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• Memorandum on Improving the Cybersecurity of National Security, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community Systems The White House 19 Jan 2022
• Biden Signs Memo Improving Cybersecurity Across US Defense, Intelligence Communities Sputnik 19 Jan 2022 -- US President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a memorandum to bolster the cybersecurity of the US defense and intelligence communities' networks.
• Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Giuliani, other pro-Trump lawyers over Capitol riot Press TV 19 Jan 2022 -- The US House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has subpoenaed three lawyers who joined the unsuccessful attempt by former President Donald Trump to overturn his election defeat in 2020.
• USS Milwaukee Seizes $22 Million in Suspected Cocaine US Navy 19 Jan 2022 -- The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 402 seized an estimated $22 million in suspected cocaine, Jan. 7, 2022.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• WHO warns COVID pandemic could continue amid vaccine inequalities Press TV 19 Jan 2022 -- A senior official at the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned world powers that the tragedy of the coronavirus pandemic could never end if huge inequities in vaccinations and medicines continue between rich and poor countries.

United States

• Oregon National Guard surging to support hospitals again Army News 19 Jan 2022 -- Hundreds of Oregon National Guard members are increasing support of hospitals throughout the state in their second hospital relief mission during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• US Government to Distribute 400 Million High-Quality Face Masks VOA 19 Jan 2022 -- U.S. news outlets said Wednesday that the Biden administration will distribute 400 million high-quality face masks free of charge to the American people beginning next week.
• U.S. Records 855,149 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 19 Jan 2022 -- The United States of America recorded, in the past 24 hours, 855,149 new infections and 1,127 deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
• One in five Americans infected with COVID-19: Johns Hopkins University People's Daily 19 Jan 2022 -- About one in five Americans have been infected with COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic in the country, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
• U.S. health officials caution against optimism over COVID-19 peak People's Daily 19 Jan 2022 -- A wave of Omicron cases may be cresting in the northeastern United States, but the number of COVID-19 patients is at a record high and climbing, overwhelming hospitals whose staffs have been hollowed out by the coronavirus, major U.S. news portals have reported.

China

• Are Inbound Parcels Bringing COVID to China? VOA 19 Jan 2022 -- Chinese health officials are warning the public to minimize orders from overseas during the COVID-19 pandemic and wear protective gear when handling inbound packages, measures that followed a suspected transmission of the virus from North American parcels to two domestic patients.
• Beijing reports 5 new positive COVID-19 cases, cold-chain logistics involved Global Times 19 Jan 2022 -- Four districts of Beijing have reported new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases, underscoring the complexity and importance of the epidemic control work, local officials said. Among five new COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday, four were related to cold-chain work, prompting Cai Qi, Party chief of Beijing, to call for a high alert in anti-epidemic work with cold chain scenarios and to immediately launch a full-scale inspection across the city.
• NW China's Shaanxi reports zero daily COVID-19 cases first time in 40 days Global Times 19 Jan 2022 -- Northwest China's Shaanxi Province reported zero daily COVID19 cases on Tuesday for the first time in 40 days since the epidemic resurgence on December 9, 2021.
• Too early to say COVID-19 pandemic comes to end: top U.S. expert People's Daily 19 Jan 2022 -- It is too early to say that the COVID-19 pandemic has come to an end, top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said recently.
• China adopts faster mass testing for COVID-19 People's Daily 19 Jan 2022 -- Chinese health authorities have adopted faster-pooled tests for the coronavirus that allow professional labs to process 20 samples at a time.
• China's Shaanxi reports no new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 19 Jan 2022 -- China's Shaanxi Province saw no new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the first time no new local cases were reported in Shaanxi in over a month.
• China's Tianjin to launch 4th citywide nucleic acid testing People's Daily 19 Jan 2022 -- North China's Tianjin Municipality will launch the fourth round of citywide nucleic acid testing at 6 a.m. Thursday, said the municipal epidemic prevention and control headquarters.
• Chinese mainland's new local COVID-19 infections on the decrease People's Daily 19 Jan 2022 -- The Chinese mainland recorded 55 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections over the past day, a considerable drop compared with 127 newly reported a day earlier.
• China's Xi'an city reports new local COVID-19 case People's Daily 19 Jan 2022 -- Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, reported one new locally transmitted COVID-19 case on Monday, local authorities said Tuesday.
• Beijing battles both Delta, Omicron ahead of Winter Olympics Global Times 19 Jan 2022 -- Beijing tightened anti-epidemic measures and urged all departments to fend off COVID-19 flare-ups in the city with all-round measures ahead of the Winter Olympics, after four COVID-19 infections, with both the Delta and Omicron variants, were detected in three days.
• Beijing reports two local COVID-19 cases, one person testing positive People's Daily 19 Jan 2022 -- Beijing reported two confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and one other person testing positive for COVID-19 from Monday to 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to local authorities.
• China's Shenzhen reports 1 new COVID-19 case among closed-loop hotel staff People's Daily 19 Jan 2022 -- The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen reported on Tuesday one new COVID-19 case, who was found among the staff working in a hotel under closed-loop management, local authorities said.

