Portal:Current events/2021 March 6

March 6, 2021 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Yemeni Civil War
- Ma'rib Campaign
  - Fighting between Houthi forces and pro-government troops in Maʼrib Governorate, Yemen, kills 58 and 32, respectively, in the past 24 hours, according to unnamed military sources. (The Hindu)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
  - The United States Senate votes 50–49 to pass President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package after 24 hours of debate and vote-a-rama sessions on the bill. The amended legislation will head back to the United States House of Representatives for a final vote. (CBS News)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
  - COVID-19 pandemic in India
    - COVID-19 vaccination in India
      - Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. (Hindustan Times)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
    - COVID-19 vaccination in the Philippines
      - Moderna signs a supply deal with the government to supply 13 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine from mid-2021. (CNA)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Brunei
    - The government announces that it will ease their social distancing measures when Brunei enters a "New Normal" phase on March 8 as the country has reported no community cases in the last 300 days. (The Scoop)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia
    - Saudi Arabia confirms that it will ease COVID-19-related restrictions in entertainment and events and will reopen cinemas, gyms, and sport centres beginning on March 7. (Gulf News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
  - COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
    - COVID-19 vaccination in the Republic of Ireland
      - Ireland reaches a milestone of 500,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered. (The Irish Post)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in France
    - French authorities extend their weekend lockdown to the northern region of Pas-de-Calais, prompting hundreds of thousands of people to stay at home on Saturdays and Sundays due to the spread of COVID-19. (RFI)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi
    - Malawi receives its first shipment of 360,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative. (VOA)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria
    - President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. (BBC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji
  - Fiji receives its first shipment of 12,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative. (FBC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela
  - President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores receive their first doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine. (France 24)
China confirms an outbreak of the African swine fever in the key pork-producing provinces of Hubei and Sichuan. (The Straits Times)

Politics and elections

Prime Minister Imran Khan wins a vote of confidence in the National Assembly of Pakistan amid boycotts from the opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement. (The Hindu)