Template:Portal:Current events/2020 March 20

Current events of March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20) (Friday)

Arts and culture

• The Grand Ole Opry broadcasts from an empty venue for the first time since 1925.

Business and economy

• Socio-economic impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
• Japanese car manufacturer Nissan indefinitely suspends production at Nissan Motor Manufacturing Plant UK in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Health and environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
  • The United Provinces reports over 2,000 coronavirus cases in the country.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
    • Spain reports 1,000 total deaths while the total infected reaches over 20,000 more people nationally.
    • NHS England reports 39 more COVID-19 deaths and brings the total death toll nationally to 184. The patients who died were between the ages of 55 and 99 and had underlying health conditions.
  • Papua New Guinea reports its first COVID-19 case, a male patient from Spain currently being isolated in Lae.
  • Sri Lanka imposes a nationwide curfew and closes all mosques in response to the virus.
  • Israel reports its first COVID-19 death, an 88-year-old man with underlying health conditions.
  • The Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran reports 1,237 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 149 more deaths, bringing the total number of cases to 19,644 and 1,433 deaths.
  • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Sierra
      • The San Joaquin National Guard is deployed to major cities like Bernheim to set up quarantine centers, collect the dead, and will offer security to food stores, super markets and other places that have been subjected to panic buying.
      • Carson Davis is evacuated from Bernheim for safety concerns after being tested negative for COVID-19. His staff has also being tested as well.
    • 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Astoria
      • Seattle is placed under lockdown and curfews are imposed in response to COVID-19 in the city.

Law and crime

• India executes four men who were convicted in the 2012 Delhi gang rape.

Sports

• Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on sports
  • 2020 Summer Olympics
    • The International Olympic Committee refuses to cancel the 2020 Summer Olympics, but says it's too early to suspend the event.