Template:Portal:Current events/2020 August 14

Current events of August 14, 2020 (2020-08-14) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Islamist insurgents kill two police officers in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The attack comes one day after the anniversary of the region's constitutional autonomy.

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in France
      • France reports 2,846 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, as well as 12,300 new cases over the past week, making it the highest increase in COVID-19 cases since the end of the lockdown in May.
      • Paris and Marseilles are declared "active zones", or high-risk zones, by the French government. The move allows authorities within both cities to impose restrictions in these areas.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
      • Amid an increase in COVID-19 cases nationwide, the Spanish government institutes new rules banning smoking in public areas in the event social distancing isn't possible and closes all nightclubs nationwide.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
      • Greece announces that all public gatherings will be limited to only 50 people each and a midnight curfew will be imposed on all bars and restaurants in Athens and other areas. The restrictions are to last until August 24 in parts of the country that have seen an increase in infections.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
    • The New Zealand Government announces that all current Alert Level settings nationwide will be extended for another 12 days.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra
    • The House of Commons is set to vote on the National Health Protection Act of 2020 proposed by Social Democrat Prime Minister Susan Kwon on Sunday. If passed, the bill will see the nationalization of all hospitals and health clinics and give a $2,000 check to all Sierran citizens each month.

International relations

• Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
    • Germany officially declares all of Spain, except for the Canary Islands, to be a high risk region following a spike in COVID-19 cases in Spain. Designations of high risk regions are usually followed by the German Foreign Ministry warning tourists not to travel to said regions for people returning from such areas to be in quarantine for two weeks upon their return to Germany.

Politics and elections

• 2020 Spanish presidential election
  • A petition with over 200,000 signatures calling for the upcoming presidential election to be delayed is sent to the office of the president. President Santiago Morales holds his stance against postponing the election arguing that the Spainish government will ensure that voting can be done in a safe manner and not require delaying the election.