Other Security News
COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

• Sanctioning Hizballah Financiers in Guinea US Dept. of State 04 Mar 2022 -- The United States is designating two Hizballah financiers operating in Guinea: Ali Saade and Ibrahim Taher. This action will help disrupt Hizballah's business network in West Africa, which relies on bribery to circumvent the rule of law.
• Treasury Sanctions Hizballah Financiers in Guinea US Treasury 04 Mar 2022 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated two key Hizballah financiers operating in Guinea pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended. This action is aimed at disrupting Hizballah's business network in West Africa, which relies on bribery and influence to circumvent the rule of law.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

United States

• Department of the Army announces updated COVID-19 vaccination statistics US Army 04 Mar 2022 -- The U.S. Army announced updated COVID-19 vaccination rates and exemption requests as of Mar. 3, 2022.
• DoD Awards a Maximum $565.8 Million Contract to Cepheid for Point-of-Care Medical Tests and Analyzers DoD 04 Mar 2022 -- On March 4, 2022, the Department of Defense (DoD), on behalf of and in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), awarded a maximum $565.8 million contract to Cepheid, located in Sunnyvale, California.

China

• China's strict anti-epidemic policies contribute to growth of global economy: NPC spokesperson Global Times 04 Mar 2022 -- Strict epidemic prevention and control measures have helped make China one of the most successful countries in fighting the pandemic, Zhang Yesui, spokesperson for the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress, said Friday amid discussions and speculation of foreign media on when China, the only country that had been insisting on the strict dynamic zero-COVID approach, would relax its policies.
• HK advisors propose ambulances transfer, data-sharing amid surging infections in HK Global Times 04 Mar 2022 -- For the third consecutive day, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) reported over 50,000 new daily COVID-19 infections, pushing deputies and political advisors to the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) to come up with more proposals of learning from the mainland's experiences and to fix the system bottlenecks that hinder mainland-Hong Kong cooperation on fighting the epidemic.
• China's top political advisory body defends 'dynamic zero-COVID policy,' shrugs off adjustment Global Times 04 Mar 2022 -- The dynamic zero-COVID policy is the correct anti-epidemic policy for China at the moment, said the spokesperson for the latest session of China's top political advisory body, while discarding the possibility of a change of the policy in the near future.
• Over 3.14 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 04 Mar 2022 -- The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on the Chinese mainland grew by around 5.53 million from the previous day to surpass 3.14 billion on Thursday, data from the National Health Commission showed Friday.
• China's top political advisory body defends 'dynamic zero-COVID policy,' shrugs off adjustment Global Times 04 Mar 2022 -- The dynamic zero-COVID policy is the correct anti-epidemic policy for China at the moment, said the spokesperson for the latest session of China's top political advisory body, while discarding the possibility of a change of the policy in the near future.
• Central gov't supports Hong Kong in combating COVID-19: spokesperson People's Daily 04 Mar 2022 -- China's central government and relevant authorities are sparing no efforts to help the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) combat COVID-19, a spokesperson said Thursday.
• Chinese mainland reports 61 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 04 Mar 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 61 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Friday.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 178.29 Cr India PIB 04 Mar 2022 -- With the administration of more than 24.84 lakh Doses (24,84,412) vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 178.29 Cr (1,78,29,13,060) as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 413 India PIB 04 Mar 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 178
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 04 Mar 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 04 Mar 2022

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 154 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 04 Mar 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 137,593 with 154 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Friday.

Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Arabia Registers 363 New COVID-19 Cases, 559 Recoveries, One Death SPA 04 Mar 2022 -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced today the registration of 363 new COVID-19 cases and 559 recoveries in the past 24 hours.
• Saudi Arabia Registers 407 New COVID-19 Cases, 685 Recoveries, Two Deaths SPA 04 Mar 2022 -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced today the registration of 407 new COVID-19 cases and 685 recoveries in the past 24 hours.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 64 new COVID-19 cases, including 2 domestic CNA 04 Mar 2022 -- Taiwan on Friday reported 64 new COVID-19 cases -- two domestically transmitted and 62 that originated abroad -- and no new deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Taiwan reports 1 new domestic COVID-19 case with unknown origin CNA 04 Mar 2022 -- Taiwan reported two new domestic COVID-19 cases on Friday, one a woman in Kaohsiung whose source of infection is currently unknown, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

Other Countries

• Mexico Reports 461 New Confirmed COVID-19 Deaths SPA 04 Mar 2022 -- Mexico reported 461 more confirmed fatalities from COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total death toll registered in the country to 319,296 since the pandemic began, according to health ministry data, Reuters reported.
• Mexico Reports 304 More COVID-19 Fatalities; Toll Rises to 318,835 SPA 04 Mar 2022 -- Mexico reported 304 more fatalities from COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll since the pandemic began to 318,835, according to health ministry data, Reuters reported.