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April 16, 2020 (Thursday)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- The number of confirmed coronavirus cases passes two million worldwide. (Foreign Policy)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini
    - Eswatini reports the country's first death from COVID-19, as total cases rise to 17. (National Post)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria
    - At least 18 people in Nigeria have been killed by police during the enforcement of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. (De Telegraaf)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
  - COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
    - The government extends the country's lockdown for at least another three weeks. (BBC News)
    - The COVID-19 critical care NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham is opened inside the National Exhibition Centre in Solihull, England. It can treat up to 4,000 COVID-19 patients. (BBC News)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
    - The Robert Koch Institute reports 2,866 new confirmed cases and 315 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing Germany's death toll to 3,569 and 130,450 total cases. (Reuters)

Law and crime

Police discover the bodies of 17 people inside a morgue built for four at a nursing home in New Jersey, United States, following an anonymous tip-off. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in India
- Tablighi Jamaat leader Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi is charged with manslaughter after a gathering the organization held in Delhi on March 3 was linked to 1,023 coronavirus cases across 17 Indian states. Police say he ignored two notices to end the religious event at a mosque in Delhi, though he denies any wrongdoing. (BBC News)
Saudi Arabia executes a 33-year-old Yemeni man convicted for an attack on a Spanish dance troupe last year, which resulted in two dancers injured. The attack was claimed by the affiliate of al-Qaeda in the region. (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics
- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fires Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta amid disagreements over the federal government's response to the coronavirus pandemic. He is replaced by Nelson Teich. (CNN)