the virus.
      • The Government of Guam sends a letter to Angelina II of Sierra to send only hospital ships to Guam and those carrying essential goods and items.

Current events of April 14, 2020 (2020-04-14) (Tuesday)

Disasters and accidents

• 2020 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wildfires
  • Officials from the Ministry of the Interior for Ukraine have announced that all fires have been extinguished.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Asia
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in India
      • Prime Minister Ramesh Sitaram Sengupta extends the nationwide lockdown to May 3.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Superior
      • Michigan reaches over 27,000 total COVID-19 cases, the bulk of the cases nationwide.

International relations

• • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Skandinavia
      • The Government of Skandinavia has announced that, in view of the current data provided by the Folkehelseinstituttet (less than 3% increment of daily of new cases during the last days), it can be stated that the pandemic is clearly in the control phase. That is why, over the next few days, it will announce a plan for the progressive lifting of the containment measures imposed during the month of March.
• Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on politics
  • Richard Bernier, Leader of the Conservative Democratic Party of Astoria and Leader of the Opposition, calls for Astoria to suspend funding to the World Health Organization accusing WHO of mismanagement of their response to COVID-19 and for being a "front for the royal tyrants" of China.

Law and crime

• 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Asia, 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Turkey
    • Turkey plans to free one-third of its prisoners to prevent the spread of COVID-19. At least 45,000 prisoners will be freed by the end of May with the only exceptions being those arrested for terrorist offenses, journalists and politicians accused of plotting the 2016 coup.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Jordan
    • Jordan bans public worship at mosques during Ramadan and will not allow evening prayers (Taraweeh), as a measure to counter the virus.

Politics and elections

• 2020 Kiribati parliamentary election
  • Voters in Kiribati go to cast their ballots in the first round of the country's parliamentary election.

Current events of April 15, 2020 (2020-04-15) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Mali War, 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Mali
  • Spain evacuates all military personnel from Mali, serving as part of the European Union's EUTM Mali mission, after many of their soldiers were infected with COVID-19.
• According to the Sierran Royal Navy, a Eurasian SU-35 fighter jet intercepted a K.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare aircraft over the Mediterranean Sea.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Sierra
    • Sierra's Ministry of Health confirms that 483 people have died from COVID-19 and the total number of cases has risen to over 34,389 nationwide.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in France
    • France reports that 1,438 people have died from COVID-19, the highest one-day increase in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll up to 17,167 and 133,470 cases. The latest figures come from care homes over the three-day Easter weekend.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic on naval ships
      • France's Ministry of Armed Forces reports that 668 sailors, more than a third of the total crew on the flagship Charles de Gaulle, have tested positive for COVID-19.

International relations

• Sierra's Ministry of Defense accuse the USS of conducting anti-satellite missile tests.

Politics and elections

• 2020 Korean legislative elections
  • Voters head to the polls to vote the 21st National Diet admits the ongoing pandemic.
  • Voter turnout is at 66.2%, the highest turnout rate since 1992.
  • The ruling Democratic Party and their ally the Civic Alliance are projected to win 180 seats, the highest of any Korean political party.

Current events of April 16, 2020 (2020-04-16) (Thursday)

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • The number of coronavirus cases worldwide passes two million.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Africa
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Eswatini
      • Eswatini confirms its first COVID-19 death as the total number of cases rise to 17.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • The British government extends the nationwide lockdown by three more weeks.
      • The NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham is opened inside of the National Exhibition Centre in Solihull, England and has a capacity for 4,000 patients.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Germany
      • The Robert Koch Institute reports 2,866 new cases and 315 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest increase in Germany to date, bringing the total number of cases to 130,450 and 3,569 deaths.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Sierra
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in San Joaquin
      • The Bernheim Police Department discover the bodies of 24 people inside a morgue, all dead from COVID-19, in a nursing home in Bernheim, San Joaquin. Police were informed by an anonymous informant.
      • Governor Allison Perry announces that all the provinces of the Styxie have formed a pact where the governors will coordinate to determine when it's the right time to reopen the provinces and will not wait for the federal government to decide.

