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• 176th Cyber Protection Team completes mobilization Army News 10 Dec 2021 -- Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers from Detachment 1, 176th Cyber Protection Team, have ended a yearlong mobilization to Fort Meade for cyberspace operations.
• Leading ISIS Media Figure and Foreign Fighter Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorist Organization Resulting in Death US Dept. of Justice 10 Dec 2021 -- A Saudi-born Canadian citizen pleaded guilty today to conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (ISIS), resulting in death.
• U.S. Sentences Russian For Malware 'Crypting' Services RFE/RL 10 Dec 2021 -- Russian national Oleg Koshkin has been sentenced to four years in prison for operating a "crypting" service that helped hackers infect computers around the world with malware, the U.S. Justice Department announced on December 9.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• COVID-19: WHO says countries can now use one or two courses of the Janssen vaccine UN News 10 Dec 2021 -- Countries "can now consider" using one or two courses of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, otherwise known as the Johnson & Johnson, or J&J shot, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday.
• Amid Pandemic, Russian Disinformation With Chinese Characteristics VOA 10 Dec 2021 -- The Kremlin and Chinese Communist Party are learning from each other in shaping and conducting information warfare aimed at exacerbating political divisions in the West and undermining trust in democracy, according to a new study.

United States

• New York State to Require Masks at all Indoor Venues Without Vax Requirements VOA 10 Dec 2021 -- New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a new mask requirement in the state for all public bars, restaurants and venues that do not require proof of vaccination to enter.
• U.S. frets about worsening pandemic as full vaccinations hit 200 mln People's Daily 10 Dec 2021 -- U.S. new cases, daily deaths and hospitalizations still rose, although more than 200 million people have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus as of late Wednesday, about 60 percent of the population in the United States, with an average of 1.92 million doses administered per day in the past week, a 35 percent hike over the week before.

China

• Chinese mainland reports 37 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 10 Dec 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 37 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday.
• China's Zhejiang reports 59 local COVID-19 infections amid latest outbreak People's Daily 10 Dec 2021 -- From Sunday to 3 p.m. Thursday, east China's Zhejiang Province logged 24 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 35 asymptomatic cases in three cities amid the latest resurgence.
• North China border city reports 15 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 10 Dec 2021 -- The border city of Manzhouli in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region reported 15 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases from 12 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, local authorities said.
• Over 2.57 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 10 Dec 2021 -- Over 2.57 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Wednesday, data from the National Health Commission showed Thursday.

Europe

• Switzerland Considers New COVID-19 Restrictions as Cases Surge VOA 10 Dec 2021 -- Officials in Switzerland Friday presented two sets of restrictions they are considering to address surging COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations that are threatening the nation's health system.
• German Parliament Approves COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers VOA 10 Dec 2021 -- Germany's Bundestag - the lower house of parliament - approved a measure Friday requiring health care workers to be vaccinated, the first step by the country's new government to fight the latest surge of COVID-19.
• New Omicron cases in UK nearly double in one day People's Daily 10 Dec 2021 -- A further 249 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been reported in Britain, taking the total to 817, British health authorities said Thursday.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds131.18 Cr India PIB 10 Dec 2021 -- With the administration of 74,57,970 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 131
• COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 329 India PIB 10 Dec 2021 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has reached nearly 132 Crore (131,90,73,072) today
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 10 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 10 Dec 2021
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage India PIB 10 Dec 2021 -- By 30thNovember 2021, 78
• Financial Assistance to Combat COVID Pandemic India PIB 10 Dec 2021 -- Government of India is supporting States in their endeavor to manage COVID-19 since the beginning of pandemic

Pakistan

• Pakistan Records 313 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 10 Dec 2021 -- Pakistan recorded 313 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and nine deaths in the past 24 hours.

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 79 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 10 Dec 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 130,603 with 79 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Friday.
• Iran's imported covid vaccine passes 150m doses IRNA 10 Dec 2021 -- A senior official in Iran's Customs Administration said that new shipping of the COVID-19 vaccine was received on Friday, with the total import of vaccine passing 150 million doses.

South Korea

• South Korea's COVID Battle: Storm Clouds Ahead VOA 10 Dec 2021 -- South Korea, widely seen as a global model of coronavirus containment, faces its biggest pandemic challenge yet, as COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise after the country began removing pandemic related restrictions.

Saudi Arabia

• Ministry of Health Reports 48 New COVID-19 Cases, 61 Recoveries in Saudi Arabia SPA 10 Dec 2021 -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the registration of 48 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 61 recoveries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the past 24 hours.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 16 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths CNA 10 Dec 2021 -- Taiwan on Friday reported 16 new COVID-19 cases, all contracted overseas, and no deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• 123 contacts of domestic case negative; 15 still pending (update) CNA 10 Dec 2021 -- All close contacts tested so far of Taiwan's first domestic COVID-19 case in over a month have been confirmed as negative, with results still pending for the remaining contacts, city officials from Taipei and New Taipei announced Friday.

Other Countries

• Egypt Records 803 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 10 Dec 2021 -- Egypt recorded 803 confirmed infections with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours, bringing the total confirmed cases to 366,634.
• Mexico Reports 293 COVID-19 Deaths, 3,180 New Cases SPA 10 Dec 2021 -- Mexico's health ministry on Thursday reported 293 more confirmed deaths from COVID-19 and 3,180 new cases, bringing the country's official death toll since the pandemic began to 296,186 and the number of infections to 3,911,714, Reuters reported.
• Omicron More Transmissible but Seems Less Severe -- South Africa Health Minister VOA 10 Dec 2021 -- South Africa's health minister has confirmed omicron is the most transmissible coronavirus variant yet but does not appear as severe. The minister, Dr. Joe Phaala, says previous concerns that omicron was hospitalizing more children appear to be unfounded.