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***[[New South Wales]] reopens its border with [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] as of midnight [[Time in Australia|AEDT]] after 137-day closure due to spike of the COVID-19 cases in Victoria. [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-23/nsw-victoria-border-opens-today-after-four-month-covid-closure/12900992 (ABC Australia)] |
***[[New South Wales]] reopens its border with [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] as of midnight [[Time in Australia|AEDT]] after 137-day closure due to spike of the COVID-19 cases in Victoria. [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-23/nsw-victoria-border-opens-today-after-four-month-covid-closure/12900992 (ABC Australia)] |
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**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Spain]], [[COVID-19 vaccine]] |
**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Spain]], [[COVID-19 vaccine]] |
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***[[Prime Minister of Spain|Prime Minister]] [[Pedro Sanchez]] stated that [[Spain]] will begin a comprehensive COVID-19 [[vaccination]] programme in January and expects to have covered a substantial part of the population within three months. |
***[[Prime Minister of Spain|Prime Minister]] [[Pedro Sanchez]] stated that [[Spain]] will begin a comprehensive COVID-19 [[vaccination]] programme in January and expects to have covered a substantial part of the population within three months. [https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20201122-spain-plans-to-begin-vaccination-programme-in-january-pm-sanchez (France 24)] |
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**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey]] |
**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey]] |
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***[[Turkey]] reports 6,017 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new record for the second day a row and bringing the nationwide case total to 446,882. [https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/turkeys-covid-19-numbers-record-levels-day-74346907 (ABC News)] |
***[[Turkey]] reports 6,017 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new record for the second day a row and bringing the nationwide case total to 446,882. [https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/turkeys-covid-19-numbers-record-levels-day-74346907 (ABC News)] |
Revision as of 19:42, 22 November 2020
November 22, 2020
(Sunday)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- Osaka reports 490 new cases in the past 24 hours, a new single-day record since the pandemic began. (Nihon Keizai Shimbun)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan
- Pakistan reports 59 new deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day total since July and taking the nationwide death toll to 7,662. (The Times of India)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- The government will increase social distancing rules in the Seoul Capital Area to Level 2 and both North and South Jeolla Province to Level 1.5 from November 24 amidst a third wave of COVID-19. It means that in level 2, gatherings involving more than 100 are banned, some high-risk facilities are told to close, and restaurants must restrict their dine-in service until 9:00 pm local time. Cafes and coffee shops are only allowed to offer takeout and delivery services. Meanwhile, indoor sports facilities are ordered to close after 9:00 pm. (Yonhap News Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates, COVID-19 testing
- Dubai Health Authority begins to introduce saliva tests to detect active SARS-CoV-2 infections in children aged 3-to-16 in all DHA facilities and DHA-run screening centers across Dubai. These tests are more than 90% diagnostic accurate, making them a viable alternative to nasal swab tests which, being uncomfortable, make it harder to test children. (Gulf News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- South Australia further eases restrictions imposed earlier in the week, ending a stay at home order but maintaining limits on public and private gatherings and quotas at businesses. (Newshub)
- New South Wales reopens its border with Victoria as of midnight AEDT after 137-day closure due to spike of the COVID-19 cases in Victoria. (ABC Australia)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, COVID-19 vaccine
- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stated that Spain will begin a comprehensive COVID-19 vaccination programme in January and expects to have covered a substantial part of the population within three months. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
- Turkey reports 6,017 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new record for the second day a row and bringing the nationwide case total to 446,882. (ABC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
Law and crime
- 2020 Belarusian protests
- More than 200 people are detained by Belarus police during protests in Minsk against President Alexander Lukashenko. (Reuters)