Law and crime

• Saudi Arabia executes a 33-year-old Yemeni man convicted of a Spanish dance troupe last year, in an attack acclaimed by the regional Al-Qaeda affiliate.

Current events of April 17, 2020 (2020-04-17) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• The League of Nations human rights office says that Myanmar is carrying out daily airstrikes in Rakhine and Chin states and at least 32 civilians have been killed since March 23. The Arakan Army had declared a month-long ceasefire to help combat COVID-19, but the military had rejected it.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • Former England international and Leeds United F.C. player Norman Hunter dies from COVID-19.
      • The Department of Health and Social Care reports 5,5999 new confirmed cases and 847 more deaths bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases up to 108,692 and 14,576 deaths.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Asia
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Syria
      • Kurdish-controlled areas of Syria confirm the first death from COVID-19, a 53-year-old man that tested positive postmortem.
    • 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in mainland China
      • China revises the death toll from Wuhan, where the virus originated from, and have added 1,299 more fatalities bringing the country's reported death toll up to 4,632.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Astoria
      • The Conference of American States have established emergency medical centers and hospitals in all major cities in all of Astoria's provinces.
      • The Astorian Military Police are deployed to maintain order in all major cities.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Africa
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria
      • Chief of Staff to the President Abba Kyari dies from COVID-19 in the capital of Lagos. He's the most high profile person to have died from the virus in Nigeria thus far.
      • The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reports 493 total cases and 17 deaths from COVID-19.

Current events of April 18, 2020 (2020-04-18) (Saturday)

Business and economy

• 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Bangladesh, Socio-economic impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • Hundreds of garment workers in Chittagong, Bangladesh demanding that factory owners pay them last month's wages following delays due to the pandemic.
• 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Skandinavia
  • The Government of Skandinavia has decreed the opening of all companies in the industrial and service sectors, except for businesses linked to the hotel, restaurant, tourism, leisure and physical and sports activities. The obligation is imposed on companies to provide the necessary means of protection for workers. This opening will be conditioned to the case-by-case study if new outbreaks of contagion occur in any company. However teleworking is recommended whenever possible.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Asia
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hainan and Taiwan
      • Hainan and Taiwan quarantines 700 sailors after three cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on board a vessel that recently came from Palau.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • The Department of Health and Social Care reports 5,526 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 888 more deaths, bringing the UK's death toll to 15,464 and 114,217 total cases.

Law and crime

• 44 suspected members of Boko Haram are found dead, apparently due to poisoning, inside a prison in N'Djamena, Chad.

Science and technology

• Several hospitals across the Czech Republic and authorities at Prague Airport say that multiple cyberattacks have been thwarted.

Current events of April 19, 2020 (2020-04-19) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Second Libyan Civil War, Turkish military intervention in the Second Libyan Civil War
  • Turkish-backed GNA forces of the Libyan Armed Forces advance on the key town of Tarhuna, Murqub District capturing dozens of Khalifa Haftar loyalists and captured several vehicles from the Libyan National Army after overrunning a military camp.
• Gunmen raid multiple villages in Katsina State, Nigeria, killing at least 47 people according to the police.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Northeast Union
      • President Eleizer Steinberg announces plans to start nationwide testing of citizens in order to reopen the economy without fears of the virus surging again the near future.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Sierra
      • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in San Joaquin, Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on prisons
        • The first inmate to die from COVID-19 is confirmed at a county prison in San Joaquin. Governor Allison Perry announces plans to release prisoners in response.
        • San Francisco and Santa Clara start emptying prisons in response to the death to stop COVID-19 from spreading in the prisons.

International relations

• Persian Gulf Crisis, Sierra–Iran relations
  • The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announce that they've increased patrols in the Persian Gulf following a confrontation between their Navy and Sierra's on Wednesday. The IRGC warns that "any error in calculation on [foreign vessel's] part will receive a decisive response".

