Legible News

Armed conflicts and attacks

Libyan Civil War
- Turkish military intervention in the Second Libyan Civil War
  - A Turkish Naval Forces warship launches missiles at LNA positions near the city of Ajaylat in western Libya. (Middle East Monitor)
  - GNA forces say they shot down a Wing Loong drone used by the LNA over Ajaylat as clashes continue. (Libya Observer)

Business and economy

Whiting Petroleum Corporation declares bankruptcy. Whiting was once the largest oil producer in the Bakken shale region. (Reuters)
2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States
- Hobby Lobby is expected to reopen in states with stay-at-home orders. (CBS News)

Disasters and accidents

2020 coronavirus pandemic in California
- Federal authorities charge 44-year-old Eduardo Moreno, a locomotive engineer, with train-wrecking after he intentionally derailed a train near USNS Mercy to bring attention to the U.S. government's response to the pandemic. (NBC News)

Health and environment

2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
- 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Asia
  - 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in mainland China
    - China reports 130 asymptomatic cases of COVID-19. This is their first time reporting asymptomatic cases. (Bloomberg)
  - 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Israel
    - Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman tests positive for COVID-19 and will go into quarantine, as cases rise to 6,092. (The Jerusalem Post)
  - 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Yemen, Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on prisons
    - Yemen's internationally recognised government releases more than 470 prisoners from detention facilities in areas under its control amid growing concerns the virus could spread in Yemen's overcrowded jails. The United Nations Human Rights Council has called for the release of all political prisoners. (The National)
- 2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America
  - 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Cuba
    - The Government of Cuba has announced that all flights to and from the island nation are suspended, as of midnight on April 1. (WSVN)
  - 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States
    - 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Florida
      - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issues a stay-at-home order. (NBC News)
- 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
  - 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Italy
    - Italy extends their lockdown to April 13. (Reuters)
  - 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom
    - The Department of Health and Social Care reports 563 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 2,352 and 29,474 cases. BBC)
    - Chief Minister Howard Quayle confirms the Isle of Man's first death from COVID-19, a patient with underlying health conditions at Noble’s Hospital. (BBC)
    - Former Prime Minister of Somalia Nur Hassan Hussein dies from COVID-19 in London. (Voice of America)
  - 2020 coronavirus pandemic in France
    - France reports 509 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the country's death toll to 4,032 and 56,989 cases, with 6,017 of those patients reported in a serious condition requiring life support. (Reuters)

International relations

Russia–United States relations, 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States
- Russia is expected to send a plane with masks and medical supplies to the United States to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. (Politico)
United States–Venezuela relations
- United States President Donald Trump announces that United States Navy ships will be deployed to Venezuela. (ABC News)

Law and crime

2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Dominican Republic
- 19,517 people are arrested in the Dominican Republic for breaking curfew. (Dominican Today)
2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States
- The security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a central figure in the White House Coronavirus Task Force, is significantly increased following threats and other unwelcome communications. (The Washington Post)

Sports

Wimbledon, Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on sports
- The 2020 Wimbledon Championships is cancelled for the first time since World War II due to the spread of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom. (The Guardian)
2019–20 NBA season
- Four Brooklyn Nets players, including Kevin Durant, is declared symptom-free after testing positive for COVID-19. (USA Today)