Portal:Current events/2021 December 10
December 10, 2021 (Friday)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus
- Cyprus reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in three Greek Cypriots in Limassol who had travelled from abroad. (Cyprus Mail)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Laos
- Laos reports a recors 1,645 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 86,148. (The Laotian Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, COVID-19 vaccination in Singapore
- The The Health Sciences Authority approves the usage of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years, with the inoculation set to begin before the end of the year. (CNA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- South Korea surpasses 500,000 cases of COVID-19. (Yonhap News Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus
International relations
- Foreign relations of Nicaragua, Foreign relations of Taiwan, Foreign relations of China
- Nicaragua severs diplomatic relations with Taiwan and establishes them with the People's Republic of China. (The Hill)
Law and crime
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
- The Bundestag and Bundesrat approves a revised Infectious Disease Protection Act that would require healthcare workers and other health professionals to be vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19. The new legislation also requires the closure of bars, restaurants, theatres, and the suspension of cultural and sporting events. (Deutsche Welle)
- The London High Court accepts an appeal from the United States government to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S. The judge cited that certain conditions have been met for his decision. However, the extradition will not take place immediately as Assange has a right to appeal the decision. His fiancée says they will do so "at the earliest possible moment". (CNBC)