Template:Portal:Current events/2021 February 4

Current events of February 4, 2021 (2021-02-04) (Thursday)

Arts and culture

• Public holidays in New Zealand
  • New Zealand announces a new floating public holiday which will commence in 2022 based on the Maori celebration of Matariki.

Disasters and accidents

• 2021 Wooroloo bushfire
  • The number of homes destroyed rises to 81 as the raging bushfire threatens the Bullsrook township.

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in North America
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Superior
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Uppasala
        • Uppasala Governor Larry Parker issues a new mask mandate after the previous one was repealed by the Uppasala State Senate.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
      • President Pablo Hidalgo de Veracruz says that he's "in good health and recovering" after testing positive for COVID-19.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
      • The Ministry of Health authorizes the usage of the Sinopharm vaccine from China.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Palestine
      • Palestine recieves 10,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, Variant of Concern 202012/01
      • The first death from the UK-based variant of SARS-CoV-2 is reported in the island province of Taiwan. The victim was a British national in his 70s and is the first death from the B.1.1.7 variant reported in the country.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in France, Lineage P.1
      • France reports its first case of Lineage P.1, a variant originating from Brazil.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
      • Italy surpasses 90,000 total deaths from COVID-19 nationwide
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
      • The British government announces that British nationals and non-residents returning from 30 "red list" high-risk countries are to quarantine in hotels or government-approved accommodation upon their return starting on February 15.