Covid-19, five years on: this day in 2020
@covid5.bsky.social
Relaying the news about Covid as it happened on this day in 2020
By @dhanendran.co.uk
By @dhanendran.co.uk
USA -- Rap artist Post Malone performs an 80-minute at-home tribute to Nirvana, covering many of the band's songs. The event raises more than $500,000 to be donated to coronavirus relief funds.
Post Malone x Nirvana Tribute - Livestream
Post Malone: Nirvana Tribute Livestream April 24, 2020 at 6PM EST.This event will raise funds for The United Nations Foundation’s COVID-19 Solidarity Respons...
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April 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
USA -- Rap artist Post Malone performs an 80-minute at-home tribute to Nirvana, covering many of the band's songs. The event raises more than $500,000 to be donated to coronavirus relief funds.
Global/finance -- The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil (a benchmark for oil prices) has turned negative for the first time in history. This is largely because oil is being stockpiled at the WTI measuring location in Cushing, Oklahoma, as a result of massively reduced global demand for oil.
April 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Global/finance -- The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil (a benchmark for oil prices) has turned negative for the first time in history. This is largely because oil is being stockpiled at the WTI measuring location in Cushing, Oklahoma, as a result of massively reduced global demand for oil.
Global/finance -- Saudi Arabia and Russia have agreed to oil production cuts. Reuters has reported that "If Saudi Arabia fails to rein in output, US senators have called on the White House to impose sanctions on Riyadh, pull out US troops from the kingdom and impose import tariffs on Saudi oil."
April 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Global/finance -- Saudi Arabia and Russia have agreed to oil production cuts. Reuters has reported that "If Saudi Arabia fails to rein in output, US senators have called on the White House to impose sanctions on Riyadh, pull out US troops from the kingdom and impose import tariffs on Saudi oil."
Philippines -- President Rodrigo Duterte extends the lockdown and home quarantine measures on Luzon until April 30.
April 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Philippines -- President Rodrigo Duterte extends the lockdown and home quarantine measures on Luzon until April 30.
USA -- The Facebook-owned messaging service Whatsapp has become a breeding ground for disinformation about Covid-19, and in response the service announces that it is limiting how many times messages can be forwarded.
April 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
USA -- The Facebook-owned messaging service Whatsapp has become a breeding ground for disinformation about Covid-19, and in response the service announces that it is limiting how many times messages can be forwarded.
Japan -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declares a state of emergency to combat Covid-19.
April 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Japan -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declares a state of emergency to combat Covid-19.
Poland -- Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin tenders his resignation over a disagreement with the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party. He wanted the election scheduled for May 10 to be postponed while the government is pushing to keep the election date, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
April 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Poland -- Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin tenders his resignation over a disagreement with the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party. He wanted the election scheduled for May 10 to be postponed while the government is pushing to keep the election date, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Ivory Coast -- Police and protesters clash after the protestors dismantled a half-built Covid-19 testing center over fears that people using the facility would spread the virus through their district.
April 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Ivory Coast -- Police and protesters clash after the protestors dismantled a half-built Covid-19 testing center over fears that people using the facility would spread the virus through their district.
France -- President Emmanuel Macron eases some lockdown restrictions for people on the autism spectrum following the requests of disability groups
April 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
France -- President Emmanuel Macron eases some lockdown restrictions for people on the autism spectrum following the requests of disability groups
UK -- Having been admitted to hospital yesterday, Boris Johnson has been moved into an intensive care unit after his symptoms from Covid-19 worsened.
April 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
UK -- Having been admitted to hospital yesterday, Boris Johnson has been moved into an intensive care unit after his symptoms from Covid-19 worsened.
Germany -- Chancellor Angela Merkel describes the coronavirus crisis as the biggest test the European Union has faced in its history.
April 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Germany -- Chancellor Angela Merkel describes the coronavirus crisis as the biggest test the European Union has faced in its history.
UK -- Department store chain Debenhams has filed for administration because of "unprecedented" circumstances caused by the United Kingdom's coronavirus lockdown.
Coronavirus: Debenhams to file for administration
The department store chain, which employs 20,000 people, says the move will allow it to keep trading.
