Portal:Current events/2022 January 14
Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption and tsunami
- The Hunga Tonga, an undersea volcano, erupts, sending ash and steam 20 kilometers into the air. The government of Tonga issues a tsunami warning and advises people in all islands of Tonga to avoid the coasts. (RNZ)
- Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Banten and Sumatra Island at 16:05 local time.
- The earthquake hit 52 kilometres (32 miles) of a depth of 10 kilometres. There was no immediate reports of casualties though.
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
- The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases issues a resolution stating that all foreign nationals entering the Philippines must present proof of full vaccination. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- The Philippines reports a record for the second consecutive day of 37,207 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3,129,512. (Rappler)
- Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bhutan
- Bhutan reports its first 14 cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in people who travelled abroad. (The Economic Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia, COVID-19 vaccination in Cambodia
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
- Germany reports a record for the third consecutive day of 92,223 new cases of COVID-19. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden
- Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson tests positive for COVID-19. (The New York Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
- COVID-19 pandemic in South America
- COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, COVID-19 vaccination in Brazil
- Brazil begins a COVID-19 vaccination program for children aged 5 to 11 years old with the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine despite objections from President Jair Bolsonaro. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay
- COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, COVID-19 vaccination in Brazil
- COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, COVID-19 drug development
- Mexican health regulator COFEPRIS approves the emergency use of Pfizer's anti-COVID-19 oral drug Paxlovid. (The Hindu)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- Earthquakes in Indonesia
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake is felt in Java and neighbouring islands in Indonesia. (Antara News) (CNA)
Science and technology
- 2022 Ukraine cyberattack
- Up to 70 Ukrainian government websites are affected by cyberattacks. (BBC News)
Sports
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
- 2022 Australian Open
- The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Alex Hawke, invokes his ministerial powers under the Migration Act 1958 to cancel Novak Djokovic's visa on "health and good order grounds". (ABC News Australia)
- 2022 Australian Open