Template:Portal:Current events/2020 November 19

Current events of November 19, 2020 (2020-11-19) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Tigray conflict
  • The town of Shire Inda Selassie is siezed by government troops from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) as government forces continue to advance onto the capital of Mekelle. There are conflicting reports over the status of Axum, with both sides claiming that they control the historic town. Debrestion Gebremichael, leader of the TPLF, says that his forces will never surrender and calls on all Tigrayans, including children, to take up arms and fight.

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra
      • Provincial governors in the Styxie and southern provinces issue stay-at-home orders, which will be in effect from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am PST in response to rising COVID-19 cases.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta
        • Alberta reports 1,105 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the provincial total up to 42,797 total cases.
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba
        • Manitoba imposes new restrictions on stores and public gatherings in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
      • Mexico exceeds 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, becoming the third country to do so after Brazil and India.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
      • Cluster 5
        • The Danish health ministry says that the new mutated strain of coronavirus that was discovered in milk farms has "most likely" gone extinct, admist fears that it could compromise COVID-19 vaccines.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia surpasses two million confirmed cases of COVID-19 after reporting 23,610 new cases in the last 24 hours. They also reported 463 deaths in the same period to.
      • Russia resumes the vaccination of new volunteers in a trial for its Sputnik V vaccine following a short pause in October.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Greece, COVID-19 pandemic in Albania
      • The Greek government announces the closure of its border with Albania in Krystallopigi effective tomorrow and will test all people entering the country to stop the spread of COVID-19.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Poland
      • Poland records 637 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the national death toll up to 12,088.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
      • Ukraine records 13,357 new cases and 257 deaths in the last 24 hours, raising both totals to 583,510 confirmed cases and 10,369 deaths.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
      • The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reports a new single-day record of 534 new cases and raises the prefecture's alert to the highest four levels, first time since September, indictating the "infections are spreading".
      • Japan records 2,388 new cases, according to official figures. This comes as the country is put on "maximum alert" and many prefectures such as Osaka, Aichi and Hokkaido report record case numbers.