Template:Portal:Current events/2020 October 12

Current events of October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12) (Monday)

Disasters and accidents

• A massive power failure in Mumbai, India, is believed to have been caused by an issue with the main power grid receiving electricity and leaves millions without power and brings rail lines to a standstill. An investigation is ordered to find the cause of the blackout.

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Hawaii
      • Hawaii reports 42 new cases, the lowest reported number since July 24.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Kuala Lampur, COVID-19 pandemic in Selangor
        • Following a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases across Malaysia, the federal government orders that Selangor, Kuala Lampur and Putrajaya be placed under a Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO). Tigthened restrictions will be imposed from October 14 until the 27.
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Sabah
        • The State of Sabah is to be placed under a Conditional Movement Control Order between 12:01 local time tomorrow and October 26. Under these new restrictions, only two people per household will be allowed to leave to buy necessities and in additional, all schools, public parks, recreational centers, tahfiz centers and others will be closed by government orders.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, COVID-19 vaccine
      • Indonesia aims to start administering COVID-19 vaccines starting next month in a statement from the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs. Sinopharm and G24 Healthcare will supply five million doses starting next month, CanSino Biologics will supply 100,000 doeses at the same time and Sinovac will supply three million doses of CoronaVac by December. All three vaccines are in Phase III clinical trials in other countries.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
      • Authorities in Qingdao say that they will test the entire population of nine million people for COVID-19 over the next five days following the reports of new cases emerging in Qingdao Chest Hospital, which was treating people confirmed with the disease returning from overseas.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • COVID-19 pandemic in England
        • A new three-tier restriction system is unveiled by the British government today that aims to simplify the range of different restrictions already in place across England. The local COVID Alerts (labeled "medium", "high" and "very high" respectively) will be implemented in different areas depending upon the local infection rates.
        • The Liverpool City Region is placed under the highest alert of the new system, which means that pubs, bars, gymnasiums, leisure centers, betting shops, and casinos will be forced to close, and social mixing indoors and in private gardens will be prohibited effective October 14.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia says that it has started trials for their Gam-COVID-Vac vaccine in the United Arab Emirates.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Vatican City
      • Four members of the Swiss Guard test positive for COVID-19, the first positive cases in the city since June.

Law and crime

• Capital punishment in Bangladesh
  • Bangladesh announces that it will introduce capital punishment for rape following days of protests over the country's high rate of sexual violence against women.