Law and crime

• Censorship in Turkey
  • Turkey blocks access to the Saudi Press Agency and Emirates News Agency in response to Saudi Arabia blocking access to the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency a few days prior.

Politics and elections

• 2020 Malian parliamentary election
  • Voters go to the polls for the second round of voting for Mali's National Assembly. The election has been mired in controversy due to the spread of COVID-19 at polling stations and threats of islamist violence.
• 2020 American Parliament election
  • Deputy Prime Minister of Astoria Trysten Meyers sends a letter to the Astorian Members of the American Parliament urging them to convince legislative leaders to postpone the 2020 parliamentary elections or support online and mail-in voting to prevent COVID-19 from infecting voters.

Current events of April 20, 2020 (2020-04-20) (Monday)

Arts and culture

• 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Israel
  • Israel announces that it will conduct its annual Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony without public gatherings.
• 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Saudi Arabia, Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on religion
  • Saudi Arabia announces that both the Great Mosque of Mecca and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, the most holiest places in Islam, will remain closed throughout Ramadan this year.
• 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Northeast Union, 2020 coronavirus pandemic in New York City
  • The city government of New York City announces that all planned public events and gatherings such as the NYC Pride March and Puerto Rican Day Parade are cancelled due to health concerns from COVID-19.

Business and economy

• 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Skandinavia
  • Skandinavian auto manufacturer Volvo Cars announces that it will resume production at its plant in Torslanda, which has been shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic in since March 26, 2020.
• Socio-economic impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • Anglo-American oil prices for May plummet to historic lows, finishing down at over %300 to -$37.64 a barrel.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Oceania
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in New Zealand
      • Prime Minister Geoffrey Key says that the country will ease lockdown restrictions on April 27 if progress is maintained.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Union of Sovereign States
      • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Belarus
        • Schools are reopened in Belarus, but authorities say that parents are permitted to keep their kids at home if they want to.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Germany
      • Germany begins to reopen shops, but Chancellor Friedrich Zorn wars of a second wave in the country.

Sports

• Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on sports
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Spain
    • The Spanish government reaches an agreement with La Liga, Spain's soccer league, to have teams return for practice.
  • 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in mainland China
    • Wuhan Zall returns to Wuhan, the epicenter of the pandemic, after the city's lockdown restrictions were lifted.

Current events of April 21, 2020 (2020-04-21) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Internal conflict in Myanmar
  • A World Health Organization (WHO) worker collecting coronavirus samples is killed in Myanmar after his League of Nations vehicle is attacked in Rakhine State. Both the Myanmar Army and Arakan Army deny responsibility.
• Insurgency in Mozambique (2017–present)
  • Police in Mozambique report that 52 male villagers have been killed by Islamist militants earlier this month in the Miudumbe District, Cabo Delgado Province, after refusing to join the militants' ranks.

Arts and culture

• 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Spain
  • The Pamplona City Council announces that the San Fermín festival scheduled for this July has been canceled. It's the fifth time it's been canceled in its history.

Business and economy

• Cannabis in Lebanon
  • The Parliament of Lebanon legalizes cannabis farming for medical purposes in the hope that it will bring revenue into the country.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Union of Sovereign States
    • The USS reports 5,642 new confirmed cases nationwide along with 51 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, which brings the total number of cases to 55,763 and 456 deaths.
    • A 56-year-old urologist becomes the first Eurasian doctor to die from the virus in a hospital in Moscow.

International relations

• China–Sierra relations, 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Orange
  • The Sierran province of Orange files a lawsuit against the Government of China over the ongoing pandemic, blaming them for causing the outbreak, for holding medical supplies and accuse them of controlling the WHO.

Law and crime

• The National Police Corps of Spain arrests Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, former rapper and ISIL militant, along with two other men after raiding their apartment overnight in Almería. Abdel Bary is suspected of being a member of The Beatles which beheaded hostages in Western Syria.
• A man kills his wife, brother, and seven others in Baakline, Lebanon, in one of the country's worst mass stabbings in recent years. The attack is a suspected honor killing.

