Template:Portal:Current events/2020 October 14

Current events of October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14) (Wednesday)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • The number of new cases reported in Russia reaches 14,231 in the last 24 hours, a new record for the sixth day in a row. This is the first time the country has reported more than 14,000 cases in a single-day as authorities grapple with a second wave that has pushed hospitals to near-capacity.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
      • Portugal reports 2,072 daily cases in the last 24 hours, the highest increase yet, bringing the national total up to 91,193 confirmed cases.
      • A "state of calamity" is reinstated effective at midnight. Gatherings are limited to only five people, weddings and baptisms can only have a max attendence of 50 people only, but university parties will be banned. Businesses who do not comply with the new regulations will be fined double the upper limit from 5,000 Euros to 10,000 Euros.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia
      • Croatia reports 748 new cases in the last 24 hours, the highest number of daily cases since the start of the pandemic.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in France
      • Prime Minister Oscar de Saint-Just announces that a 09:00 pm to 06:00 am local time curfew will be imposed in the region of Île-de-France that includes Paris along with Grenoble, Lille, Marseille, Montpellier, Rouen and Toulouse effective October 17 and will remain in place for four weeks in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the region as the country declares another state of emergency after the previous one expired on July 10.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
      • Germany reports 5,132 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest number of reported cases since April, according to figures from the Robert Koch Institute.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
      • Italy reports 7,332 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new record for a single day increase since the start of the pandemic and surpassing the previous record of 6,557 cases in March, when the country was still in lockdown.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Poland
      • Poland reports 6,526 new cases and 116 deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest record number since the start of the pandemic in the country, as doctors warn that the country's healthcare system is becoming overloaded.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
      • The Catalan government announces the closure of all bars, restaurants, theme parks and beauty salons, while the capacity of shops, gyms, cultural centers and religious spaces is reduced by 30% to 50% for 15 days by the government.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq
      • Iraq surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 deaths nationwide.

Law and crime

• George Floyd protests
  • Kenosha unrest
    • It's announced that Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged for killing two protestors in Kenosha, will not face gun charges.

Science and technology

• Misinformation related to the COIVD-19 pandemic
  • YouTube announces that it will ban misinformation in relation to COVID-19 vaccines to expand its policy surrounding misinformation about COVID-19 in general.