Template:Portal:Current events/2021 March 1

Current events of March 1, 2021 (2021-03-01) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Tigray War
  • Girmay Gebru, a reporter for the BBC, is detained by Ethiopian soldiers along with four other people in Mekelle, Tigray region, Ethiopia, and are sent to a military camp for unknown reasons.

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in India
      • COVID-19 vaccination in India
        • Prime Minister Narendra Modi recieves his first dose of the Bharat Biotech Covaxin vaccine.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Tondo
      • Tondo begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the CoronaVac vaccine developed by Sinovac from China, with the first doses being administered to healthcare workers in Metro Manila.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan
      • Jordan approves the emergency usage of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Syria
      • Syria begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 with healthcare workers being the first ones to recieve the vaccine.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in France
      • France raises the age limit for those who recieve the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to those below the age of 75.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Skandinavia
      • Skandinavia declares a state of emergency admist rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in the country's eastern region. The state of emergency allows the government to close schools and restaurants and limit movement between regions.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Equatorial States
      • The Equatorial States begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine delivered to the country by the COVAX sharing initiative. Health workers, teachers, and military personnel are the first to recieve the vaccine.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe
      • The government of Zimbabwe announces an easing of restrictions admist a drop in reported COVID-19 cases.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United People's Committees
    • The United People's Committees approves the emergency usage of Sinopharm's BBIP-CorV vaccine.