• 6 March 2020 Kabul shooting
  • At least 32 people are killed and 81 are injured when gunmen attack a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghan politician Abdullah Abdullah was present and escapes unharmed. ISIL claims responsibility for the attack. (Reuters)
• Two suicide bombers on a motorcycle detonate their explosives near the United States embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, killing a policeman and wounding five others. (Middle East Eye)

• United States tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2020
  • U.S. President Donald Trump approves a disaster declaration for all areas affected by the tornadoes. (WSMV Nashville)
  • The National Weather Service concludes the EF3 tornado that went hrough Davidson, Wilson, and Smith counties was confirmed on the ground for 60.13 miles (96.77 km), becoming the second longest path a tornado has taken in Tennessee. (NWS)

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • Bhutan confirms its first COVID-19 case. (Hindustan Times)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia
      • Serbia reports its first case. (Reuters)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Vatican City
      • The Vatican City reports its first case. (Reuters)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Florida
      • Florida confirms its first two deaths from the coronavirus. (CBS News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma confirms its first case of COVID-19 in Tulsa County. (The Oklahoman)

• The Committee on the Rights of the Child of the United Nations condemns the government of the Cook Islands for criminalizing homosexual sex. (RNZ)

• 2020 Guyanese general election
  • Police in Georgetown, Guyana, surround the nation's election commission after there are accusations that the elections results were altered to help incumbent President David A. Granger win the election. (Reuters)

• SpaceX CRS-20
  • SpaceX successfully launches a Dragon spacecraft in orbit to resupply the International Space Station. This marks the last launch of a Dragon spacecraft, soon to be replaced by Dragon 2, and the 50th successful recovery of a Falcon 9 first stage booster. (Space.com)