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COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's response to a media question about Russia's alleged preparations for cybersecurity attacks against the United States Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Apr 2022
• Member of Hacking Group Sentenced for Scheme that Compromised Tens of Millions of Debit and Credit Cards US Dept. of Justice 07 Apr 2022 -- A Ukrainian man was sentenced today in the Western District of Washington to five years in prison for his criminal work in the hacking group FIN7.
• U.S. Tri-maritime Services and Cabo Verde Authorities interdict large trans-oceanic cocaine shipment CENTCOM 07 Apr 2022 -- U.S. Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and Marines embarked aboard U.S. Navy Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), with support from the Environmental Security Programme of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), assisted Cabo Verde authorities with the interdiction of a vessel smuggling approximately 6,000 kilograms of suspected cocaine, April 1.
• Japanese gangster, 3 Thais 'brokered' heroin, meth deals for missiles, US alleges Radio Free Asia 07 Apr 2022 -- The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced the arrests of a suspected Japanese organized crime leader and three Thais who allegedly tried to sell large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine internationally to arm rebel groups in Myanmar and Sri Lanka with surface-to-air missiles and other weapons.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

United States

• Department of the Army announces updated COVID-19 vaccination statistics US Army 07 Apr 2022 -- The U.S. Army announced updated COVID-19 vaccination rates and exemption requests as of Apr. 6, 2022.
• Over 12.8 mln children in U.S. infected with COVID-19 People's Daily 07 Apr 2022 -- Over 12.8 million children have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children's Hospital Association.
• On World Health Day, US Lacks Funding for Global COVID Response VOA 07 Apr 2022 -- Without a single dollar of the $5 billion it requested for its global COVID-19 response approved, the Biden administration's key program to help vaccinate the world is in danger of grinding to a halt.
• Omicron subvariant makes up nearly three quarters of new COVID-19 infections in U.S. People's Daily 07 Apr 2022 -- The BA.2 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant has accounted for nearly three quarters of new COVID-19 infections in the United States, according to latest data of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

China

• Shanghai officials dismissed for poor efforts in COVID-19 battle Global Times 07 Apr 2022 -- A state enterprise official and a hospital director in Shanghai have been dismissed from their administrative posts and positions within the Communist Party of China (CCP) for shirking responsibility and performing badly in fighting the COVID-19 outbreak.
• Shanghai vows to ensure daily supplies, solve delivery difficulties as local infections exceed 100k Global Times 07 Apr 2022 -- As Shanghai has entered a crucial stage to fight the Omicron outbreak, with cumulative local positive cases exceeding 100,000, city authorities on Thursday vowed to ensure daily supplies for 25 million residents and solve delivery problems during lockdown.
• Virus-hit Jilin Province closer to dynamic-zero goal as Yanbian clears all lockdown communities Global Times 07 Apr 2022 -- A prefecture bordering North Korea and Russia became the first region in the Omicron-hit Jilin Province to clear all lockdown communities, signaling that the province is moving a step closer to achieving the dynamic-zero goal, according to a press conference on Thursday.
• Cluster infections reported in E China port city, 17 of 18 crew members of a fishing boat tested positive Global Times 07 Apr 2022 -- Two crew members of a fishing boat tested positive for COVID-19 at a centralized isolation site on Wednesday, raising the number of infected crew members to 17, said a statement issued by Yancheng, East China's Jiangsu Province.
• Public anger grows in China over 'Cultural Revolution-style' disease prevention Radio Free Asia 07 Apr 2022 -- Public criticism is growing in China of the authorities' Cultural Revolution-style anti-COVID-19 campaigns after a doctor took his own life over a hospital outbreak and officials killed pets whose owners tested positive for the virus.
• Shanghai fights decisive battle against Omicron with swifter actions; nearby cities provide 60,000 beds for quarantine Global Times 07 Apr 2022 -- The decisive battle against Omicron in Shanghai has entered a crucial stage, with the chief Chinese financial center conducting a second round of citywide nucleic acid testing on Wednesday, as new infections continued to hit a new record, striking the nerves of the whole country in the beginning of April.
• China vows to adhere to dynamic zero-COVID approach as cases spike People's Daily 07 Apr 2022 -- China will adhere to its dynamic zero-COVID approach as local infections are surging, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission (NHC) said Wednesday.
• 1,765 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 07 Apr 2022 -- A total of 1,765 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals on the Chinese mainland on Wednesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
• Chinese mainland reports 1,284 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 07 Apr 2022 -- The Chinese mainland reported 1,284 new locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
• HKSAR gov't urges public to stay vigilant against COVID-19 People's Daily 07 Apr 2022 -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam urged the public on Wednesday to keep vigilant against the COVID-19 outbreak despite the recently declining number of confirmed cases.
• China sends nearly 40,000 medics to Shanghai in tough fight against Omicron People's Daily 07 Apr 2022 -- More than 38,000 medics from 15 provincial-level regions have rushed to China's business hub Shanghai to aid the megacity in its fight against resurging COVID-19.
• China vows to adhere to dynamic zero-COVID approach as cases spike People's Daily 07 Apr 2022 -- China will adhere to its dynamic zero-COVID approach as local infections are surging, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission (NHC) said Wednesday.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 185.20 Cr India PIB 07 Apr 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 185.20 Cr (1,85,20,72,469) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,23,20,478 sessions.
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 447 India PIB 07 Apr 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 185.36 Crore (1,85,36,60,641) today. More than 14 lakh (14,53,719) Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. More than 2.10 Crore (2,10,42,592) vaccine doses have been administered to 12-14 years age group so far. More than 2.40 Crore (2,40,42,041) 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 07 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 07 Apr 2022

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 41 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 07 Apr 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 140,492 with 41 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Thursday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 382 domestic COVID-19 cases, 149 imported CNA 07 Apr 2022 -- Taiwan reported 531 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday -- 382 domestically transmitted and 149 imported - and no new deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Taiwan suspends some COVID contact tracing, adopts new control model CNA 07 Apr 2022 -- Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said Thursday that COVID-19 contact tracing has been partially suspended in Taiwan and a new disease control model is being put in place, amid a rise in domestic cases.
• Taiwan reports rising number of local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 07 Apr 2022 -- Taiwan on Wednesday reported 281 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the highest number recorded in a single day this year, the island's disease monitoring agency told a press briefing.

Other Countries

• Kazakhstan To Lift Coronavirus Restrictions At Border Checkpoints RFE/RL 07 Apr 2022 -- Kazakhstan plans to lift all coronavirus restrictions at checkpoints along its borders with Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan as of April 11.
• Study Finds Africa COVID Infections Grossly Underestimated VOA 07 Apr 2022 -- A study by the World Health Organization finds the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa to be a fraction of the true number of people infected with the coronavirus that causes the disease.