January 11, 2022 (Tuesday)

At an apartment construction site in Gwangju, South Korea, an outer wall of the building collapses, trapping six workers.

France reports a record 368,149 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Turkey reports a record 74,266 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Poland surpasses 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, becoming the 15th nation to do so.

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.

Argentina reports a record 134,439 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 6,533,635.

Quebec announces plans to impose a "significant" tax on those who are not vaccinated against COVID-19, with exemptions for those who have legitimate medical exemptions from taking the vaccine. However, few additional details were revealed on a policy which would be a first in Canada.

President of the European Parliament David Sassoli dies in Aviano, Italy.

Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola becomes acting President of the European Parliament. Metsola is the first Maltese person to hold this position.