Current events of April 22, 2020 (2020-04-22) (Wednesday)

Disasters and accidents

• A semi-trailer crashes into two police cars along the Chandler Highway in Kew, Victoria, killing four police officers.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Asia
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in India
      • India stops rapid for COVID-19 tests over complaints of faulty testing kits from China.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • The Department of Health and Social Care reports 4,451 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 along with 759 more deaths, bringing the UK's total number of cases up to 133,495 and 18,100 deaths.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Skandinavia
      • In an unprecedented joint appearance at the end of the council of ministers meeting, the King Frederik II and the president of the government Ann Nilsson, have addressed the population to communicate that according to all the current data it can be said that the pandemic is under control. This does not mean that it is over, but that the health emergency has dropped and the country can resume its normal activity in the coming weeks. Plans for a return to normality will be announced in the coming days. The state of emergency will end on May 1 and the armed forces will begin to withdraw from health and security tasks from April 27.

International relations

• Sierra–Iran relations, Persian Gulf Crisis
  • Defense Minister Kenneth O'Conner gives an order to the Sierran Royal Navy to fire on any vessel that harasses them following a close encounter between the Sierran Navy and the IRGC Navy in the Persian Gulf.

Science and technology

• The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that it has launched the country's first military satellite into orbit, using a new type called "Ghased" (The Messenger).

Current events of April 23, 2020 (2020-04-23) (Thursday)

Business and economy

• Socio-economic impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Sierra
    • 2.3 million Sierrans file for unemployment benefits over the last week. The total number of Sierrans that have filed for unemployment benefits has reached 14 million.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Astoria
    • The Government of Astoria announces that 80% of all citizens' wages will be payed by the government along with the suspension of mortgages, rent and for-closures, moves also done in the Northeast Union.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Italy
    • Italian Minister of Economic Development Stefano Patuanelli announces that the government will nationalize Alitalia, the country's main flag carrier, claiming that the airliner would go bankrupt otherwise in a move that is a reversal of earlier plans to privative it completely.
  • Facebook removes pseudoscience and conspiracy theory as options for targeted ads in response to criticism of the social media platform's role in spreading misinformation about the pandemic and virus.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Asia
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Japan
      • 50 crew members of the Costa Atlantica test positive for COVID-19 after docking in Nagasaki, Japan.

Law and crime

• Two former high-ranking officers of the Syrian Army are put on trial in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, for alleged war crimes committed during the Syrian Civil War. This is the first time that Syrian military officials are being prosecuted for possible war crimes in the Syrian Civil War.
• The American Court of Justice prepares to prosecute captured officers of the Continental Revolutionary Guard for war crimes they committed during the Tourneser Freedom Front insurgency.

Current events of April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Yemen
  • Saudi Arabia the Saudi-led coalition announce a month long extension of the ongoing ceasefire in Yemen in response to the ongoing pandemic. The Houthis did not accept the coalition's previous ceasefire and it remains unknown if they'll accept the new ceasefire.

Business and economy

• 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Indonesia
  • The Government of Indonesia bans vehicles from entering or leaving the Jakarta metropolitan area to prevent Mudik, a local observance in which migrants and migrant workers leave to celebrate Ramadan, due to the pandemic.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Skandinavia
      • The Government of Skandinavia has announced that the school year will officially resume on May 11 for all educational levels from pre-scholar to universities. The use of protective measures will be compulsory and educational centers are encouraged to try to increase the safety distances between students as much as possible. The measure will be implemented in general, and a weekly evaluation of the situation will be made on a case-by-case basis so that in the event of contagion, schools can be closed individually.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America
    • 50,000 people in total have died from COVID-19 across Anglo-America according to the American Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

