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• WHO: 2022 can mark the end of COVID's acute stage UN News 29 Dec 2021 -- The UN health agency chief expressed optimism during a press briefing on Wednesday that 2022 maybe the year the world ends the acute stage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• World Struggles With Rising COVID-19 Infections VOA 29 Dec 2021 -- The United States recorded more than 512,000 daily new coronavirus cases Tuesday - the single highest one-day number of cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic, according to data released by the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center
• WHO: Populism, Nationalism, Vaccine Hoarding Are Prolonging Pandemic VOA 29 Dec 2021 -- The World Health Organization is warning that the rapid circulation of the omicron and delta variants of the coronavirus is leading to a tsunami of cases, severe disease and surging deaths among the unvaccinated.

United States

• Press Briefing by White House COVID-⁠19 Response Team and Public Health Officials The White House 29 Dec 2021
• DoD Awards $136.7 Million Contract to MilliporeSigma to Establish Domestic Production Capacity of Critical Material Used in COVID-19 Point-of-Care Tests DoD 29 Dec 2021 -- On Dec. 29, 2021, the Department of Defense (DoD), on behalf of and in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a $136.7 million contract to MilliporeSigma to establish nitrocellulose membrane production capacity in the United States.
• US sets new daily record for COVID-19 cases Press TV 29 Dec 2021 -- The United States recorded a new record high Tuesday, with over 500,000 new COVID-19 cases reported, according to Johns Hopkins University.
• California Becomes First US State to Record Over 5Mln COVID-19 Cases Sputnik 29 Dec 2021 -- California has become the first state of the United States to record over 5 million cases of COVID-19 due to the rapid spread of the new Omicron strain, according to data from the US-based Johns Hopkins University and local health authorities.
• U.S. sets grim new record for daily COVID-19 cases amid Omicron surge People's Daily 29 Dec 2021 -- The lightning spread of the new Omicron variant in the United States has driven daily COVID-19 new cases to a record high of over 510,000 on Monday.

China

• Xi'an receives help from across the country, boosting solidarity amid battle against virus Global Times 29 Dec 2021 -- Xi'an, the capital city of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, entered its seventh day of a lockdown on Wednesday, witnessing helping hands from across the country arriving to ease supply challenges and enhance the medical system's capacity.
• 85% of Chinese fully vaccinated ahead of festive travel rush Global Times 29 Dec 2021 -- China is nearing herd immunity 85.64 percent of the Chinese population fully vaccinated ahead of the coming New Year and Spring Festival travel rush, which is expected to see passenger trips surpass the 1.48 billion taken in 2020, the National Health Commission (NHC) announced on Wednesday.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 143.15 Cr India PIB 29 Dec 2021 -- With the administration of 64,61,321 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 143
• COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 348 India PIB 29 Dec 2021 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 143
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 29 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 29 Dec 2021
• Nearly 800 Omicron Cases Detected in India, Most in Delhi Sputnik 29 Dec 2021 -- A total of 781 Omicron COVID-19 cases have been detected in India so far, with nearly a third of them in the capital territory of Delhi, a press statement published by the Indian Ministry of Health said.

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 53 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 29 Dec 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 131,527 with 53 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia

• Ministry of Health Reports 744 New COVID-19 Cases, 231 Recoveries in Saudi Arabia SPA 29 Dec 2021 -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the registration of 744 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 231 recoveries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the past 24 hours.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 14 new COVID cases, including one pilot CNA 29 Dec 2021 -- Taiwan reported on Wednesday 14 new COVID-19 imported cases, including a pilot who recently flew to the United States, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• 12.4 mln doses of Fosun Pharma-provided vaccines sent to Taiwan: mainland spokesperson People's Daily 29 Dec 2021 -- Around 12.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines provided by Shanghai-based Fosun Pharma have been delivered to Taiwan in 14 batches, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday.

Other Countries

• Have Refugee Camps Escaped Mass COVID Infections? VOA 29 Dec 2021 -- Roughly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, no massive outbreaks have been reported in refugee camps to date. Health experts have some theories about why, but they also urge continued wariness against "the very real and present danger of widespread transmission" in camps, as the World Health Organization has cautioned.
• Libya Records 665 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 29 Dec 2021 -- Libya recorded, in the past 24 hours, 665 new infections of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), along with 9 deaths.
• Morocco Records 1,504 New Infections of COVID-19 SPA 29 Dec 2021 -- Morocco recorded, in the past 24 hours, 1,504 new infections with the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections to 959,098.
• UAE Announces 2,234 New COVID-19 Cases in Last 24 hours SPA 29 Dec 2021 -- The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 448,050 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, according to Emirates News Agency (WAM).
• Brazil Registers 171 COVID-19 Deaths on Tuesday SPA 29 Dec 2021 -- Brazil reported 171 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday and 8,430 additional cases, according to data released by the nation's Health Ministry, Reuters reported.
• Low Vaccination Rates a Concern Amid African COVID Surge VOA 29 Dec 2021 -- Low vaccination rates are of mounting concern amid a new wave of COVID-19 infections in Africa, where nearly 227,000 deaths have been reported, according to the Africa CDC's COVID-19 dashboard. Only 20 African countries had vaccinated at least 10% of their populations as of mid-December, according to the United Nations.