Other Security News
COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

• Meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country monkeypox outbreak WHO 25 Jun 2022
• Monkeypox not presently a global public health emergency: WHO UN News 25 Jun 2022 -- The monkeypox outbreak does not currently constitute a global public health concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday, though "intense response efforts" are needed to control further spread.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

China

• Shanghai Party chief declares victory against Omicron at key meeting, says history will remember all those who contribute Global Times 25 Jun 2022 -- Shanghai on Saturday announced it has won the battle against the latest round of COVID-19 outbreak, a confirmation of the correct decisions and plans made by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, as well as unity and painstaking efforts by people across the country.
• Beijing primary, middle schools to reopen on Monday as Omicron further subsides; nucleic tests twice a week required Global Times 25 Jun 2022 -- Students of elementary, middle and high schools in the capital city are slated to return to school on Monday. This comes as the city further lifts pandemic epidemic response restrictions and steadily returns to normalcy as the latest outbreak continues to wane.
• Residents in risk-free regions allowed free movement in border city Dandong Global Times 25 Jun 2022 -- Residents in COVID-19 risk-free regions in Dandong, a border city in Northeast China's Liaoning Province have been allowed to move around freely in an orderly manner within the city so long as they have a negative nucleic acid test result within 48 hours, the local authorities said on Friday.
• Changing people's health codes for reasons other than epidemic control forbidden: National Health Commission Global Times 25 Jun 2022 -- An official from China's National Health Commission (NHC) emphasized on Friday that it is absolutely forbidden for local governments to change people's health QR codes for reasons other than epidemic prevention and control.

Europe

• COVID-19 cases rise 23 pct in Britain, with London a hotspot People's Daily 25 Jun 2022 -- Britain's new COVID-19 cases have jumped by 23 percent in just a week, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported Friday.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 196.94 Cr India PIB 25 Jun 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 196.94 Cr (1,96,94,40,932) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,55,36,802 sessions.
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 526 India PIB 25 Jun 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 197 Crore(1,97,06,96,547)landmark milestone today. More than 11 lakh (11,19,043) 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 25 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 25 Jun 2022
• India reports 15,940 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 25 Jun 2022 -- Some 15,940 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours in India, taking the total tally to 43,378,234, the data released by the health ministry showed on Saturday.

Iran

• Iran says ready to dispatch COVID-19 vaccines to Yemen IRNA 25 Jun 2022 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that Iran is ready to dispatch humanitarian supplies, COVID-19 vaccines in particular, to Yemen.
• COVID-19 kills 4 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 25 Jun 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 141,383 with four more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Saturday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports over 100 COVID-19 deaths for 25th consecutive day CNA 25 Jun 2022 -- Taiwan on Saturday reported 40,398 new COVID-19 infections and 151 deaths from the disease, the 25th day in a row that it has had over 100 deaths in the ongoing outbreak, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

North Korea

• Epidemic Spread and Treatment Results in DPRK KCNA 25 Jun 2022 -- According to information of the state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters, more than 9 610 fever cases, with over 12 050 recoveries, were reported from 18:00 of June 23 to 18:00 of June 24 throughout the country.
• Measures Taken to Prevent Various Pandemic Diseases in DPRK KCNA 25 Jun 2022 -- Measures are being taken in the DPRK to completely stamp out the spread of COVID-19, thoroughly prevent the outbreak of various pandemic diseases and turn all the regions of the country into epidemic-free zones.

Other Countries

• Malaysia reports 2,512 new COVID-19 infections, 3 more deaths People's Daily 25 Jun 2022 -- Malaysia reported 2,512 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 4,552,359, according to the health ministry.
• Australia Launches Campaign to Address High COVID-19 Numbers VOA 25 Jun 2022 -- Australia has begun urging Australians to get third or fourth COVID-19 vaccines in a bid to bring down alarming rates of infection and death. Around 30,000 new infections are reported each day in a country where most COVID-19 controls have been removed.