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COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

• Proud Boys Indictment Highlights Stakes in Capitol Riot Hearings VOA 07 Jun 2022 -- The stakes have risen for high-profile congressional hearings beginning later this week with the filing of seditious conspiracy charges against leaders of one of the most prominent groups involved in the January 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
• ICE to Formalize Consideration of Military Service for Noncitizen Vets Facing Deportation VOA 07 Jun 2022 -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Tuesday it is formalizing a policy that would consider service in the U.S. military when a noncitizen veteran faces possible deportation.
• American Woman Who Led ISIS Battalion Pleads Guilty US Dept. of Justice 07 Jun 2022 -- A U.S. citizen pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of Virginia to organizing and leading an all-female military battalion in Syria on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
• Security Union: Rules on removing terrorist content online become applicable European Commission 07 Jun 2022 -- Today the EU Regulation on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online enters into application. The Regulation provides a legal framework to ensure that hosting service providers will take down terrorist content online within one hour.
• OSCE supports Uzbekistan's efforts to combat the financing of terrorism OSCE 07 Jun 2022 -- On 3 June 2022, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) in co‑operation with the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) and the Uzbek Prosecutor General's Office organized an international scientific-practical conference themed "Legalization of the Proceeds of Criminal Activities and Financing of Terrorism: Modern Threats and Current Issues of Combating them".

COVID-19 Pandemic News

United States

• DAF COVID-19 Statistics - June 7, 2022 US Air Force 07 Jun 2022

China

• For Shanghai's Businesses, 'Open' Has Different Meanings as Lockdown Lifts VOA 07 Jun 2022 -- In post-lockdown Shanghai, "open" means different things to different businesses, and the only shared sentiment is the future is hard to predict.
• Shanghai reports 3 confirmed, 7 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 07 Jun 2022 -- China's Shanghai reported three confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and seven local asymptomatic cases on Monday, the municipal health commission said Tuesday.
• Shanghai adds 3 local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 07 Jun 2022 -- Shanghai reported three locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases during the 17 hours to 5 p.m. on Monday, the municipal health commission said at a press conference Monday.
• Beijing reports zero local COVID-19 infections People's Daily 07 Jun 2022 -- Beijing reported no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases during the 15 hours leading up to 3 p.m. on Monday, according to local authorities.
• Hong Kong's home vaccination service offers jabs to 18,000 people People's Daily 07 Jun 2022 -- Hong Kong's Home Vaccination Service rolled out in late April has administered vaccination to nearly 18,000 people, the latest data showed Monday.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 194.27 Cr India PIB 07 Jun 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 194.27 Cr (1,94,27,16,543) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,47,93,056 sessions.
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 508 India PIB 07 Jun 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 194.41 Crore (1,94,41,18,069) today. More than 12 lakh (12,86,819) 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 07 Jun 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 Jun 2022

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 7 Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 07 Jun 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 141,339 with 7 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 83,027 new COVID-19 cases, 124 deaths CNA 07 Jun 2022 -- Taiwan reported 83,027 new COVID-19 cases -- 82,973 domestically transmitted and 54 imported infections -- and 124 deaths from the disease on Tuesday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Taiwan COVID-19 News Briefs: June 7 CNA 07 Jun 2022 -- Taiwan reported 83,027 new COVID-19 cases -- 82,973 domestically transmitted and 54 imported infections -- and 124 deaths from the disease on Tuesday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

North Korea

• Treatment Methods and Tactics Improved in DPRK KCNA 07 Jun 2022 -- The DPRK makes efforts to steadily improve the treatment methods and tactics to cope with the current health crisis.
• Situation of Anti-epidemic Campaign Closely Watched in DPRK KCNA 07 Jun 2022 -- The state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters of the DPRK continues to take technical measures to concretely analyze, predict and put under stable control the anti-epidemic situation.
• New Literary Works Produced to Encourage Public Anti-Epidemic Campaign in DPRK KCNA 07 Jun 2022 -- The central art agitation agency of the DPRK has produced new literary works to further raise the fighting spirit of the Korean people to tide over the current health crisis and win a victory in the anti-epidemic campaign.
• Preparations for Improving State Anti-Epidemic Capacity Underway in DPRK KCNA 07 Jun 2022 -- All the sectors and units of the DPRK work hard to perfect their capacities for proactively and preemptively tackling the outbreak of the pandemic disease.
• Epidemic Spread and Treatment Results in DPRK KCNA 07 Jun 2022 -- According to information of the state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters, more than 61 730 fevered cases with over 74 100 recoveries were reported from 18:00 of June 5 to 18:00 of June 6 throughout the country.

Other Countries

• COVID test scandal topples two Vietnam Communist Party high officials Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2022 -- It's always a sign when the Vietnam Communist Party (VCP) calls for an emergency session of its Central Committee. Following a late May report by the Central Inspection Discipline Commission that detailed the wrong doing and bribe taking by the country's Minister of Health and the Chairman of the Hanoi Party Committee, the Central Committee voted to expel the two men from the communist party. A third individual, the Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, but not a member of the Central Committee, was also expelled from the party.