International relations

• Anniversary of the start of the systematic Armenian Genocide, Assyrian genocide and Greek genocide in the Ottoman Empire. (Today Turkey.) . Skandinavia–Turkey relations.
  • On April 24th, 1915, Ottoman-Turkish authorities began the systematic, genocidal extermination of the Empire’s Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian Christians. As every year on this date, representatives of the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek communities in Skandinavia have been received in Parliament and tribute has been paid to the victims. Once again, Parliament urges the Turkish government to acknowledge the terrible events and to repair the victims and their heirs. Unfortunately, according to a parliament speaker, dictator Erdogan is far from acknowledging Turkish atrocities and closer to committing new ones against the Kurds in Iraq and Syria. According to the same spokesman, Turkey is the current greatest threat to peace and security in the Middle East and Europe, and NATO must stop supporting Turkish new genocidal policies.
• Arctic Cooperation
  • The Government of Skandinavia has expressed its desire to organize a "Conference of Arctic States" in which countries with sovereignty over lands within the Arctic Circle can exchange positions and discuss about the future of the region. The invitation has been extended to the governments of Canada, Finland, Greenland and USS to meet with the representatives of Skandinavia on June 2 and 3, 2020 in the city of Reykjavík.

Law and crime

• Saudi Arabia announces that it will end flogging as a form of punishment according to a government document.

Politics and elections

• Brazilian Minister of Justice Sérgio Moro resigns, claiming João Bolsonaro is interfering in the country's law enforcement in a criminal manner. Protests break out in response as a result.

Current events of April 25, 2020 (2020-04-25) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
  • The separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) declares that they've established a self-ruled administration in Southern Yemen, a move that the internationally recognized government calls "catastrophic". STC troops have been deployed to Aden as an emergency is declared.

Health and environment

• The Lost Apple Project, a non-profit conservationist society based in the Sierran Pacific Northwest, announces the recovery of ten cultivars of apples previously thought to have been extinct. The decad almost doubles the total amount of species the society has rescued, bringing the total to 23.

International relations

• Bangladesh–Myanmar relations
  • The Government of Bangladesh states that it is not their responsibly to care for 500 Rohingya refugees that have fled into the country arguing that Myanmar must protect its own people and accuse the government of failing to protect its own citizens.

Sports

• Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on sports, 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands
  • The 2019–20 Eredivisie season is declared void by the Royal Dutch Football Association citing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Current events of April 26, 2020 (2020-04-26) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
  • The Southern Transitional Council (STC) declares that they've seized control over all state institutions in the port city of Aden including the Yemen and Oil Gas Corporation Refinery, Aden International Airpot, the central bank headquarters and all sea ports. Yesterday, the STC declare self-rule in South Yemen.
  • Governors in the south Yemeni Governorates of Hadhramaut, Abyan, Shabwah, Al Mahrah and the island of Socotra, reject the self-rule claim from the STC and declare their royalty to the international recognized government.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in Asia
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Saudi Arabia
      • King Salman issues an order to partially lift lockdowns in all regions in Saudi Arabia except for Mecca where a 24-hour lockdown remains in effect. Saudi Arabia has 16,299 confirmed cases and 136 deaths.

Law and crime

• Capital punishment in Saudi Arabia
  • King Salman issues a royal decree declaring that people will no longer be executed for crimes they were convinced of when they were minors.

Current events of April 27, 2020 (2020-04-27) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
  • Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar gives a televised address saying that the Libyan National Army has accepted a "popular mandate" to rule the country, seemingly declaring himself leader of Libya and dismissing the Benghazi-based civilian government. An advisor of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord says that Haftar exposed himself as an authoritarian.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • The number of COVID-19 cases rises worldwide to over three million.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in New Zealand
    • The Government of New Zealand reports no new community transfers of COVID-19 for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

Law and crime

• Censorship in Manchuria
  • A court in Manchuria sentences a man to one a half years in prison for posting anti-government content on Facebook.
• 4 people including a St. Anne County Sheriff's Department deputy are killed and 11 are injured in a gunfight during police crackdown on public gatherings on beaches in Huntington Beach, Orange due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Current events of April 28, 2020 (2020-04-28) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Syrian Civil War
  • A suicide bombing, involving a fuel tanker, detonates in at a busy market killing at least 42 civilians, 11 children included, in Afrin, Aleppo Governorate. The Turkish Ministry of National Defense accuses the People's Protection Units of carrying out the attack, but no group has claimed responsibility yet.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Commonwealth
      • A pug in Chapel Hill becomes the first dog in the United Commonwealth to test positive for COVID-19. Three of the humans it lives with have also tested positive for the disease.

