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• Kenya on High Alert After France Warns of Impending Terror Attack VOA 28 Jan 2022 -- The French Embassy in Kenya has issued a terror alert to Western nationals, urging them to avoid places this weekend where foreigners gather, such as hotels and shopping centers, especially in the capital, Nairobi. The German Embassy sent that country's citizens a less specific terror alert, urging caution. Kenyan police say they have seen the terror alert and have beefed up security.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

United States

• HK seeks aid to improve COVID-19 testing ability amid Omicron hit Global Times 28 Jan 2022 -- At request of the Hong Kong SAR government, the Guangdong government has deployed liaisons to learn about the city's need to improve testing and experts from the province said that they would offer help after Chief Executive Carrie Lam asked for help as the city sees record-high daily increases of coronavirus cases influenced by the Omicron variant.
• Hangzhou's Omicron may have spread three generations; spillovers show control pressure of smaller cities amid Spring Festival travel Global Times 28 Jan 2022 -- With Hangzhou in East China's Zhejiang Province fighting a battle against the Omicron variant, four cities in three provinces have found infections connected to the Hangzhou resurgence, exposing control pressure amid residential mobility ahead of the Spring Festival.
• Tianjin reports new Omicron infections caused by accidental exposure during centralized quarantine Global Times 28 Jan 2022 -- North China's Tianjin Municipality reported four Omicron infections on Thursday after it claimed complete victory in curbing the variant in two weeks. The infections were caused by accidental exposure on a centralized quarantine, during which all results came back negative in the five rounds of tests.
• China beefs up COVID-19 alert at community level during Chinese New Year holiday People's Daily 28 Jan 2022 -- China has asked its community medical institutions to improve their ability of early identification of COVID-19 cases as the country is seeing more cross-regional trips during the coming Spring Festival holiday.
• Chinese mainland reports 39 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 28 Jan 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday recorded 39 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Friday.
• DoD Awards Contract to iHealth Lab Inc., to Purchase COVID-19 Antigen Over-the-Counter Test Kits in Support of President Biden's 500 Million Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests DoD 28 Jan 2022 -- On Jan. 26, 2022, the Department of Defense (DoD), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), awarded a contract modification to iHealth Lab Inc., located in Mountain View, California, to procure an additional 104,166,665 over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits.

China

• Tianjin reports new Omicron infections caused by accidental exposure during centralized quarantine Global Times 28 Jan 2022 -- North China's Tianjin Municipality reported four Omicron infections on Thursday after it claimed complete victory in curbing the variant in two weeks. The infections were caused by accidental exposure on a centralized quarantine, during which all results came back negative in the five rounds of tests.
• Beijing upgrades measures to stem latest COVID-19 resurgence People's Daily 28 Jan 2022 -- To curb the spread of COVID-19, Beijing announced at a Thursday press conference that it would upgrade the prevention and control measures in its Fengtai District.

Europe

• German Health Minister Says Omicron COVID-19 Wave 'Well Under Control' VOA 28 Jan 2022 -- Germany's health minister said Friday the omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is "well under control" in the nation, even though he said he expects the number of daily cases to double to nearly 400,000 cases before it begins to drop.
• Britain Records 89,176 New Cases of Coronavirus SPA 28 Jan 2022 -- Britain recorded, in the past 24 hours, 89,176 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), along with 277 deaths.

Russia

• Russia COVID-19 Deaths Pass 700,000, News Agency Says VOA 28 Jan 2022 -- New data from Russia's Rosstat state statistics service show the nation's COVID-19 deaths passed 700,000 Friday, the Reuters news agency reported.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 164.44 cr India PIB 28 Jan 2022 -- With the administration of more than 57 lakh Doses (57,35,692) vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 164
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 378 India PIB 28 Jan 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 164
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 28 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 28 Jan 2022
• India Reports 251,209 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 28 Jan 2022 -- India reported 251,209 new COVID-19 cases.

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 23 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 28 Jan 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 132,356 with 23 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Friday.

Saudi Arabia

• Ministry of Health Reports 4,474 New COVID-19 Cases, 4,445 Recoveries in Saudi Arabia SPA 28 Jan 2022 -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the registration of 4,474 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 4,445 recoveries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the past 24 hours.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 71 new COVID-19 cases, including 27 domestic CNA 28 Jan 2022 -- Taiwan reported 71 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, consisting of 27 domestic and 44 imported cases, with zero deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Taiwan to resume COVID testing of travelers to offshore counties CNA 28 Jan 2022 -- Domestic travelers from Taiwan's main airports to its offshore territories will be required to show a negative COVID-19 test before they can board their flights, if they report symptoms of the disease, the Department of Navigation and Aviation (DNA) said Friday.
• Most recent domestic COVID-19 cases in Taiwan are mild: CDC CNA 28 Jan 2022 -- Nearly 60 percent of domestic COVID-19 cases recorded in Taiwan this month have been mild infections, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Friday, urging doctors and members of the public and doctors to consider COVID-19 a possibility if flu symptoms are present.
• Taiwan reports 71 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 28 Jan 2022 -- Taiwan reported 71 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, 27 of which are locally-transmitted confirmed cases, while the other 44 are imported, the island's disease-monitoring agency said.

Other Countries

• Mauritania Records 122 New Cases of Coronavirus SPA 28 Jan 2022 -- Mauritania recorded, in the past 24 hours, 122 new infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), along with 6 deaths.
• Kuwait Records 6,913 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 28 Jan 2022 -- Kuwait recorded 6,913 new infections with the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of registered cases to 528,254 cases.
• Jordan Records 4,224 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 28 Jan 2022 -- Jordan recorded, in the past 24 hours, 4,224 new infections with the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections to 1,189,080.
• UAE Records 2,545 New Infections of COVID-19, Two Deaths SPA 28 Jan 2022 -- The United Arab Emirates recorded, in the past 24 hours , 2,545 new infections with the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections to 838,384.
• Egypt Records 1,985 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 28 Jan 2022 -- Egypt recorded 1,985 new cases of COVID-19 and 36 deaths in the past 24 hours.
• Mexico Records 49,150 COVID-19 Cases SPA 28 Jan 2022 -- Mexico's Health Ministry has reported 49,150 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 495 deaths, bringing the overall number of infections since the pandemic began to 4,828,446 and the death toll to 304,803.