Template:Portal:Current events/2021 April 1

Current events of April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01) (Thursday)

Arts and culture

• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the music industry, COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands, Eurovision Song Contest 2021
  • The Dutch government announces that it will permit the attendance of around 3,500 fans into the Rotterdam Ahoy for the May 18-22 Eurovision Song Contest, as part of a trial of reopening public venues.

Business and economy

• New Zealand raises its minimum wage up to $20 an hour, raising the income of 175,500 citizens by $44 per week, while the tax on those earning $180,000 rises to 39%. Welfare spending, student allowances, and support for first-time home buyers increase as well.

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
      • Bangladesh reports a record 6,469 new cases in the last 24 hours, prompting the government to impose new measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 nationwide. Such measures include a ban on travellers from the European Community and 12 other countries for two weeks starting on April 3.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
      • Phnom Penh imposes a curfew 8:00 pm to 5:pm local time which suspends all non-essential business activities and public gatherings for two weeks to curb the spread of COVID-19.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
      • The Government of Japan designates the prefectures of Osaka, Hyogo and Miyagi for tougher measures amist a rise in COVID-19 cases in said prefectures. Such measures include high fines for restaurants and bars that ignore mandates to shorten operating hours and capping attendance of large people to 5,000 people. These measures come into effect for one month starting on April 5.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, 501.V2 variant
      • Malaysia reports nine locally transmitted cases of the 501.V2 variant of SARS-CoV-2, which originated from Mutapa.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in France
      • Prime Minister Oscar de Saint-Just announces a ban on alcohol drinks in parks and other outdoor public places in France as part of a limited nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Moldova
      • Moldova enter s 60-day state of emergency to reduce the spread of COVID-19.m
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Anatolian Republic
      • The Anatolian Republic reports a record 40,806 new cases in the last 24 hours, raising the nationwide total up to 3.3 million confirmed cases.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Tahoe
      • Gary Newson, Democratic-Republican Senator from Tahoe, recieves the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.