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January 8, 2022 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 200 people were killed by a bandit group from January 4 to 6 in Zamfara State in northwestern Nigeria.
Disasters and accidents
At least 21 people are killed by a snowstorm on a highway in Murree, Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan.
A traffic collision between two buses in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt, kills 16 people and injures 18 others.
At least seven people are killed and 32 others injured when a rock face collapses onto boats at Furnas Lake in Capitólio, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Health and environment
The Philippines reports a record 26,458 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,936,875.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Australia surpasses 100,000 for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, with Victoria reporting a record 51,356 new cases in the past 24 hours after including rapid antigen tests as part of the total number of cases.
Romania reintroduces mandatory face mask wearing in outdoor and indoor public spaces; reduces the operating hours and capacity of bars, restaurants, cinemas, gyms, and sporting events; and also reduces the quarantine period, amidst concern that the next wave of COVID-19 could overwhelm the health system.
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden tests positive for COVID-19 for a second time.
A Cypriot scientist reportedly detects a variant of the SARS-CoV-2 called "Deltacron", which combines genomes found in the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant and genetic signatures found in the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
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