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• Biden privately said Trump should be prosecuted for January 6 riot Press TV 04 Apr 2022 -- US President Joe Biden has privately said that his predecessor Donald Trump should be prosecuted over the 6 January attack on the US Capitol, a new report shows.
• Taliban supreme leader bans poppy cultivation in Afghanistan People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- The Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada on Sunday banned in a decree the cultivation of opium poppy and trade of opium in Afghanistan, the Taliban-led caretaker government confirmed.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

United States

• US Senators Reach Deal on $10 Billion in COVID-19 Funding With No Global Aid Sputnik 04 Apr 2022 -- Republican and Democratic negotiators forged a deal today that will direct $10 billion to pay for vaccines, therapeutics and domestic COVID health response tools, Senator Mitt Romney said in a statement.
• Statement from Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the COVID-19 Bipartisan Funding Proposal The White House 04 Apr 2022

China

• Shanghai extends lockdown as armed police patrol gates of residential communities Radio Free Asia 04 Apr 2022 -- Authorities in Shanghai announced they would extend citywide lockdowns while they assessed recent mass COVID-19 test results, leaving residents facing further food shortages and lack of access to medical treatment.
• China is Sending Military Personnel to Shanghai as COVID-19 Lockdown Enters Second Week Sputnik 04 Apr 2022 -- China is sending 10,000 medical personnel, including 2,000 from the army and navy, to Shanghai to deal with a COVID-19 outbreak that has locked down significant portions of the city for two weeks.
• Shanghai completes city-wide COVID sampling for 25 million residents in toughest Omicron battle Global Times 04 Apr 2022 -- Shanghai, the city of 25 million people, had all residents take a nucleic acid test on Monday, the largest exercise of its kind in any city in China and the world, as the city fights off one of the severest waves of COVID-19 in the country.
• Shanghai completes city-wide COVID sampling for 25 million residents in toughest Omicron battle Global Times 04 Apr 2022 -- Shanghai, the city of 25 million people, had all residents take a nucleic acid test on Monday, the largest exercise of its kind in any city in China and the world, as the city fights off one of the severest waves of COVID-19 in the country.
• Nearly 3.28 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on the Chinese mainland grew by around 2.36 million from the previous day, bringing the total to nearly 3.28 billion on Sunday, data from the National Health Commission showed Monday.
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• Shanghai races to ensure daily supplies amid fight against COVID-19 People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Authorities and suppliers in Shanghai have been racing to secure daily supplies to residents as the megacity, with a population of over 24 million, began temporary closed-off management in two phases to curb the recent resurgence in COVID-19 infections.
• Chinese mainland reports 1,366 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- The Chinese mainland reported 1,366 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections on Sunday, the National Health Commission said Monday.
• China sends 2,000 military doctors, more medical workers to Shanghai to fight COVID flare-up, test 25 million residents Global Times 04 Apr 2022 -- China's military authorities on Sunday dispatched more than 2,000 medical staff to Shanghai in the fight against the highly contagious Omicron variant, according to the Chinese People's Liberation Army Daily.
• CanSinoBIO's COVID-19 mRNA vaccine receives approval for clinical trial application in China Global Times 04 Apr 2022 -- Chinese vaccine developer CanSinoBIO's COVID-19 mRNA vaccine has received approval for clinical trial application in China, the company announced on Monday, an encouraging step for domestic mRNA vaccine R&D amid the recent infection wave across China.
• Thousands of medical workers nationwide rushing to aid Shanghai in COVID-19 response Global Times 04 Apr 2022 -- Around 10,000 medical workers from several regions across China have arrived in Shanghai in recent days to help the fight against COVID-19 as the city has seen surging infections, local health authorities said Sunday.
• Shanghai launches citywide antigen testing amid COVID-19 resurgence People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Shanghai will conduct citywide antigen testing on Sunday and nucleic acid testing on Monday amid efforts to contain the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the metropolis, according to local authorities.
• Shanghai port runs normally amid COVID-19 resurgence People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- The Shanghai Port is still operating normally and there is no congestion of container ships, the Shanghai International Port Group Co., Ltd. said in a statement on Sunday.
• Shanghai launches citywide antigen testing amid COVID-19 resurgence People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Shanghai will conduct citywide antigen testing on Sunday and nucleic acid testing on Monday amid efforts to contain the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the metropolis, according to local authorities.
• China sends military, medics to Shanghai to test 26M people for COVID-19 Press TV 04 Apr 2022 -- China has dispatched military and thousands of healthcare workers to help carry out COVID-19 tests for 26 million residents of Shanghai, in the country's biggest public health response ever.
• China reports record number of fresh COVID-19 cases Press TV 04 Apr 2022 -- China has reported a record number of COVID cases after a temporary stop to the spreading of the highly infectious disease.

India

• 913 new cases reported in last 24 hours; less than 1,000 after 715 days India PIB 04 Apr 2022 -- In a significant development, following a continuous downward trend, India's Active Caseload (12,597) today has declined to less than 13,000 mark after 714 days. Active cases now constitute 0.03% of the country's total Positive Cases. The caseload was 12,974 Active Cases on 18th April 2020.
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 444 India PIB 04 Apr 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 184.85 Crore (1,84,85,35,207) today. More than 14 lakh (14,22,036) Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. More than 1.91 Crore (1,91,47,026) vaccine doses have been administered to 12-14 years age group so far. More than 2.36 Crore (2,36,08,147) Precaution Doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries (HCWs, FLWs and Over 60 years) for COVID vaccination have been administered so far. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 04 Apr 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. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
• COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 04 Apr 2022

Pakistan

• Pakistan confirms 154 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Pakistan on Sunday reported 154 new COVID-19 cases and no death was recorded during the day, the country's ministry of health said on Monday.

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 53 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 04 Apr 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 140,368 with 53 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Monday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan eases isolation rules for mild, asymptomatic COVID-19 cases CNA 04 Apr 2022 -- People in Taiwan who test positive for COVID-19 but have no symptoms or only a mild infection can now reduce their period of isolation, once their tests show they are not highly contagious, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Sunday.
• Taiwan reports 275 new COVID-19 cases, including 133 domestic CNA 04 Apr 2022 -- Taiwan reported 275 new COVID-19 cases on Monday -- 133 domestically transmitted and 142 that originated abroad -- and no new deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Taiwan reports 133 new domestic COVID-19 cases; 52 with unclear links CNA 04 Apr 2022 -- Taiwan reported 133 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases on Monday, of which 81 the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) has connected to recently reported clusters.
• Taiwan reports 275 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Taiwan on Monday reported 275 new COVID-19 cases, including 133 locally transmitted infections and 142 imported cases, said the island's disease monitoring agency.
• Taiwan reports 280 new COVID-19 cases, with local cases rising People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Taiwan reported 280 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 183 locally transmitted infections and 97 imported cases, the island's disease monitoring agency said.

Other Countries

• More COVID-19 cases reported in Tonga, Samoa People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- More COVID-19 cases have been reported in Tonga and Samoa in recent days.