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• Omicron Variant Spreading, But Its Severity on Peoples' Health Undetermined VOA 05 Dec 2021 -- The omicron variant of the coronavirus has now spread to 40 countries and 16 of the 50 U.S. states, but top U.S. government health officials said Sunday they are not certain about the severity of its effects on the health of people who contract it.

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China

• China not afraid of Omicron, applying dynamic zero-case policy, observing precise prevention and control measures: top medical expert Global Times 05 Dec 2021 -- Although the new and more contagious COVID-19 variant Omicron is emerging in many countries, China's top respiratory expert Zhong Nanshan said: "We don't need to be afraid of Omicron by applying the dynamic zero-case policy and strictly observing the set precise prevention and control measures."
• 2 officials dismissed, 4 others criticized for slack COVID-19 response in border city Manzhouli Global Times 05 Dec 2021 -- The border city Manzhouli in North China's Inner Mongolia deposed two officials on Sunday, criticizing another four for slow and weak response in combating COVID-19.
• Guangzhou's Baiyun district suspended public transport services in risk areas after one new local COVID-19 case reported Global Times 05 Dec 2021 -- Guangzhou's Baiyun district has suspended subway, bus and ride-hailing services in risk areas after a new local case of COVID-19 was reported, the first in the last three months.
• China can return to normalcy when COVID19 fatality rate drops to 0.1%: top medical expert Global Times 05 Dec 2021 -- Chinese top respiratory expert Zhong Nanshan has responded to the question on when China can return to normalcy, proposing two prerequisites - if fatality rate of COVID-19 drops to around 0.1 percent, and when R0 (R naught), which is the basic reproduction number also known as basic reproduction ratio, is between 1 and 1.5.
• Chinese mainland reports 42 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 05 Dec 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 42 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Sunday.

Europe

• Germany Records 42,055 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 05 Dec 2021 -- Germany recorded 42,055 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 94 deaths during the last 24 hours.
• Britain Records 27 New Cases of "Omicron" Variant SPA 05 Dec 2021 -- Britain recorded 27 new cases of "Omicron" variant of the novel coronavirus (COVID 19) in the past 24 hours, including 26 cases in England, while Scotland recorded one infection.

Russia

• Russia Renews Push For WHO Approval Of Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccine RFE/RL 05 Dec 2021 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is hoping for World Health Organization (WHO) approval soon for Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine so that it can be used more broadly around the world.
• Putin: People Vaccinated With Sputnik V Should Not Be Deprived of Right to Travel Sputnik 05 Dec 2021 -- People vaccinated with Russia's coronavirus vaccines Sputnik V should not be deprived of the right to travel around the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 127.61 Cr India PIB 05 Dec 2021 -- With the administration of 1,04,18,707 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 127
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 05 Dec 2021 -- The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country
• COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 05 Dec 2021

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 76 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 05 Dec 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 130,200 with 76 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Sunday.

Saudi Arabia

• Health Ministry Spokesman Reports 35 New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 45 Recoveries in Saudi Arabia SPA 05 Dec 2021 -- Official Spokesman of the Ministry of Health Dr. Mohammed Al-Abdulaali reported 35 new confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 549,912, including 2,012 active cases. Of these, there are 39 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable, he added.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 4 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths CNA 05 Dec 2021 -- Taiwan reported four new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, all contracted overseas, with no new deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Taiwan to offer 2nd Pfizer-BNT dose for 12-17 age group from Dec. 20 CNA 05 Dec 2021 -- Taiwan will start administrating second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT) COVID-19 vaccine for students in the 12-17 age group on school campuses from Dec. 20.
• Essential workers urged to get second vaccine dose before Dec. 17 CNA 05 Dec 2021 -- Essential workers in certain government-regulated industries will need proof of a second COVID-19 vaccine dose administered before Dec. 17 beginning Jan. 1, the CECC (Central Epidemic Command Center) announced Sunday.

Other Countries

• UAE Announces 50 New COVID-19 Cases in Last 24 Hours SPA 05 Dec 2021 -- The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), in a statement, announced 50 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases to 742,328, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
• Egypt Records 892 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 05 Dec 2021 -- Egypt recorded 892 new cases afflicted with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 39 deaths in the past 24 hours.