Europe

• Britain Records 10,069 New Infections of Coronavirus SPA 19 Jan 2022 -- Britain recorded, in the past 24 hours, 10,069 new infections of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), and 359 deaths.
• Britain to Drop COVID-19 Restrictions VOA 19 Jan 2022 -- Britain is ending COVID-19 restrictions, including mask mandates, working from home and vaccine passports, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Wednesday.
• Germany Records 112,323 COVID-19 Cases SPA 19 Jan 2022 -- Germany recorded 112,323 new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 239 new deaths in the past 24 hours according to Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for Infectious Diseases Control.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 158.88 Cr India PIB 19 Jan 2022 -- With the administration of more than 76 lakh Doses (76,35,229) vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 158
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 369 India PIB 19 Jan 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 159
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 19 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 19 Jan 2022
• India reports 282,790 new COVID-19 cases SPA 19 Jan 2022 -- India reported 282,970 new COVID-19 cases.

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 19 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 19 Jan 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus disease in Iran increased to 132,132 with 19 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.

South Korea

• S.Korea Records 5,805 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 19 Jan 2022 -- South Korea recorded today 5,805 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Saudi Arabia

• Ministry of Health Reports 5,928 New COVID-19 Cases, 4,981 Recoveries in Saudi Arabia SPA 19 Jan 2022 -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the registration of 5,928 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 4,981 recoveries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the past 24 hours.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 54 new COVID-19 cases, including 10 domestic CNA 19 Jan 2022 -- Taiwan confirmed 54 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, consisting of 10 domestic cases and 44 imported cases, and no deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• New COVID-19 case may be link between Taoyuan outbreak and Hsinchu cluster CNA 19 Jan 2022 -- One of the 10 new domestic COVID-19 cases confirmed Wednesday could be the missing link between a family cluster in Hsinchu City and an ongoing outbreak in Taoyuan, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Taiwan expands on-arrival COVID testing rules to short-haul flights CNA 19 Jan 2022 -- COVID-19 airport testing rules requiring passengers arriving in Taiwan on long-haul flights to wait for the result of their COVID-19 PCR tests at the airport will be expanded to short-haul arrivals from India and eight Southeast Asian countries starting Thursday, Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) announced Wednesday.
• Taiwan reports 66 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 19 Jan 2022 -- Taiwan reported 66 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, 17 of which are locally-transmitted confirmed cases, while the other 49 are imported, the island's disease monitoring agency said.

Other Countries

• Morocco Records 9,355 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 19 Jan 2022 -- Morocco recorded, in the past 24 hours, 9,355 new infections with the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections to 1,068,941.
• Kuwait Records 4,337 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 19 Jan 2022 -- The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced the registration of 4,337 new infections with the novel Coronavirus, in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 479,640.
• UAE Announces 2,902 New COVID-19 Cases, 2 Deaths in Last 24 Hours SPA 19 Jan 2022 -- The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), in a statement, announced 2,902 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 813,931, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
• Egypt Records 1303 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 19 Jan 2022 -- Egypt recorded 1303 new cases afflicted with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 26 deaths in the past 24 hours.
• Brazil Records 137,103 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 19 Jan 2022 -- Brazil recorded 137,103 new infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), along with 351 deaths in the past 24 hours.
• Americas: 'Smart' use of rapid tests critical amid COVID surge UN News 19 Jan 2022 -- COVID-19 cases continue to accelerate in the Americas amid increased demand for testing, the head of the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
• US Billionaire Opens COVID, Cancer Vaccine Plant in South Africa VOA 19 Jan 2022 -- South African-born U.S. billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have cut the ribbon Wednesday at a new vaccine manufacturing plant. It is hoped the facility will soon start making Africa's first locally produced COVID-19 vaccines, as well as cancer vaccines and other pharmaceuticals.