2020 in the Marshall Islands

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24 January – The country issued a travel advisory that required any visitors to the country to have spent at least 14 days in a country free of COVID-19.^[1]
1 March – A previous travel ban was extended to China, Macau, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Italy, and Iran.^[2]
18 March – All incoming international travel was indefinitely suspended, as well as some intra-island flight services, as a result of the pandemic.^[3]
14 September – It was announced that President David Kabua and the leaders of Palau, Kiribati, Nauru, and the Federated States of Micronesia will be hosting an in-person meeting. President of Nauru Lionel Aingimea said the leaders agreed to attend Palau's Independence Day on October 1 as the five Pacific countries remain free of COVID-19.^[4]
17 December – Marshall Islands police find a 5.5-meter (18-foot) fibreglass boat at Ailuk Atoll with 649 kilograms (1,430 pounds) of cocaine worth an estimated USD $80 million. This is the largest drug bust in Marshall Islands history.^[5]

^ Johnson, Giff (25 January 2020). "Marshall Islands bans direct travel from China". Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^ Johnson, Giff (1 March 2020). "Marshall Islands prepares for coronavirus to come 'like a freight train'". RNZ. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^ "Coronavirus: Two more cases confirmed in Guam". Radio New Zealand. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "Palau to host in-person Micronesian leaders summit". RNZ. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
^ "Record cocaine haul found on 'ghost boat' in Marshall Islands". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

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Associated states of New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue
Dependencies and other territories	American Samoa Christmas Island Clipperton Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Easter Island French Polynesia Guam Hawaii New Caledonia Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pitcairn Islands Tokelau Wallis and Futuna

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