Portal:Current events/2020 August 30
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August 30, 2020
(Sunday)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- India reports 78,761 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, thus marking the highest single-day rise in case numbers recorded anywhere in the world. The record was previously set by the United States, which reported 77,638 new cases on 17 July. This puts India's overall case tally to 3.5 million. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- South Korea began to restrict operations of restaurants, bakeries and franchise coffee chains in Seoul Capital Area in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. Restaurants and bakeries can operate dine-in services until 9 pm, and only takeaway and delivery will be permitted from 9 pm to 5 am. For franchise coffee chains, only takeout or delivery will be permitted regardless of operating hours. These restrictions exist until 7 September. (Yonhap News Agency)
Politics and elections
- 2020 Montenegrin parliamentary election
- Montenegrins head to the polls to elect a new session to parliament. Neither the ruling pro-Western coalition, dominated by the Democratic Party of Socialists, nor the opposition are projected to have a majority. (Reuters)