## [2022-01-11](/feed/2022/01/11/index.md)

##### MEP
### [ Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola becomes acting President of the European Parliament. Metsola is the first Maltese person to hold this position. ](/feed/2022/01/11/maltese-mep-roberta-metsola-becomes-acting-president-of-the-european-parliament-metsola-is-the-first-maltese-person-to.md)
##### President of the European Parliament
### [ President of the European Parliament David Sassoli dies in Aviano, Italy. ](/feed/2022/01/11/president-of-the-european-parliament-david-sassoli-dies-in-aviano-italy.md)
##### COVID-19 pandemic
### [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. ](/feed/2022/01/11/the-israeli-health-ministry-approves-a-reduction-of-the-isolation-period-for-asymptomatic-positive-covid-19-patients-fro.md)
### [Bolivian vice president David Choquehuanca tests positive for COVID-19 for the third time. Six government ministers also test positive for COVID-19. ](/feed/2022/01/11/bolivian-vice-president-david-choquehuanca-tests-positive-for-covid-19-for-the-third-time-six-government-ministers-also.md)
### [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. ](/feed/2022/01/11/argentina-reports-a-record-134439-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-bringing-the-nationwide-total-of-confirme.md)
### [Turkey reports a record 74,266 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. ](/feed/2022/01/11/turkey-reports-a-record-74266-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours.md)
### [Slovenia reports a record 5,164 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. ](/feed/2022/01/11/slovenia-reports-a-record-5164-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours.md)
### [Patriarch Porfirije, the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, tests positive for COVID-19. ](/feed/2022/01/11/patriarch-porfirije-the-head-of-the-serbian-orthodox-church-tests-positive-for-covid-19.md)
### [Poland surpasses 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, becoming the 15th nation to do so. ](/feed/2022/01/11/poland-surpasses-100000-deaths-from-covid-19-becoming-the-15th-nation-to-do-so.md)
### [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. ](/feed/2022/01/11/italy-reports-a-record-220532-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours-bringing-the-nationwide-total-of-confirmed-ca.md)
### [France reports a record 368,149 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. ](/feed/2022/01/11/france-reports-a-record-368149-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-the-past-24-hours.md)
### [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. ](/feed/2022/01/11/quebec-announces-plans-to-impose-a-significant-tax-on-those-who-are-not-vaccinated-against-covid-19-with-exemptions-f.md)
##### Construction
### [At an apartment construction site in Gwangju, South Korea, an outer wall of the building collapses, trapping six workers. ](/feed/2022/01/11/at-an-apartment-construction-site-in-gwangju-south-korea-an-outer-wall-of-the-building-collapses-trapping-six-workers.md)
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