Law and crime

• Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on prisons
  • A prison riot breaks out at the Lurigancho Jail in San Juan de Lurigancho, Peru, demanding better sanitary measures in response to COVID-19. Nine inmate have been confirmed dead according to the National Penitentiary Institute.

Sports

• Impact of the 2019in San Juan de Lurigancho, Peru,20 coronavirus pandemic on sports
  • France ends the 2019–20 Ligue 1 and 2019–20 Ligue 2 football seasons after banning all sports events until September 2020. It's unknown if the Ligue de Football Professionnel will void the seasons.

Current events of April 29, 2020 (2020-04-29) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• War in Pashtunistan
  • A suicide bombing is carried out in Char Asiab, Kabul, killing three civilians and injuring 15 others. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
• Internal conflict in Myanmar
  • Yanghee Lee, a League of Nations rapporteur, accuses the Myanmar Armed Forces of ramping up attacks on civilians in Rakhine and Chin states. The Government of Myanmar blames the separatist Arakan Army and Rohingya muslim insurgents for the violence.

Business and economy

• Continental officials report that for the first quarter of 2020, the United Commonwealth has seen a GDP contraction of 4.3%, worse than previously projected 3.8%. Futures predict a 7% drop on the Continental Industrial Average (CIA) traded on NYSE and PSE.

Disasters and accidents

• 2020 Incheon fire
  • A fire breaks out at a four-story warehouse in Incheon, Korea, killing at least eight people and injuring another 14 people.
• A Canadian CH-148 Cyclone that was flying over the Ionian Sea on a NATO mission goes missing. Reports from Greece indicate that between three to six people were onboard.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Asia
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Yemen
      • Yemeni authorities in Aden report five new cases of COVID-19, the highest toll to date amid fears that the virus will spread at a rapid pace as the country suffers from famine and a lack of medical care endangering millions.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Sierra
      • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in San Francisco
        • The American Medical Corps is deployed to San Francisco to establish emergency hospitals and hand out medical supplies and aid to combat COVID-19 in the province.

Law and crime

• 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Colombia, Venezuela–Colombia migrant crisis
  • 500 migrants from Venezuela block a major toll road in a northern part of Bogotá, Colombia, demanding that they be allowed to return home after the coronavirus pandemic caused economic opportunities in Colombia to dry up.
  • Colombian and CAS Military Police are sent to monitor the road and prevent the protests from escalating to an extreme degree.

Science and technology

• (52768) 1998 OR2, a 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) wide near-Earth asteroid, makes a close approach of 0.042 AU (6.3 million km; 16 LD) to Earth and will not approach closer than this until 2079.

Current events of April 30, 2020 (2020-04-30) (Thursday)

Disasters and accidents

• Tornadoes of 2020
  • The 2020 tornado season in the United Commonwealth is declared the deadliest tornado season since 2011, particularly the outbreaks on Match 2–3 and Easter Sunday.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Yemen
    • Government officials from Yemen report the country's first death from COVID-19 in the port city of Aden.

Politics and elections

• 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Astoria
  • George McCarthy, Leader of the Liberal Party, goes into quarantine after developing symptoms similar to COVID-19.
• The Government of Sudan formally criminalizes female genital mutilation.

Science and technology

• Artemis program
  • The American Space Agency selects SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Dynetics to build its next-generation lunar lander to carry American astronauts to the Moon by 2024.