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• US official says Russia arrested Colonial Pipeline hacker Press TV 15 Jan 2022 -- A senior official from the administration of US President Joe Biden has said that Russia arrested the hacker who was responsible for the massive Colonial Pipeline cyberattack last year.
• Moscow Court Orders Arrest Of Three More Linked To REvil Ransomware Group RFE/RL 15 Jan 2022 -- A Moscow court ordered the arrest of three more people allegedly linked to the ransomware group REvil, one day after Russian security agents said they had raided several apartments and seized cash and computer equipment.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

United States

China

• 14 provincial-level places report imported Omicron cases: NHC official Global Times 15 Jan 2022 -- A total of 14 provincial-level places in China have reported imported Omicron cases, and of them, cases in three provinces and one municipality are locally transmitted cases with the Omicron variant. An official from China's top public health body said that China faces dual challenges of imported Delta, Omicron variants, and its epidemic prevention and control work confronts a severe situation as the Spring Festival travel rush is approaching.
• On eve of Winter Olympics, Beijing reports new Omicron strain COVID-19 case Global Times 15 Jan 2022 -- Beijing authorities confirmed that a new local COVID-19 case reported on Saturday belongs to the Omicron strain. The patient has had no contact with any confirmed cases and hasn't left the city over the last 14 days.
• Chinese mainland reports 104 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 15 Jan 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 104 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Saturday.
• China Registered 165 New Coronavirus COVID-19 Cases SPA 15 Jan 2022 -- The National Committee for Health in China announced Saturday the registration of 165 new confirmed cases of coronavirus COVID-19 on Friday, raising the total caseload to 104745.
• China Tries to Contain Omicron Outbreak Ahead of Winter Olympics VOA 15 Jan 2022 -- One case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Beijing—a rare breach of the city's strict containment measures—as Chinese authorities battle outbreaks elsewhere before the February opening of the Winter Olympics in Bejing and the start of the lunar new year.

Europe

• Anti-vax protesters rally across Europe against mandatory measures Press TV 15 Jan 2022 -- Thousands of people have poured onto the streets of the Austrian capital, Vienna, to protest against government plans to introduce mandatory COVID vaccinations for all next month, as the Omicron variant continues to surge rapidly across the European country.
• Dutch gov't eases lockdown despite rising COVID-19 infections People's Daily 15 Jan 2022 -- The new Dutch government on Friday lifted some of the current lockdown measures by reopening schools and non-essential stores.
• Spain hits 8 million COVID-19 cases People's Daily 15 Jan 2022 -- Spain has logged 8 million cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, the Spanish Ministry of Health announced on Friday.
• French health authority gives green light to Nuvaxovid vaccine People's Daily 15 Jan 2022 -- The French national authority of health (HAS) officially approved the Nuvaxovid vaccine for COVID-19 on Friday.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 156.02 Cr India PIB 15 Jan 2022 -- With the administration of more than 58 lakh Doses (58,02,976) vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 156
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 365 India PIB 15 Jan 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 156 Crore (1,56,63,10,110) landmark milestone today
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 15 Jan 2022 -- 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 15 Jan 2022
• India reports 268,833 new COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 36,850,962 People's Daily 15 Jan 2022 -- India's COVID-19 tally rose to 36,850,962 on Saturday as 268,833 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.

Iran

• Iran president eases COVID curbs as deaths fall IRNA 15 Jan 2022 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi allowed an ease to the restrictions caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus disease as the numbers of cases and deaths in the country are falling.
• COVID-19 kills 18 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 15 Jan 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 132,044 with 18 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Saturday.

South Korea

• S. Korea Records 4423 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 15 Jan 2022 -- South Korea registered 4423 new coronavirus COVID-19 cases, including 4077 local infections, raising the total caseload to 687984 , according to Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).

Japan

• Iran president eases COVID curbs as deaths fall IRNA 15 Jan 2022 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi allowed an ease to the restrictions caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus disease as the numbers of cases and deaths in the country are falling.
• COVID-19 kills 18 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 15 Jan 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 132,044 with 18 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Saturday.

Saudi Arabia

• MoH Reports 5,281 New Cases of COVID-19, and 2,996 Recoveries in Saudi Arabia SPA 15 Jan 2022 -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) reported 5,281 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 2,996 recoveries in the past 24 hours.

Taiwan

• Taiwan sees 6 new domestic COVID-19 infections; more Omicron cases found CNA 15 Jan 2022 -- The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Saturday reported six new domestic COVID-19 cases, while also announcing that three cases of the Omicron variant had been confirmed among previously reported infections involving bank workers in Zhongli District.
• 6 more COVID-19 cases linked to Taoyuan steakhouse reported CNA 15 Jan 2022 -- Taoyuan City has reported six more domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases linked to a Tasty steakhouse branch in the city's Zhongli district amid an increase in infections connected with a recent Taoyuan International Airport outbreak.
• Taiwan to get first batch of Pfizer's COVID drug before March: Minister CNA 15 Jan 2022 -- Taiwan has signed a deal with Pfizer to procure 20,000 courses of the oral COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid, with the first batch expected to arrive before March, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said Saturday.
• Over 750,000 appointments made for COVID-19 vaccine booster shot CNA 15 Jan 2022 -- More than 750,000 people had made an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot in the first seven hours after the central government's 1922 vaccination website was relaunched Saturday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

Other Countries

• Mongolia logs 2,347 new COVID-19 infections People's Daily 15 Jan 2022 -- Mongolia has recorded 2,347 new COVID-19 infections, including 22 imported ones over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 406,118, the country's health ministry said Saturday.
• Cuba sends medical brigade to support Bahamas' COVID-19 response People's Daily 15 Jan 2022 -- Cuba on Friday sent a team of 50 health professionals from the Henry Reeve Medical Contingent to the Bahamas, local media reported.
• Chief medical officer says Australia "close" to peak of Omicron wave People's Daily 15 Jan 2022 -- Australia's Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Paul Kelly declared on Saturday he was optimistic that the country's Omicron outbreak was close to its peak.
• Morocco Records 8,826 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 15 Jan 2022 -- Morocco recorded 8,826 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 1,043,225.
• Palestine Records 332 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 15 Jan 2022 -- Palestine recorded 332 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), 8 new deaths and 310 recoveries in all Palestinian governorates, in the past 24 hours.
• Egypt Records 1,079 New Infections of COVID-19 SPA 15 Jan 2022 -- Egypt recorded 1,079 new infections with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 34 deaths, during the past 24 hours.
• Sudan Records 272 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 15 Jan 2022 -- Sudan recorded 272 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 5 deaths in the past 24 hours.
• Chile exceeds 8,000 daily COVID-19 cases, one of peaks in pandemic People's Daily 15 Jan 2022 -- Chile registered 8,270 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours, seeing one of the highest peaks during the pandemic and bringing the total caseload to 1,857,764, the Ministry of Health said Friday.
• Argentina sees record number of daily COVID-19 cases People's Daily 15 Jan 2022 -- Argentina on Friday again saw a record number of daily cases of COVID-19, detecting 139,853 new infections in 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health.