Template:Portal:Current events/2021 January 6

Current events of January 6, 2021 (2021-01-06) (Wednesday)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
      • Tokyo claims a record 1,591 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the prefecture to 66,343.
      • Nationwide, a record of more than 6,000 new cases are reported in the past 24 hours.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in China
      • Members of the World Health Organization investigating the origins of the pandemic are denied entry into China.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
      • Malaysia reports a record 2,593 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 125,438.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
      • Ireland reports a record 7,836 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 121,154.
      • The government also agrees to tighten the lockdown measures including keeping schools closed but allowing Leaving Cert students to attend three days per week and also suspending non-essential construction projects. These measures will remain in place until the end of January.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic
      • The Czech Republic reports a record of 17,278 new cases in the past 24 hours, 7,965 of which are from Prague, bringing the nationwide total of cases to 776,967. (Prague Morning)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
      • The Netherlands begins a vaccination programme against COVID-19 with a nurse becoming the first person to be vaccinated with Pfizer's Tozinameran vaccine.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
      • Portugal reports a record of 10,027 new daily cases, bringing the nationwide cumulative total of confirmed cases to 446,606.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • The United Kingdom reports a record 62,322 new cases of COVID-19 and a further 1,041 deaths. This is the first time since April that the daily death toll has exceeded 1,000. Major outbreaks are declared at hospitals in Surrey and Sussex.
    • The European Medicines Agency approves the emergency use of Moderna's vaccine.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco, COVID-19 vaccine
      • Morocco approves AstraZeneca's vaccine.