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• National Guardsmen Deploying to Aid Tornado-Hit Kentucky DoD News 14 Dec 2021 -- Nearly 500 personnel from the Kentucky National Guard have been called to duty to aid their fellow citizens affected by the tornadoes that hammered the state Dec. 10-11.
• Counter ISIS Finance Group Leaders Issue Joint Statement US Treasury 14 Dec 2021 -- On December 6-7, 2021, the Counter ISIS Finance Group (CIFG) of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS held its fifteenth meeting to discuss global efforts to combat ISIS financing.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 14 December 2021
• COVID-19: Don't underestimate Omicron, WHO chief warns UN News 14 Dec 2021 -- The Omicron variant is "probably" now present in most of the world's countries and it would be a mistake to dismiss the COVID-19 strain as "mild", said the head of the UN health agency (WHO) on Tuesday.
• No return to normal without universal COVID jabs: General Assembly President UN News 14 Dec 2021 -- The President of the General Assembly on Tuesday announced a New Year resolution on vaccine equity, calling on governments to come together on this issue ahead of a major event in mid-January.

United States

• Statement by President Joe Biden on 800,000 American Deaths from COVID-19 The White House 14 Dec 2021
• Statement from President Joe Biden on Pfizer's COVID-19 Antiviral Pill The White House 14 Dec 2021
• US Air Force fires 27 people for refusing COVID-19 vaccine Press TV 14 Dec 2021 -- The US Air Force has said that it has discharged 27 personnel for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them the first active-duty troops to be fired for disobeying the vaccine mandate.
• DAF COVID-19 Statistics - Dec. 14, 2021 US Air Force 14 Dec 2021

China

• First Case of Omicron Variant Reported on Mainland China VOA 14 Dec 2021 -- China is reporting its first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus on its mainland.
• Mainland reports 2 Omicron cases as supply chain threatened Global Times 14 Dec 2021 -- Less than 24 hours after North China's Tianjin reported the Chinese mainland's first case of an imported infection of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Monday night, Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong Province, reported a new imported case infected with the Omicron strain on Tuesday as the country has been battling sporadic outbreaks that weigh on its major manufacturing hubs.
• China's CanSinoBIO vaccine can offer effective protection against Omicron: company Global Times 14 Dec 2021 -- CanSinoBIO's COVID-19 vaccine can provide a decent level of protection against the Omicron variant, the Chinese vaccine company said, and the company can quickly produce vaccines targeting mutations if a new variant that can evade immune resistance built by current vaccines emerges.
• Over 2.62 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 14 Dec 2021 -- More than 2.62 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Monday, data from the National Health Commission showed Tuesday.
• Chinese mainland reports 51 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 14 Dec 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 51 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.
• Epidemic spreading effectively contained in China's Manzhouli People's Daily 14 Dec 2021 -- The spreading of COVID-19 in the border city of Manzhouli in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has been effectively contained, though risk still remains, the city government said Monday.
• Over 2.61 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 14 Dec 2021 -- More than 2.61 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Sunday, data from the National Health Commission showed Monday.
• Hong Kong reports 2 cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant People's Daily 14 Dec 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported two additional cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Monday.
• East China city reports 144 COVID-19 cases in latest resurgence People's Daily 14 Dec 2021 -- An eastern Chinese city registered 37 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases from 12 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Monday, local authorities said.
• Chinese mainland detects Omicron variant from imported asymptomatic carrier People's Daily 14 Dec 2021 -- The Chinese mainland has detected the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in a person in the northern municipality of Tianjin who had arrived from abroad.
• Omicron arrives in China amid concerns over vaccination rates Radio Free Asia 14 Dec 2021 -- China on Tuesday announced a second confirmed case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 after a 67-year-old man tested positive after more than two weeks of isolation, state media reported.

Europe

• First Omicron death confirmed in UK: PM People's Daily 14 Dec 2021 -- At least one person has died with the Omicron variant in Britain, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday.
• UK to Lift COVID Travel Ban on 11 African Countries VOA 14 Dec 2021 -- Britain will end a ban on visitors from 11 African countries aimed at combatting COVID-19, the government said Tuesday, despite an alarming spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 133.88 Cr India PIB 14 Dec 2021 -- With the administration of 66,98,601vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 133
• COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 333 India PIB 14 Dec 2021 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 134
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 14 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 14 Dec 2021
• Update on Availability of Ventilators across the country India PIB 14 Dec 2021 -- In order to ensure availability of Ventilators across the country for management of COVID-19 pandemic, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ordered procurement of Ventilators centrally for supplying to the States/UTs based on the demand received from the States/UTs
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity India PIB 14 Dec 2021 -- ChAdOx1 nCoV- 19 Corona Virus Vaccine (Recombinant) (COVISHIELD) is manufactured by M/s Serum Institute of India Pvt

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 67 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 14 Dec 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 130,831 with 67 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia

• Ministry of Health Reports 65 New COVID-19 Cases, 82 Recoveries in Saudi Arabia SPA 14 Dec 2021 -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the registration of 65 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 82 recoveries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the past 24 hours.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 10 new imported COVID-19 cases, zero deaths CNA 14 Dec 2021 -- Taiwan on Tuesday reported 10 new cases of COVID-19, all contracted overseas, with zero deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

Other Countries

• Kuwait Records 30 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 14 Dec 2021 -- Kuwait recorded 30 new cases with the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and 20 recoveries in the past 24 hours.
• Morocco Records 219 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 14 Dec 2021 -- Morocco recorded 219 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 951,763.
• Iraq Records 474 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 14 Dec 2021 -- Iraq recorded 474 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 2,088,833.
• UAE Announces 110 New COVID-19 Cases in Last 24 Hours SPA 14 Dec 2021 -- The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), in a statement, announced 110 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases to 743,004, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
• Mexico Reports 49 More Deaths From COVID-19 SPA 14 Dec 2021 -- Mexico's health ministry on Monday reported 49 more fatalities from COVID-19, bringing the country's official death toll since the pandemic began to 296,721, Reuters reported.
• COVID cases surging in Africa at fastest rate this year, but deaths remain low UN News 14 Dec 2021 -- An 83 per cent surge in COVID-19 cases during the past week in Africa, driven by the Delta and Omicron variants, is causing fewer deaths than previous spikes, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed on Tuesday, but more waves could be on the way, due to the continent's slow vaccine rollout.
• Kenyan Court Suspends Directive Barring Unvaccinated from Government Services VOA 14 Dec 2021 -- Kenya's high court has suspended a government order that required everyone accessing public services and places to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 21.
• Nigeria Plans to Destroy About One Million Doses of Expired COVID-19 Vaccines VOA 14 Dec 2021 -- Nigerian health officials say some one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines that expired before they could be used will be destroyed. Authorities have blamed the waste on donors who supplied doses that had only a brief shelf life. But Nigeria has also struggled to get people inoculated.