Template:Portal:Current events/2020 April 5

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.