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COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

• New York City Man and Alabama Woman Plead Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS US Dept. of Justice 12 Sep 2022 -- Today in the Southern District of New York, Arwa Muthana, 30, of Hoover Alabama, pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, aka ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. On Friday, her husband James Bradley, aka Abdullah, 21, of the Bronx, entered a guilty plea to the same charge.
• OSCE Co-ordinator of Transnational Threats stresses the importance of a victim-centered and human rights-compliant approach to counter terrorism OSCE 12 Sep 2022 -- From 6 to 9 September, Ambassador Alena Kupchyna, the OSCE Co-ordinator of Activities to Address Transnational Threats (TNTD), and Fejzo Numanaj, the Acting Head of the TNTD Action against Terrorism Unit, participated in the United Nations Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism in New York.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

China

• Risk of campus-related flare-ups in Beijing controllable: authority Global Times 12 Sep 2022 -- The risk of spillover cases into the community from the latest three campus-related flare-ups in Beijing are controllable as their origins are clear, local authorities announced on Monday, saying that sealing off measures will be gradually eased in those universities.
• Omicron variant with two unrecorded mutation sites in Sichuan flare-up discovered for the first time in China poses risks of community transmission Global Times 12 Sep 2022 -- A sudden menacing flare-up in Neijiang city, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, since September 8 caused by the Omicron variant with two mutation sites which have never been recorded in China's national database, poses risks of family cluster infections and a certain degree of community transmission, local authority warned Sunday.
• Chinese mainland reports 164 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 12 Sep 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 164 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 81 in Sichuan, according to the National Health Commission's report on Monday.
• Guiyang residents complain of hunger amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns across China Radio Free Asia 12 Sep 2022 -- Mass lockdowns and travel restrictions under China's zero-COVID policy are sparking growing complaints of hunger, amid heavy-handed enforcement by local authorities keen to keep a lid on outbreaks ahead of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s forthcoming national congress.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 215.26 Cr India PIB 12 Sep 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 215.26 Cr (2,15,26,13,049) as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 605 India PIB 12 Sep 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 215.44 Crore (2,15,44,76,779) landmark milestone today. More than 16 lakh (16,97,729) 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 Sep 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 Sep 2022

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 21 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 12 Sep 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,199 with 21 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Monday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 25,583 new COVID-19 cases, 28 deaths CNA 12 Sep 2022 -- Taiwan reported 25,583 new cases of COVID-19 and 28 deaths from the disease on Monday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

North Korea

• North Korea reinstates mask mandate one month after declaring victory over COVID Radio Free Asia 12 Sep 2022 -- Authorities in North Korea have ordered citizens to again wear masks in public just one month after "declaring victory" over COVID-19, sources in the country told RFA.
• Distance In-service Training for Anti-epidemic Workers Brisk in DPRK KCNA 12 Sep 2022 -- Pyongyang University of Medicine of the DPRK provides a distance in-service training for enhancing the practical ability of anti-epidemic workers.

Other Countries

• COVID-19 infections on the rise again as Myanmar's medical system struggles Radio Free Asia 12 Sep 2022 -- COVID-19 cases are rising again in Myanmar as the country faces an acute lack of medical workers and medicine and aid groups warn of rising complacency against the deadly virus.