Portal:Current events/2021 November 19
November 19, 2021 (Friday)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria
- Restrictions are further eased for fully vaccinated Victorians as 90% of adult Victorians are now fully vaccinated. Mask wearing is still required in some indoor spaces and limits remain on daily visitor numbers to care facilities. The unvaccinated remain banned from entering all non-essential businesses and banned from employment in many industries. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria
- COVID-19 pandemic in Austria
- Austrian chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announces a full nationwide lockdown for the entire population beginning from 22 November amid a surge of COVID-19 cases that has overwhelmed hospitals. He also announces that, from 1 February 2022, COVID-19 vaccinations will become mandatory. (The Independent)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Grenada
- Argentina officially announces that it will donate 11,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Grenada; the equivalent of 10% of its target populations. (Memo)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
Politics and elections
- Politics of Iraq
- Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announces that he is dissolving the Promised Day Brigade, the armed faction loyal to him. Yesterday, al-Sadr had said that non-governmental armed militias should hand in their weapons. (Reuters)