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COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

• Targeting Covert Hamas Investment Network and Hamas Finance Official US Dept. of State 24 May 2022 -- While Palestinians in Gaza face harsh living and economic conditions under Hamas, the terrorist group has amassed hundreds of millions in its secret investment portfolio.
• Treasury Targets Covert Hamas Investment Network and Finance Official US Treasury 24 May 2022 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a Hamas finance official as well as an expansive network of three Hamas financial facilitators and six companies that have generated revenue for the terrorist group through the management of an international investment portfolio.
• Monkeypox outbreak is 'containable,' WHO says after confirming more cases Press TV 24 May 2022 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) says a recent outbreak of an extremely rare disease called monkeypox is "containable" in non-endemic countries," even as health experts have been baffled by the recent spike in countries with no history of the viral disease.
• Monkeypox outbreak can still be contained, insists UN health agency UN News 24 May 2022 -- The monkeypox outbreak that has been reported in 16 countries and several regions of the world can still be contained and the overall risk of transmission is low, the UN health agency said on Tuesday.
• World Health Assembly re-elects Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to second term as WHO Director-General WHO 24 May 2022

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• COVID-19 pandemic "far from over": WHO chief People's Daily 24 May 2022 -- The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) reiterated here on Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic "is far from over."

United States

• DAF COVID-19 Statistics - May 24, 2022 US Air Force 24 May 2022
• U.S. reports weekly count of 100,000 child COVID-19 cases People's Daily 24 May 2022 -- More than 107,000 child COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States during the past week, up by about 72 percent from two weeks ago, according to the latest report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children's Hospital Association.
• U.S. sees risk of COVID-19 supply rationing without more funds: AP People's Daily 24 May 2022 -- The White House is planning for "dire" contingencies that could include rationing supplies of vaccines and treatments this fall if Congress doesn't approve more money for fighting COVID-19, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Saturday.

China

• Beijing reports 41 confirmed, 7 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 24 May 2022 -- Beijing reported 41 new confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and seven local asymptomatic cases on Monday, the Beijing municipal health commission said Tuesday.
• Chinese mainland reports 141 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 24 May 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 141 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 58 were in Shanghai and 41 in Beijing, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
• Shanghai reports 58 confirmed, 422 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 24 May 2022 -- China's Shanghai reported 58 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 422 local asymptomatic cases on Monday, the municipal health commission said Tuesday.
• Beijing reports 63 new local COVID-19 infections People's Daily 24 May 2022 -- Beijing reported 63 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections between 3 p.m. Sunday and 3 p.m. Monday, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy head of the Beijing municipal disease prevention and control center, at a press briefing Monday.
• Preparing permanent support hospitals is not a signal of worsening epidemic: official Global Times 24 May 2022 -- Preparing permanent support hospitals, or Fangcang hospitals, a type of makeshift field hospital that accepts COVID-19-infected patients during the epidemic, is not a signal of worsening epidemic, national health officials explained at a press conference on Monday.
• Vice premier urges stopping community-level COVID-19 transmission in Beijing People's Daily 24 May 2022 -- Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Monday called for adhering to the dynamic zero-COVID policy and taking more thorough measures to cut off all COVID-19 transmission chains in communities.
• 848 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals, released from quarantine in Beijing People's Daily 24 May 2022 -- A total of 848 COVID-19 patients had been discharged from hospitals or released from quarantine as of Monday noon, Wang Xiao'e, an official with the Beijing municipal health commission, told a press briefing on Monday.
• Hong Kong to distribute 210,000 RAT kits following sewage COVID-19 detection People's Daily 24 May 2022 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Monday that it will distribute about 210,000 sets of COVID-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits to people in some areas of the city as part of a follow-up on recent detection of the COVID-19 virus in sewage samples.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 192.52 Cr India PIB 24 May 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 192.52 Cr (1,92,52,70,955) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,42,67,393 sessions.
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 494 India PIB 24 May 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 192.65 Crore (1,92,65,52,757) today. More than 11 lakh (11,38,116) Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. 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 24 May 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 24 May 2022

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 7 Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 24 May 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 141,288 with 7 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 82,435 new COVID-19 cases, 42 deaths CNA 24 May 2022 -- Taiwan on Tuesday recorded 82,435 new COVID-19 cases, up by more than 16,000 after hitting a six-day low on Monday, and 42 deaths from COVID-19 complications, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Taiwan COVID-19 News Briefs: May 24 CNA 24 May 2022 -- Taiwan on Tuesday reported 82,435 new COVID-19 cases -- an increase of more than 16,000 from the six-day low on Monday -- and 42 deaths, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• COVID-19 outbreak could peak by early June: CECC CNA 24 May 2022 -- Taiwan could continue to see a stable increase of domestic COVID-19 cases before reaching a peak by early June, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Tuesday.

North Korea

• Chinese medical experts in North Korea to advise on COVID response Radio Free Asia 24 May 2022 -- A Chinese delegation of medical experts has arrived in Pyongyang to advise North Korea on strategies to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been spreading rapidly over the past month, sources in both countries told RFA.
• More Measures Taken to Keep Stable Situation of Anti-Epidemic Campaign in DPRK KCNA 24 May 2022 -- Now underway in all sectors of the anti-epidemic front of the DPRK, where the preemptive and scientific emergency anti-epidemic policies and important measures of the Workers' Party of Korea and the state are being carried into practice invariably, is the work for continuously maintaining the stable situation and accelerating its favorable development.
• Epidemic Spread and Treatment Results in DPRK KCNA 24 May 2022 -- According to information of the state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters, more than 134 510 fevered persons (about 33 130 less than the previous day), over 213 680 recoveries (about 53 950 less than the previous day) and no death were reported from 18:00 of May 22 to 18:00 of May 23 throughout the country.