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• Arrests in January 6 US Capitol Attack Top 950 VOA 04 Jan 2023 -- Almost two years after the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, the sprawling federal investigation into the riot continues at an "unprecedented speed and scale," with more than 950 people arrested, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday.
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on the Second Anniversary of the January 6 Attack on the Capitol US Dept. of Justice 04 Jan 2023 -- Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, will mark 24 months since the attack on the U.S. Capitol that disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of affirming the presidential election results.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 04 Jan 2023

China

• TAG-VE statement on the meeting of 3 January on the COVID-19 situation in China WHO 04 Jan 2023
• WHO continues to urge China to share more data amid COVID-19 surge UN News 04 Jan 2023 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the COVID-19 surge in China, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, in his first virtual briefing for the year.
• As Lunar New Year Nears, Beijing Braces for Rural COVID VOA 04 Jan 2023 -- Wang Xiaodong lives in Qatar, where he imports Chinese-made construction material. His home on the Arabian Peninsula is thousands of kilometers away from his family's village deep in the mountains of China's southern Yunnan province.
• China Continues to Withhold COVID-19 Genetic Sequencing Data VOA 04 Jan 2023 -- The World Health Organization said China remains reluctant to share data essential for the agency to carry out risk assessments of the current state of the pandemic. The agency also said it needs the information so it can adjust its life-saving advice and guidance.
• China Urges Non-Politicization of COVID-19 Pandemic Sputnik 04 Jan 2023 -- Beijing hopes that other countries will focus on the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic rather than its politicization, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Wednesday.
• GT investigates: Better equipment, more experiences help Chinese hospitals treat severe COVID-19 cases Global Times 04 Jan 2023 -- As COVID-19 infection curve has already peaked in several major Chinese cities such as Beijing, Global Times reporters talked to several major hospitals to see for medical workers, whether the "hardest time" has already passed. Doctors said that the number of patients admitted into emergency rooms and fever clinics has dropped, yet the number of severe cases is still high, and hospitals are also coping with the lack of medical workers.
• China urges US to stop politicizing COVID issue; foreign experts see curbs against Chinese travelers as unnecessary Global Times 04 Jan 2023 -- China has urged the US to stop politicizing the COVID issue and to focus on fighting the virus. While some countries like the US and Japan imposed new travel curbs on passengers from China, citing concerns over new variants and the resurgence of outbreaks, China said it always believes that countries should not use discriminatory practices to affect normal people-to-people exchanges.
• China calls for unity in fight against COVID, avoiding politicizing epidemic: FM Global Times 04 Jan 2023 -- China has always shared its information and data in a responsible manner with the international community, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Wednesday, adding that the US bears inescapable responsibility for the current epidemic situation and called on all parties to avoid any words or deeds that politicize the epidemic.
• Shanghai unveils new tiered diagnosis, treatment for COVID-19 Global Times 04 Jan 2023 -- Shanghai has unveiled a new edition of tiered diagnosis and treatment for COVID-19 to guide medical institutions in classifying treatment of specific cases, listing basic clinical treatment including the use of small-molecule oral antiviral drugs.
• XBB.1.5 highly unlikely to trigger large-scale epidemic in China anytime soon: CDC Global Times 04 Jan 2023 -- The possibility of a large-scale epidemic in China within a short period of at least three months caused by XBB variants including XBB.1.5 is extremely low, according to an article released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chin's CDC) on Wednesday on its official WeChat account.
• Senior Chinese official stresses orderly transition to Class-B management of COVID-19 People's Daily 04 Jan 2023 -- A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) called for effectively coordinating the epidemic response with economic and social development in an orderly transition to Class-B management of COVID-19.
• China's Chongqing issues free medical packages to battle COVID-19 People's Daily 04 Jan 2023 -- Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality will issue free packages containing antipyretics to residents above 60 amid the spread of COVID-19.
• Grassroots medical centers to get oral COVID drugs, oxygen monitors People's Daily 04 Jan 2023 -- China will distribute oral COVID-19 drugs to grassroots healthcare institutions and equip them with finger oxygen saturation monitors, the National Health Commission said in a circular released on Tuesday evening.
• All countries' COVID-19 response measures should be science-based: spokesperson People's Daily 04 Jan 2023 -- China believes that for all countries, COVID-19 response measures need to be science-based and proportionate without affecting regular people-to-people exchanges and cooperation, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Tuesday.
• Hospitals prepared for surge in cases People's Daily 04 Jan 2023 -- Hospitals should make use of all medical resources available to cope with surging COVID-19 patients, according to a senior health official.

Europe

• Finland to Impose Restrictions for Chinese Tourists If EU Makes No Decision Sputnik 04 Jan 2023 -- Finland will impose restrictions for Chinese tourists due to the COVID-19 situation in China if no measures are proposed at the European level, Finnish Minister for Family Affairs and Social Services Krista Kiuru said.

India

• COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 04 Jan 2023

Iran

• Iran registers zero COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours IRNA 04 Jan 2023 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran stayed unchanged at 144,696 with another zero death day over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 33,871 new COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths CNA 04 Jan 2023 -- Taiwan on Wednesday reported 33,871 new COVID-19 infections and 17 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

Other Countries

• COVID deaths surge in Tibet after lockdowns end Radio Free Asia 04 Jan 2023 -- COVID deaths are surging in Tibetan areas of China after strict lockdowns aimed at controlling the spread of the disease were ended by Chinese authorities in early December, Tibetan sources say.