Top 5 Current Affairs: 2 December 2020

Virat Kohli beats Tendulkar's record, becomes fastest cricketer to score 12000 ODI runs

Virat Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar's record by becoming the fastest cricketer to score 12,000 ODI runs. He achieved the milestone on December 2, 2020 during India's third ODI against Australia at Canberra. The Indian skipper was playing his 251st ODI and got was dismissed at 63 runs.

China's Chang'e 5 lands on moon successfully to bring back lunar rocks to Earth

China's Chang'e 5 probe successfully landed on the Moon on December 1, 2020. The lander will drill into the lunar surface for two days and will collect 2 kgs of rocks and debris. The Chang'e 5 mission was launched by China on November 24, 2020 to bring back the lunar rocks to Earth for the first time since the 1970s.

UK approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use

The United Kingdom on December 2, 2020 granted its approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use against the COVID-19 pandemic. With this, the UK has become the first country to approve the Pfizer vaccine. The approval was given by British regulator Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

Entire country may not need COVID-19 vaccine: ICMR Director General

Dr Balram Bhargava, the Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), on December 1, 2020 stated that the entire Indian population might not need the COVID-19 vaccine; only the critical mass may get vaccinated to break the chain of novel Coronavirus in India.

Karnataka HC rules right to marry person of choice a Fundamental Right

The Karnataka High Court recently ruled that the right to marry the person of choice, irrespective of the cast or religion, is a fundamental right. The ruling was given by a bench comprising Justices S Sujata and Sachin Shankar Magadum.