Portal:Current events/2020 April 22
Disasters and accidents
- Tornado outbreak of April 22–23, 2020
- Tornadoes touch down in the South Central United States, killing seven people and injuring dozens more. (The New York Times)
- Tornadoes touch down in the
- A Victoria. (News.com.au)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- The Indian Council of Medical Research advises all states to suspend using COVID-19 rapid test kits for two days, after some kits were found to be faulty. (CNN)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- The Department of Health and Social Care reports 4,451 new confirmed cases and 759 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the United Kingdom's total cases to 133,495 and the death toll to 18,100. (ITV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
Science and technology
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps deploys the country's first military satellite, using a new satellite carrier called "Ghased" ("Messenger"). (Deutsche Welle)