Portal:Current events/2021 February 11

February 11, 2021 (2021-02-11) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Sino-Indian border dispute
  • China and India announce they will withdraw troops around Pangong Lake in a disputed area of eastern Kashmir following sustained talks between the two countries. Tensions have been high since border clashes last year killed dozens. (BBC)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, COVID-19 recession
  • Malaysian GDP contracts 5.6% in 2020, its worst annual contraction since 1998 following the 1997 Asian financial crisis. (The Straits Times)

Disasters and accidents

• Eight people are killed and numerous others are injured during a multi-vehicle accident following an ice storm near Fort Worth, Texas (NBC News)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia
      • Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic announces the slight easing of restrictions from February 16, citing the stable number of new cases in past weeks. Foreign language schools, casinos, gyms and betting shops will reopen and restaurants and bars can sell coffee to go. (The National Herald)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
      • Portuguese Assembly of the Republic votes to extend their state of emergency, allowing the government to extend their second lockdown until March 1. (ABC News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia
      • The government confirms that starting from February 15, all retail stores will be allowed to reopen and customers will no longer to present negative COVID-19 testing result to enter and schools and universities will resume their classes. Meanwhile, skiers will be require to present negative test results over the last seven days instead of 24 hours. (Total Slovenia News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
      • President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and health workers the country receive their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine as it begins to administered second doses of Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine. (Daily Sabah)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco
      • Morocco receives the second batch contains 4 million doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine from India. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
      • South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announces that the country has secured nine million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine, with the first batch of 80,000 will arrive next week. (SABC News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe
      • Zimbabwe purchases 600,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine, in addition to 200,000 doses China donates, adding that these will arrive at the start of March. (TimesLive)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois
      • Illinois reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant in a resident in Rock Island. (WMAQ-TV)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C., Variants of SARS-CoV-2
      • Washington, D.C. confirms their first cases of the 501.V2 variant from South Africa and the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2. (WRC-TV)
    • U.S. President Joe Biden announces that his administration have finalized a deal purchasing a total of 200 million vaccine doses from Moderna and Pfizer. (NBC News)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
    • South Australia tightens border restrictions with Victoria amidst an increase in COVID-19 cases in the latter state. Travellers from Melbourne will be barred from entry to South Australia, while regional Victorians will still be permitted to cross. (ABC Australia)
• The Democratic Republic of Congo reports the second death of Ebola virus outbreak from North Kivu province. (NPR)

International relations

• Belarus–Russia relations
  • Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko expresses his support for Russian President Vladimir Putin as both men face protests. He also criticized the protests in his own country as a "rebellion" during the All Belarusian People's Assembly. (Newsweek)

Politics and elections

• National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States
  • U.S. President Joe Biden ends former President Donald Trump's nearly two-year emergency declaration on the Mexico–United States border. (Politico)

Month

February 2021

Previous day

February 10

Next day

February 12