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COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

COVID-19 Pandemic News

China

• Study of Omicron infections in Shanghai outbreak shows zero severity rate among non-risk group Global Times 19 Jun 2022 -- A new study has given the first comprehensive description of non-severe COVID-19 patients without unstable medical conditions, who accounted for over 95 percent of all cases during the Shanghai outbreak, and it shows that focusing medical resources fully and precisely on the vulnerable population can minimize the risk of overwhelming the regional medical system.
• Macao tightens outbound policies, rolls out mass testing to fight 'severest COVID-19 epidemic' Global Times 19 Jun 2022 -- China's Macao Special Administrative Region tightened outbound policies, closed schools and rolled out mass testing to fight the "severest COVID-19 epidemic."
• Chinese mainland reports 5 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 19 Jun 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported five locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
• Hong Kong keeps tracing COVID-19 through sewage surveillance People's Daily 19 Jun 2022 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Saturday that it will distribute around 210,000 sets of COVID-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits as part of a follow-up on the recent detection of the COVID-19 virus in sewage samples.
• Beijing cuts off bar-linked COVID-19 transmission chain People's Daily 19 Jun 2022 -- Beijing has virtually cut off the transmission chain of a COVID-19 cluster related to a bar, and the epidemic situation in the city is improving, local authorities said Saturday.
• Beijing reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 19 Jun 2022 -- Beijing reported no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the municipal health commission said Sunday.
• Shanghai reports 3 confirmed, 6 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 19 Jun 2022 -- China's Shanghai reported three confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and six local asymptomatic cases on Saturday, the municipal health commission said Sunday.
• Chinese mainland reports 5 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 19 Jun 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported five locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Sunday.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 196.14 Cr India PIB 19 Jun 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 196.14 Cr (1,96,14,88,807) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,53,09,999 sessions.
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 19 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 19 Jun 2022

Iran

• Iran registers zero COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours IRNA 19 Jun 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran stayed unchanged at 141,363 with another zero death day over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Sunday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 50,636 new COVID-19 cases, 172 deaths CNA 19 Jun 2022 -- Taiwan reported 50,636 new COVID-19 cases Sunday -- all but 75 domestically transmitted -- and 172 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Taiwan to receive 450,000 Moderna vaccine doses in July CNA 19 Jun 2022 -- Taiwan will take delivery of 450,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in early July and use them to supply up to 900,000 shots for children aged between 6 months and 5 years, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

North Korea

• Epidemic Prevention Intensified in DPRK KCNA 19 Jun 2022 -- Ryanggang Province of the DPRK has directed all its efforts to finally defusing the epidemic crisis and restoring stability in the epidemic prevention suited to the regional characteristics.
• Epidemic Spread and Treatment Results in DPRK KCNA 19 Jun 2022 -- According to information of the state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters, more than 19 310 fevered cases, with over 21 930 recoveries, were reported from 18:00 of June 17 to 18:00 of June 18 throughout the country.
• Anti-epidemic Campaign Intensified in DPRK KCNA 19 Jun 2022 -- The public health crisis is being defused in the DPRK.