Other Security News
COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

• Russian Space Facilities, Satellites Secured Against Cyberattacks, Roscosmos Says Sputnik 27 Feb 2022 -- The governance of the Russian space sector, satellites and Russia's segment of the International Space Station (ISS) are secured and isolated from cybercriminals, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

United States

• U.S. CDC eases COVID-19 restrictions under new guidelines People's Daily 27 Feb 2022 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased mask recommendations for the bulk of the country under a new framework that immediately affects about 70 percent of Americans.
• Air Force medics continue deployments to civilian hospitals and care facilities US Air Force 27 Feb 2022 -- While the nation is seeing a decline in COVID-19 cases, hospitals and other facilities across the country are still reeling.

China

• Over 5 mln more COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 27 Feb 2022 -- The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on the Chinese mainland grew by around 5.04 million on Saturday, with the total number reaching nearly 3.12 billion, data from the National Health Commission showed Sunday.
• Chinese mainland reports 112 new local COVID-19 cases Saturday People's Daily 27 Feb 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 112 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Sunday.
• North China city reports 22 new confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 27 Feb 2022 -- Hohhot, capital city of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, reported 22 new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases between midnight Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday, according to a press conference held by the municipal government.
• Two batches of mainland medical experts sent to Hong Kong to fight COVID-19 People's Daily 27 Feb 2022 -- Two batches of mainland health experts have arrived in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to work with the HKSAR government in fighting the latest COVID-19 outbreak, a health official said on Saturday.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 177.44 Cr India PIB 27 Feb 2022
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 27 Feb 2022 -- The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021.
• COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 27 Feb 2022

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 241 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 27 Feb 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 136,631 with 241 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Sunday.

Saudi Arabia

• COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Drop more than 90%, Critical Cases by 45% in Saudi Arabia, Health Ministry Spokesperson Announces SPA 27 Feb 2022 -- Assistant Minister of Health and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health Dr. Mohammed Al-Abdulaali noted that the world is still facing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, whereas countries' interaction with this phase which is characterised by the emergence of Omicron variant is varying, noting that some countries have overcome this phase thanks to the fruitful and serious steps they have taken to increase the level of community immunity with vaccines and preventive measures, while other countries still have low levels of immunity.
• Saudi Arabia Registers 632 New COVID-19 Cases, 995 Recoveries, Two Deaths SPA 27 Feb 2022 -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced today the registration of 632 new COVID-19 cases and 995 recoveries in the past 24 hours.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 60 new COVID-19 cases, including 16 domestic CNA 27 Feb 2022 -- Taiwan reported 60 new COVID-19 cases -- 16 domestically transmitted infections and 44 that originated abroad -- and no new deaths from the disease on Sunday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• 16 new domestic COVID-19 cases linked to clusters of unknown origin CNA 27 Feb 2022 -- The 16 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections Taiwan reported on Sunday were all linked to previously recorded clusters of unknown origin, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Taiwan receives third Moderna vaccine shipment of 2022 CNA 27 Feb 2022 -- Taiwan received its third shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine this year early Monday morning, which comprised 1.2246 million doses.

Other Countries

• UAE Announces 622 New COVID-19 Cases, 1,665 Recoveries, and No Deaths in Last 24 Hours SPA 27 Feb 2022 -- The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention announced that it conducted 452,997additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment.
• Malawi Restocks Depleted AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine VOA 27 Feb 2022 -- Malawi has received nearly 300,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine under COVAX, the global initiative founded to foster equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. This is the first vaccine donation this year, after the country's stocks were depleted in December. The donation from Japan Saturday is part of about 2 million doses of AstraZeneca Japan is prepared to send to Malawi.