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COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Weekly operational update on COVID-19 - 22 February 2022
• Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 22 February 2022
• Omicron sublineage BA.2 remains a variant of concern UN News 22 Feb 2022 -- The BA.2 virus, a sublineage of the Omicron COVID-19 mutation, should continue to be considered a variant of concern, scientists convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on Tuesday.
• Pandemic recovery must put people first: UN Secretary-General UN News 22 Feb 2022 -- People must be at the heart of post-pandemic recovery, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a global meeting that opened on Tuesday to examine the economic and social impact of the crisis.

United States

• DAF COVID-19 Statistics - Feb. 22, 2022 US Air Force 22 Feb 2022

China

• Hong Kong to test 7.3 million residents for COVID-19 Global Times 22 Feb 2022 -- Hong Kong will launch mandatory mass nucleic acid testing in March for its 7.3 million residents, who are expected to receive COVID-19 tests three times within the period, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced on Tuesday.
• Chinese mainland reports 59 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 22 Feb 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 59 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday.
• More than 3.09 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 22 Feb 2022 -- The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on the Chinese mainland had reached over 3.09 billion by Monday, up about 5.6 million over the day before, data from the National Health Commission showed Tuesday.
• Hong Kong's Lam announces mass, compulsory COVID-19 testing for seven million people Radio Free Asia 22 Feb 2022 -- Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday announced a citywide mass testing program in line with the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s zero-COVID measures that include enforced quarantine and isolation in government facilities for those infected.
• Hong Kong's dynamic zero tolerance 'still our policy': top epidemiologist Global Times 22 Feb 2022 -- Chinese top epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan said on Monday that "we will not tolerate large numbers of elderly people dying of COVID-19, thus our policy is striving to clear off all the infections in Hong Kong."
• Hong Kong's COVID-19 test speeds up as mainland medical staff joins battle People's Daily 22 Feb 2022 -- Over 100 nucleic acid test members of a medical support team from the Chinese mainland on Monday began offering sampling services in Hong Kong, boosting the speed of tracking COVID-19 cases.

Europe

• British PM announces end of COVID-19 restrictions despite criticism People's Daily 22 Feb 2022 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday the end of all domestic COVID-19 restrictions in England in a process starting later this week.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 175.83 Cr India PIB 22 Feb 2022 -- With the administration of more than 35
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 403 India PIB 22 Feb 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 176 Crore landmark milestone (1,76,15,75,119) today
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 22 Feb 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 22 Feb 2022

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 223 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 22 Feb 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 135,499 with 223 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Arabia Registers 841 New COVID-19 Cases, 1,922 Recoveries, One Death SPA 22 Feb 2022 -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced today the registration of 841 new COVID-19 cases and 1,922 recoveries in the past 24 hours.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 44 new COVID-19 cases, including 5 domestic CNA 22 Feb 2022 -- Taiwan on Tuesday reported 44 new COVID-19 cases -- five domestically transmitted infections and 39 that originated abroad -- and no new deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• All new domestic COVID-19 cases tested positive in quarantine: CECC CNA 22 Feb 2022 -- The five new domestic COVID-19 cases recorded in Taiwan Tuesday all tested positive during quarantine, and are related to previously reported clusters of unknown origin, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

Other Countries

• Morocco Records 427 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 22 Feb 2022 -- Morocco recorded 427 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 1,159,584.
• Tunisia Reports 1,073 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 22 Feb 2022 -- Tunisia recorded, in the past 24 hours, 1,073 new confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and 12 deaths as well.
• Libya Reports 1,815 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 22 Feb 2022 -- Libya recorded 1,815 new infections with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and 11 deaths, in the past 24 hours.
• UAE Announces 626 New COVID-19 Cases, One Death in Last 24 Hours SPA 22 Feb 2022 -- The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), in a statement, announced 626 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases to 875,884, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
• Mexico Reports 4,832 New COVID-19 Cases, 98 More Deaths SPA 22 Feb 2022 -- Mexico's health ministry on Monday reported 98 more fatalities from COVID-19 and 4,832 new infections, bringing the overall death toll to 315,786 and the number of cases to 5,418,257, Reuters reported.