At an apartment construction site in Gwangju, South Korea, an outer wall of the building collapses, trapping six workers.
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January 11, 2022 (Tuesday)
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Disasters and accidents
Health and environment
Bolivian vice president David Choquehuanca tests positive for COVID-19 for the third time. Six government ministers also test positive for COVID-19.
The Israeli Health ministry approves a reduction of the isolation period for asymptomatic positive COVID-19 patients from ten to seven days in order to keep the economy running despite an increase in the number of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant cases. The changes will be in effect on January 13.
Patriarch Porfirije, the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, tests positive for COVID-19.
Slovenia reports a record 5,164 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Italy reports a record 220,532 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 7.77 million.
Politics and elections
Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola becomes acting President of the European Parliament. Metsola is the first Maltese person to hold this position.
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