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COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 25 January 2022
• Weekly operational update on COVID-19 - 25 January 2022
• Pfizer Launches Trial of Omicron-Specific COVID-19 Vaccine VOA 25 Jan 2022 -- U.S.-based pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, announced Tuesday they have begun a clinical trial of a new version of their COVID-19 vaccine specifically designed to protect against the omicron variant of the coronavirus.
• Pandemic entering "new phase," yet too early to drop guard: WHO People's Daily 25 Jan 2022 -- Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and central Asia, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said the region could be "entering a new phase in the pandemic with plausible hope for stabilization."

United States

• DAF COVID-19 Statistics - Jan. 25, 2022 US Air Force 25 Jan 2022
• AFICC oversees COVID-19 relief efforts as part of DAF ACT, awards contract for critical test kit materials US Air Force 25 Jan 2022 -- The Air Force Installation Contracting Center is overseeing the execution of billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief, with a recent contract award providing critical materials used in the production of rapid, point-of-care COVID-19 test kits.

China

• Inactivated vaccine effectiveness against complications caused by the Delta variant reaches 51% Global Times 25 Jan 2022 -- Preplanned studies on the effectiveness of vaccines for people who had already completed their primary course of vaccination with inactivated COVID-19 vaccines against COVID-19 symptoms, COVID-19 pneumonia, and severe COVID-19 caused by the Delta variant were 51 percent, 61 percent, and 82 percent respectively, a new thesis published in the Chinese CDC Weekly shows.
• Chinese port cities hit by new round of COVID-19 flare-ups Global Times 25 Jan 2022 -- Some of China's port cities, which have been at the frontline in fending off the risks of imported COVID-19 cases over the past two years, were again caught in a resurgence of coronavirus cases in recent days.
• Beijing tightens airport restrictions, suspends bus lines amid latest flare-ups Global Times 25 Jan 2022 -- Beijing has strengthened anti-epidemic measures by tightening entry restrictions to Beijing Capital International Airport and suspending some bus lines amid the city's latest round of COVID-19 flare-ups as the capital city reported 15 new local infections in four districts on Tuesday.
• China-Russia border city escalates anti-epidemic measures after reporting 3 new COVID-19 cases Global Times 25 Jan 2022 -- Suifenhe, a major China-Russia border port city in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, reported three new COVID-19 cases and nine asymptomatic cases on Tuesday. The infected individuals have all been transferred into designated hospitals for further treatment.
• HK remains open to mainland's assistance in fighting new wave of COVID-19 Global Times 25 Jan 2022 -- Amid new cluster outbreaks in Hong Kong, Carrie Lam, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, vowed to push forward a vaccine bubble plan and mass vaccination. With a daily testing capacity that can increase to 150,000, Lam said she remained open to assistance from the Chinese mainland when asked by reporters during a weekly briefing on Tuesday. Hong Kong's neighboring city Shenzhen in South China's Guangdong also beefed up epidemic control measures in requiring arrivals from Hong Kong to undergo strict 14 plus 7 quarantine measures.
• Shanghai should prepare for caseload of COVID-19 five or ten times higher: Zhang Wenhong Global Times 25 Jan 2022 -- Shanghai should prepare for a scenario where the number of COVID-19 cases might surge five or 10 times the current level, as global efforts in fighting the pandemic has been waning and tiring, suggested China's Dr. Fauci, Zhang Wenhong. He added that the preparations should include drills for such a situation and enhance building up medical and technological platform for dealing with COVID-19.
• Chinese mainland reports 18 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 25 Jan 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday recorded 18 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, which remained the same as that of Sunday, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday.
• China Records 45 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 25 Jan 2022 -- China reported 45 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.
• Beijing 2022 adjusts criteria to make COVID test positive results stricter, a 'balance between epidemic prevention and Games' Global Times 25 Jan 2022 -- The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games Organizing Committee and the Chinese authorities have refined the Games' COVID-19 countermeasures, including adjusting the criteria for determining nucleic acid test results and shortening the length of time that close contacts must be put under restriction.
• Beijing outbreak 'controllable' People's Daily 25 Jan 2022 -- China's top economic planner on Monday unveiled plans for a modern distribution system over the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025).

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 162.92 Cr India PIB 25 Jan 2022 -- With the administration of more than 62 lakh Doses (62,29,956) vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 162
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 375 India PIB 25 Jan 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 163
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 25 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 25 Jan 2022

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 23 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 25 Jan 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus disease in Iran increased to 132,274 with 23 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.
• Iran starts COVID-19 vaccination for children IRNA 25 Jan 2022 -- Iranian Health Ministry has started COVID-19 vaccination for children between 9 and 12, the head of Health Ministry public relations office said.

South Korea

• S.Korea Records 8,571 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 25 Jan 2022 -- South Korea recorded today 8,571 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Saudi Arabia

• Ministry of Health Reports 4,541 New COVID-19 Cases, 5,212 Recoveries in Saudi Arabia SPA 25 Jan 2022 -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the registration of 4,541 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 5,212 recoveries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the past 24 hours.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 38 new COVID-19 cases, including 13 domestic CNA 25 Jan 2022 -- Taiwan reported 38 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, consisting of 13 domestic and 25 imported cases, with zero deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Five of 13 new domestic COVID-19 cases of unknown source: CECC CNA 25 Jan 2022 -- Taiwan on Tuesday reported 13 new domestic cases of COVID-19, of which five have unknown sources of infection, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Over 1.5 million Moderna doses arrive; booster shot booking to begin CNA 25 Jan 2022 -- More than 1.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Taiwan Tuesday, a day before the government's 1922 vaccination booking site opens again to accept appointments for a booster shot, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Taiwan still aiming for zero COVID-19 cases: Health Minister CNA 25 Jan 2022 -- Taiwan is still working towards zero COVID-19 cases, even though the Omicron variant has made achieving that goal more challenging, Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said Tuesday.

Other Countries

• Algeria Records 2,521 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 25 Jan 2022 -- Algeria recorded 2,521 new infections of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), along with 8 deaths in the past 24 hours.
• Brazil Records 83,340 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 25 Jan 2022 -- Brazil recorded 83,340 new infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), along with 259 deaths in the past 24 hours.
• Egypt Records 1651 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 25 Jan 2022 -- Egypt recorded 1651 new cases afflicted with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 28 deaths in the past 24 hours.
• Australia Marks Grim COVID-19 Anniversary VOA 25 Jan 2022 -- Two years ago, on Tuesday (Jan 25) the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Australia. The disease would trigger some of the world's toughest coronavirus controls.