COVID-19 lockdown 3.9 billion people April 2020

More than half the world faced COVID-19 lockdowns

3.9 billion people

The number of people under some form of lockdown rose from 1.7 billion on March 26, 2020, to 3.9 billion by the first week of April.

Falling Dead Sea waters help form sinkholes

As the Dead Sea’s level falls, the groundwater level drops too. Freshwater then flushes brines from underground layers near the shore and dissolves salt. Cavities form, and their collapse can create sinkholes.

One king ruled England and Scotland while they remained separate countries

In 1603, James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne and became James I of England. The two kingdoms now shared a monarch but kept separate parliaments, legal systems and institutions. They did not become a single political state until the Acts of Union in 1707. Sharing a ruler was not the same as merging countries.

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COVID-19 lockdown 3.9 billion people April 2020

More than half the world faced COVID-19 lockdowns

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