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COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

• Syria hands over 146 IS militants' family members to Tajikistan People's Daily 26 Jul 2022 -- Syria on Monday handed over a total of 146 Tajik nationals, who are family members of Islamic State (IS) militants, to their home country, according to the state news agency SANA.
• Syrian Kurds Repatriate 146 Tajik Women And Children From Camps Holding Relatives Of IS Fighters RFE/RL 26 Jul 2022 -- Syria's semiautonomous Kurdish administration has repatriated 146 Tajik women and children who were held in Syria because a relative fought in the ranks of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group.
• WHO: 'We believe Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped' UN News 26 Jul 2022 -- The rapidly spreading Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, "with the right strategies in the right groups".
• WHO: People Exposed To or At Risk of Monkeypox Should Be Vaccinated VOA 26 Jul 2022 -- The World Health Organization is urging people who may have been exposed to or at risk of monkeypox to get vaccinated against the disease as a preventive measure.
• Controls tighten to prevent imported monkeypox People's Daily 26 Jul 2022 -- Chinese customs has further tightened controls over potential imported monkeypox infections following the World Health Organization's designation of the contagious disease as a global health emergency over the weekend.
• Experts warn U.S. reaches critical moment with nearly 3,000 monkeypox cases People's Daily 26 Jul 2022 -- Public health experts have warned the United States is running out of time to contain the monkeypox outbreak as nearly 3,000 confirmed monkeypox cases have been reported in the country.
• U.S. reports nearly 3,000 monkeypox cases People's Daily 26 Jul 2022 -- Nearly 3,000 confirmed monkeypox cases have been reported in the United States, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
• Monkeypox will not cause mass infection in China: chief epidemiologist Global Times 26 Jul 2022 -- Monkeypox will not cause a mass infection in China, Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said on Monday on Chinese Twitter-like social media Sina Weibo.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

China

• China continues to adapt border control to COVID-19 situation: authority People's Daily 26 Jul 2022 -- China's National Immigration Administration (NIA) will continue to adjust and improve entry-and-exit control measures in line with the changing COVID-19 situation to fully meet people's necessary need for cross-border travel, a spokesperson said Tuesday.
• Chinese mainland reports 98 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 26 Jul 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 98 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 37 in Gansu, 32 in Guangxi and 16 in Sichuan, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
• Over 194,000 people in Hong Kong take 4th dose of COVID-19 vaccines People's Daily 26 Jul 2022 -- Over 194,000 people in Hong Kong have taken the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines, official data showed Monday.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 202.50 Cr India PIB 26 Jul 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 202.50 Cr (2,02,50,57,717) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,67,49,821 sessions.
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 557 India PIB 26 Jul 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 202.77 Crore (2,02,77,29,103) today. More than 25 lakh (25,11,370) 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 26 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 26 Jul 2022

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 41 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 26 Jul 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 141,758 with 41 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 25,071 new COVID-19 cases, 37 deaths CNA 26 Jul 2022 -- Taiwan reported 25,071 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, all but 281 of which were domestic infections, and 37 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

North Korea

• Epidemic Spread and Treatment Results in DPRK KCNA 26 Jul 2022 -- According to information of the state emergency anti-epidemic headquarters, more than 30 fever cases, with over 110 recoveries, were reported from 18:00 of July 24 to 18:00 of July 25 throughout the country.
• Mobilized Posture Maintained in Anti-epidemic Work KCNA 26 Jul 2022 -- All the sectors and units of the DPRK have concentrated all their efforts on ensuring the safety to maximum in the epidemic prevention work of the state while paying sharp attention to the world-wide health crisis.

Other Countries

• Sri Lankan health authority recommends mask wearing again People's Daily 26 Jul 2022 -- Sri Lanka's health authority on Tuesday strongly advised the public to wear face masks when they are indoors, traveling by public transport or at public gatherings.
• 'Coronavirus-Free' Turkmenistan Tightens Measures Against COVID-19 RFE/RL 26 Jul 2022 -- Authorities in Turkmenistan have strengthened measures to ward off the spread of the coronavirus even as they continue to deny a single coronavirus case has been registered in the country.