The military hands over power to Min Aung Hlaing and announces a state of emergency for a year, after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of the National League for Democracy party.
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February 1, 2021 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
Twelve people are killed when two vessels sink close to a port on Colombia's Pacific coast, in Tumaco.
Health and environment
South Africa receives one million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India.
The Isle of Man lifts its second "circuit-breaker" lockdown after 20 days without a community case.
Italy eases its national restrictions by allowing the reopening of bars, restaurants and museums in 16 "Yellow-zone" regions. However, a curfew from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am will remain in place.
Lithuania reports its first case of the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a woman from Vilnius who tested positive for COVID-19 in early January.
Ontario reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant in a person from the Peel Region with no known travel history.
British Columbia confirms 18 cases of the new variants of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom and South Africa.
Dubai closes all bars and pubs for the entire month of February and limit other activities due to rise of COVID-19 cases across the United Arab Emirates.
The United States surpasses 26 million cases of COVID-19.
International relations
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office summons the ambassador of Myanmar to the United Kingdom in response to the coup.
U.S. President Joe Biden threatens to re-impose sanctions on Myanmar's military leaders and calls for them to relinquish the power that they seized in the coup.
Law and crime
Over 228 people have been charged or arrested for participating in the storming of the United States Capitol.
Ballot Measure 110 goes into effect in Oregon, making it the first state to decriminalize possession of small amounts of specified Schedule I and Schedule II drugs.
Internet access remained blocked following violent clashes between police and farmers protesting controversial agricultural reforms. Online access was suspended in at least 14 of 22 districts in Haryana near New Delhi. That order was first imposed on Republic Day in Haryana districts for 24 hours, but has been extended every day since.
A total of 159 people are detained at the protests over the appointment of Melih Bulu as the rector of Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey.
Protesters marched in Rochester, New York, after a nine-year-old girl was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by police. Protesters ripped away barricades protecting a Rochester police precinct as hundreds took to the streets in outrage.
Politics and elections
The National Congress of Brazil elects new leaders for the 56th Legislature. Arthur Lira and Rodrigo Pacheco, candidates supported by President Jair Bolsonaro, are elected President of the Chamber of Deputies and President of the Federal Senate respectively.
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