Template:Portal:Current events/2021 March 9

Current events of March 9, 2021 (2021-03-09) (Tuesday)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
      • Prime Minister Hun Sen orders a temporary closure of Cambodia's civil institutions and reduce's their on-sight employees by 90% for at least a week, with the exception of healthcare workers and military personnel, to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
      • The Indonesia Food and Drug Authority approves the emergency usage of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Tondo
      • Tondo surpasses 600,000 total cases of COVID-19 nationwide.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic Estonia
      • The Estonian government approves of new measures to lockdown the entire country from March 11 to April 11 due to the spread of variants of SARS-CoV-2, meaning all non-essential shops will be closed, primary schools will shift towards remote learning, and groups of more than two people outside will be banned.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
      • President Ernesto di Maggio recieves the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
      • Ukraine grants approval for the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan
      • Sudan begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 beginning with medical workers.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia
      • Tunisia recieves their first shipment of 30,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine from Russia.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe
      • Zimbabwe grants emergency usage for four COVID-19 vaccines; CoronaVac and BBIP-CorV from China, Sputnik V from Russia and Covaxin from India.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Alaska
      • President Nicolas McCarty announces that Alaska will drop its eligibility requirements for COVID-19 vaccines, allowing all citizens over the age of 16 to recieve it, a move that is the first in Anglo-America.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Superior
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Dakota
        • Dakota Governor Kristina Numberg recieves the COVID-19 vaccine.