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Other Security News

• Operation Allies Welcome Announces Departure of Last Afghan Nationals from Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico DHS 26 Jan 2022 -- Yesterday, the last group of Afghan nationals temporarily housed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico as part of Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) departed the base.
• Operation Allies Welcome Announces Departure of Last Afghan Nationals from Camp Atterbury, Indiana DHS 26 Jan 2022 -- Yesterday, the last group of Afghan nationals temporarily housed at Camp Atterbury, Indiana as part of Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) departed the base.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• 128 Million Children Lost Access to Education Because of COVID-19 VOA 26 Jan 2022 -- A United Nations agency reports 128 million children are losing out on education because of COVID-19, up from 75 million in pre-pandemic days

United States

• Press Briefing by White House COVID-⁠19 Response Team and Public Health Officials The White House 26 Jan 2022
• US Donating 2 Million COVID Vaccine Doses to Kenya, Morocco VOA 26 Jan 2022 -- The United States will soon ship more than 2 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the African nations of Kenya and Morocco, the White House told VOA on Wednesday.

China

• Beijing seals up its Winter Olympics 'bubble' amid growing calls for boycott Radio Free Asia 26 Jan 2022 -- Authorities in China have placed a "bubble" around 2022 Winter Olympics venues and facilities, in a bid to limit the spread of COVID-19, amid growing international calls for a boycott of the event due to human rights concerns.
• Beijing's close neighbor locks down communities as city's Delta-related outbreak continues to rise Global Times 26 Jan 2022 -- While Beijing reported eight more new COVID-19 infections who were all from already-controlled populations with the Delta strain, one more city - neighboring Sanhe in North China's Hebei Province - reported a case in relation to Beijing's outbreak.
• Beijing's close neighbor Sanhe suspends buses, closes communities after reporting one positive case Global Times 26 Jan 2022 -- Beijing's neighbor city Sanhe, North China's Hebei Province, suspended all bus lines and closed communities in seven regions on Wednesday morning as the city reported one COVID-19 positive case.
• N.China Tianjin victorious against Omicron outbreak within 18 days: CDC Global Times 26 Jan 2022 -- Tianjin has won a complete victory against the Omicron variant within 18 days since the latest COVID-19 spike raided the city on January 8, deputy head of the city's center for disease control and prevention noted, saying that the current new local infections are all found at the centralized quarantine sites and there exists no risk of spreading the virus in communities since January 21.
• China Records 44 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 26 Jan 2022 -- China reported 44 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.
• 2 asymptomatic cases in Xinjiang's Ili caused by Omicron variant; source of infection still unknown Global Times 26 Jan 2022 -- Two asymptomatic cases reported on Sunday, in Northwest China's port city of Khorgas, were confirmed to be caused by Omicron variant after gene sequencing, local authorities said on Tuesday, indicating that this outbreak is spreading fast and the source of the infection is still unknown.
• Chinese mainland reports 24 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 26 Jan 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday recorded 24 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.
• Beijing classifies two more areas as at-risk for COVID-19 infection People's Daily 26 Jan 2022 -- Beijing has classified two new areas as medium-risk for COVID-19, as the city reported 15 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.
• Hong Kong reports 124 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 26 Jan 2022 -- Hong Kong reported 124 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours on Tuesday, taking the total tally to 13,519, according to data from the Center for Health Protection.
• Xinjiang logs 2 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 6 asymptomatic carriers People's Daily 26 Jan 2022 -- Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region registered two confirmed COVID-19 cases and six asymptomatic carriers from midnight to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, the local health commission has said.

Europe / Russia

• Armenia's Pashinian Tests Positive For COVID Again, Self-Isolates RFE/RL 26 Jan 2022 -- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time in less than two years.
• Russia Shortens Isolation For Contact With COVID-19, While Central, Eastern Europe Get Walloped RFE/RL 26 Jan 2022 -- Russian health authorities have shortened the required isolation period for people who come in contact with COVID-19 patients from 14 days to seven.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 163.58 Cr India PIB 26 Jan 2022 -- With the administration of more than 59 lakh Doses (59,50,731) vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 163
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 26 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 26 Jan 2022

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 29 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 26 Jan 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 132,303 with 29 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.

South Korea

• S.Korea Records 13,012 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 26 Jan 2022 -- South Korea recorded 13,012 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Saudi Arabia

• Ministry of Health Reports 4,526 New COVID-19 Cases, 5,772 Recoveries in Saudi Arabia SPA 26 Jan 2022 -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the registration of 4,526 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 5,772 recoveries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the past 24 hours.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 92 COVID-19 cases, including 46 domestic CNA 26 Jan 2022 -- Taiwan reported 92 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, half of them domestically transmitted and half originating from abroad, with zero deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Taipei, Yilan COVID-19 clusters confirmed as Omicron CNA 26 Jan 2022 -- Taiwan recorded 46 new domestic COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, and two clusters of unknown origin in Taipei and Yilan County have been confirmed as Omicron variant infections, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

Other Countries

• Iraq Records 8,107 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 26 Jan 2022 -- Iraq recorded, in the past 24 hours, 8,107 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections to 2.175 million.
• Jordan Records 12,826 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 26 Jan 2022 -- The Jordanian Ministry of Health reported 12,826 new infections with the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 1,177,165.
• Mexico Records 475 COVID-19 Deaths SPA 26 Jan 2022 -- Mexico's Health Ministry has reported 44,902 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 475 deaths, bringing the overall number of infections since the pandemic began to 4,730,669 and the death toll to 303,776.
• Egypt Records 1809 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 26 Jan 2022 -- Egypt recorded 1809 new cases afflicted with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 35 deaths in the past 24 hours.
• Brazil Records 183,722 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 26 Jan 2022 -- Brazil recorded 183,722 new infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), along with 487 deaths in the past 24 hours.