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Other Security News

• Statement by President Biden on Successful Counterterrorism Operation The White House 12 Jul 2022
• US Capitol Riot Investigators Allege Trump Ignited the Mayhem VOA 12 Jul 2022 -- The congressional panel investigating the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol last year alleged Tuesday that former President Donald Trump ignited the mayhem with an "explosive invitation" for supporters to come to Washington to try to block certification of his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
• New US Capitol Riot Hearing to Focus on Extremist Group Links to Trump, Associates VOA 12 Jul 2022 -- The congressional panel investigating the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol last year is set to hear testimony Tuesday linking far-right extremist groups to the mayhem as they attempted to block the certification of Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election over then-incumbent Donald Trump.
• DHS to Expand Security Cooperation with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates DHS 12 Jul 2022 -- Last week, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Under Secretary for Policy Robert Silvers was in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to expand security cooperation between the United States and each nation, and to advance key homeland security agreements and objectives.
• Readout of National Cyber Director Chris Inglis's Travel to Israel and Europe The White House 12 Jul 2022
• Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministries of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden on the designation of Palestinian civil society organisations as terrorist organisations Germany Federal Foreign Office 12 Jul 2022 -- On October 22 2021, Israel designated six Palestinian civil society organisations as terrorist organisations. Accusations of terrorism or links to terrorist groups must always be treated with the utmost seriousness.
• Taiwan reports second case of monkeypox CNA 12 Jul 2022 -- A second case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Taiwan, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday, specifying that it was another imported infection.
• Russia Says Man Returning From Europe Has First Case Of Monkeypox RFE/RL 12 Jul 2022 -- Russian health officials said the first case of monkeypox has been detected in the country, attributing it to a "young man" with a mild form of the disease.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• As virus spreads 'freely' COVID-19 'nowhere near over': Tedros UN News 12 Jul 2022 -- Rising COVID-19 cases are not only putting further pressure on already stretched health systems and workers but also triggering an "increasing trend of deaths", World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists at the regular weekly press briefing on Tuesday.

United States

• White House Stresses Vaccines, Boosters, Testing Against BA.5 Subvariant of Coronavirus VOA 12 Jul 2022 -- Citing the fast-spreading omicron BA.5 coronavirus subvariant that now makes up a majority of U.S. cases, the White House on Tuesday said it will ensure the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, boosters, treatments and testing to combat the disease.
• Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Outlines Strategy to Manage BA.5 The White House 12 Jul 2022
• Omicron variant may bring second-largest U.S. COVID wave: The Guardian People's Daily 12 Jul 2022 -- The BA.5 version of COVID-19 has become the majority variant of the virus in America in a matter of weeks, in a troubling development that comes amid what may already be America's second-largest wave of the pandemic, British newspaper The Guardian has reported.
• New Omicron subvariants become health threat in U.S. summer COVID-19 surge People's Daily 12 Jul 2022 -- The latest and most contagious versions of Omicron subvariants, known as BA.5 and BA.4, have accounted for over 70 percent of new COVID-19 infections in the United States, leading to new surge in cases and hospitalizations nationwide.

China

• Hong Kong to get China-style COVID-19 app, sparking fears of totalitarian control Radio Free Asia 12 Jul 2022 -- Hong Kong will impose a China-style COVID-19 app on the city's seven million residents, sparking fears of ever-increasing state control over the movements of individuals.
• China's Anhui reports 5 confirmed, 19 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 12 Jul 2022 -- East China's Anhui Province reported five locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and 19 local asymptomatic carriers on Monday, the provincial health commission said Tuesday.
• Chinese mainland reports 69 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 12 Jul 2022 -- The Chinese mainland Monday reported 69 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 22 in Guangdong and nine in both Henan and Hainan, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
• Shanghai reports 3 new local COVID-19 infections People's Daily 12 Jul 2022 -- Shanghai reported one confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 case and two local asymptomatic cases between midnight Sunday and 5 p.m. Monday, the municipal health commission told a press conference.

India

• As fresh COVID-19 cases pour in, Indian capital face challenges with below-expectation vaccination coverage People's Daily 12 Jul 2022 -- Despite the Indian government's ongoing campaign to accelerate the pace and coverage of COVID-19 vaccination across states, data shows only one district in the Indian capital has completed over 90 percent of the two-dose vaccination coverage.
• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 199 Cr India PIB 12 Jul 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 199 Cr (1,99,00,59,536) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,61,19,579 sessions.
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 543 India PIB 12 Jul 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 199 Crore landmark milestone (1,99,11,38,096) today. More than 9 lakh (9,77,227) 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 12 Jul 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 12 Jul 2022

Iran

• Iran reports significance rise in COVID daily new cases IRNA 12 Jul 2022 -- Some 3,588 new cases of infection with COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours in Iran which has more than tripled compared to 1,453 new cases reported a day earlier, according to the latest update by the Iranian Ministry of Health on Tuesday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 31,297 new COVID-19 cases, 60 deaths CNA 12 Jul 2022 -- Taiwan on Tuesday reported 31,297 new cases of COVID-19, all but 145 of which were domestic infections, and 60 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

North Korea

• All-people Anti-epidemic Campaign Based on Voluntary Unity KCNA 12 Jul 2022 -- The voluntary unity and civic responsibility of the masses are fully displayed in the DPRK as a fruitful prospect to completely settle the epidemic crisis has been opened thanks to the anti-epidemic policy and major steps taken by the Party and the state.
• Mass Anti-epidemic Campaign Based on Voluntary Unity Waged in DPRK KCNA 12 Jul 2022 -- The voluntary unity and civil responsibility of the masses are fully displayed in the DPRK as a fruitful prospect to completely settle the epidemic crisis is opened thanks to the anti-epidemic policy and major steps taken by the Party and the state.
• Epidemic Spread and Treatment Results in DPRK KCNA 12 Jul 2022 -- According to information of the state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters, more than 900 fever cases, with over 1 330 recoveries, were reported from 18:00 of July 10 to 18:00 of July 11 throughout the country.

Other Countries

• Myanmar first detects cases of COVID-19 Omicron BA.4, BA.5 subvariants People's Daily 12 Jul 2022 -- Myanmar's Ministry of Health has confirmed the first six cases of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Kazakhstan's Largest City Reinstates Mandatory Mask-Wearing As Coronavirus Cases Rise RFE/RL 12 Jul 2022 -- Authorities in Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, have reinstated mandatory mask-wearing in closed public spaces and public transportation as COVID-19 cases in the Central Asian nation have been on rise in recent weeks.