Portal:Current events/2020 November 13

November 13, 2020 (Friday)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
  - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces that all States and territories in Australia will reopen by Christmas, with exception of Western Australia. (9 News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
  - Auckland CBD reopens after contact tracing of a new case revealed it was linked to a known case from a border isolation facility, reversing an earlier call for people to work from home. (RNZ)

Law and crime

Legality of cannabis
- Cannabis in Israel
  - Justice Minister of Israel Avi Nissenkorn announces that Israel will begin a nine-month process to legalise and regulate recreational use of cannabis. (The Jerusalem Post)