Template:Portal:Current events/2021 March 13

Current events of March 13, 2021 (2021-03-13) (Saturday)

Disasters and accidents

• A Kazakh Air Force Antonov An-16 crashes in Almaty, resulting in the deaths of four of the six crew members that were onboard, according to a statement from the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia (country)
      • Georgia recieves 43,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine distributed by the COVAX sharing initiative.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
      • Hungary reports 9,444 new cases in the last 24 hours, raising the nationwide cumulative total up to 507,627 total cases.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Wales
        • Wales begins to ease their lockdown restrictions replacing stay-at-home orders with "stay local". According to the new rules, four people from outside of two households are allowed to meet in public.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan
      • Jordan's health minister resigns after six patients with COVID-19 had died due to a lack of supplement oxygen at a hospital ward in Al-Salt.
      • Jordan recieves 144,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine distributed by the COVAX initiative.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Tondo
      • Tondo reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2 from a person who traveled back from Brazil.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia
      • Ethiopia begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in order to reduce the number of cases in the country, one week after the country recieved 2.2 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia
      • Tunisia begins a nationwide vaccination campaign using the Sputnik V vaccine from Russia. Health workers, soldiers, people over the age of 65 and people with underlying health conditions being the first to recieve the vaccine.
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Santa Clara
      • 450 workers at the Tesla Fremont Factory are confirmed to have tested positive since the building was reopened last May.

Law and crime

• Death of Sarah Everard
  • A Metropolitan Police officer is remanded in custody and will appear at Old Bailey in London on March 16 for trial.
  • A candel-light vigil in Clapham, London, turns violent as police clash with crowds of mourners as the former tried to clear the area resulting in several people being arrested. The move has drawn criticism and condemnation from public officials including Mayor Sadiq Khan.
• Shooting of Breonna Taylor
  • Protestors gather in Louisville, Kentucky to mourn Breonna Taylor on the first anniversary of her death.