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April 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
UK -- Department store chain Debenhams has filed for administration because of "unprecedented" circumstances caused by the United Kingdom's coronavirus lockdown.
UK -- Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer Catherine Calderwood resigns from her post after she is pictured visiting her second home, despite urging Scots to stay at home and avoid all but essential travel
April 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
UK -- Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer Catherine Calderwood resigns from her post after she is pictured visiting her second home, despite urging Scots to stay at home and avoid all but essential travel
USA -- Bronx Zoo says one of its tigers has tested positive for coronavirus
April 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
USA -- Bronx Zoo says one of its tigers has tested positive for coronavirus
UK -- The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been taken to hospital as a "precautionary step" after having "persistent" signs of coronavirus ten days after testing positive for the virus.
April 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
UK -- The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been taken to hospital as a "precautionary step" after having "persistent" signs of coronavirus ten days after testing positive for the virus.
UK -- HM The Queen has made an unusual broadcast to citizens of the UK and the Commonwealth. She thanks those working on the NHS front line as well as care workers and "those carrying out essential roles, who selflessly continue their day-to-day duties outside the home in support of us all".
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April 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
UK -- HM The Queen has made an unusual broadcast to citizens of the UK and the Commonwealth. She thanks those working on the NHS front line as well as care workers and "those carrying out essential roles, who selflessly continue their day-to-day duties outside the home in support of us all".
UK -- People are generally observing social distancing regulations. A tweet from Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social points out that: "No one at local park is sunbathing. No one in non-household groups. Everyone socially distancing. Further restrictions... seem highly unnecessary." buff.ly/JVtyvHf
April 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
UK -- People are generally observing social distancing regulations. A tweet from Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social points out that: "No one at local park is sunbathing. No one in non-household groups. Everyone socially distancing. Further restrictions... seem highly unnecessary." buff.ly/JVtyvHf
UK -- Former children's laureate Michael Rosen is in hospital with Covid-19 symptoms.
April 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
UK -- Former children's laureate Michael Rosen is in hospital with Covid-19 symptoms.
Turkey -- the Gendarmerie has been sent to the eastern city of Batman after a riot erupts inside the city's Type-M prison. The riot comes after the Turkish parliament approved the release of 100,000 inmates because of Covid-19, but excluded journalists and political prisoners, many of whom are Kurds
April 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Turkey -- the Gendarmerie has been sent to the eastern city of Batman after a riot erupts inside the city's Type-M prison. The riot comes after the Turkish parliament approved the release of 100,000 inmates because of Covid-19, but excluded journalists and political prisoners, many of whom are Kurds
UK -- Government minister Michael Gove has called conspiracy theories relating 5G communications technology to the Covid-19 pandemic "dangerous nonsense" after 5G masts have been set alight.
April 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
UK -- Government minister Michael Gove has called conspiracy theories relating 5G communications technology to the Covid-19 pandemic "dangerous nonsense" after 5G masts have been set alight.
UK -- Outgoing Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn calls his five years in the top job "the honour of my life".
April 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
UK -- Outgoing Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn calls his five years in the top job "the honour of my life".
UK -- Keir Starmer has been elected leader of the UK's Labour Party, the opposition to the governing Conservatives. His deputy will be Angela Rayner.
April 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
UK -- Keir Starmer has been elected leader of the UK's Labour Party, the opposition to the governing Conservatives. His deputy will be Angela Rayner.
UK -- Torsten Bell (@torstenbell.bsky.social) of the Resolution Foundation posts a chart to his email list showing that it's unlikely that the government will be able to return to its pre-Covid "austerity" agenda:
April 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
UK -- Torsten Bell (@torstenbell.bsky.social) of the Resolution Foundation posts a chart to his email list showing that it's unlikely that the government will be able to return to its pre-Covid "austerity" agenda:
Germany -- Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, has returned to work after isolating, her doctor having tested positive for Covid-19.
April 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Germany -- Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, has returned to work after isolating, her doctor having tested positive for Covid-19.
Switzerland -- Police surround the Champ-Dollon prison in Geneva after dozens of prisoners refuse to return to their cells because of new coronavirus measures.
April 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Switzerland -- Police surround the Champ-Dollon prison in Geneva after dozens of prisoners refuse to return to their cells because of new coronavirus measures.