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• Statement from the Vice President on the Second Anniversary of January 6, 2021 The White House 06 Jan 2023
• Montana Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison For Actions During Capitol Breach, Including Kicking Open Senate Door DoJ -US Attorney - DC 06 Jan 2023 -- A Montana man, who was charged along with his brother, was sentenced in the District of Columbia today to a prison term for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Jerod Wade Hughes's actions and the actions of others, including his brother, Joshua Calvin Hughes, disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
• New US border measures 'not in line with international standards', warns UNHCR UN News 06 Jan 2023 -- Plans by the Biden administration to expand restrictions on people seeking refuge in the United States are "not in line with refugee law standards", the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
• Uganda's Ebola Outbreak to be Declared Over Within Days, Says African Health Authority Sputnik 06 Jan 2023 -- Uganda has been under the scourge of an Ebola outbreak since September. The disease is caused by the Sudan ebolavirus, for which there is no vaccine and this time there have been at least 142 cases and 55 deaths. In early December, Uganda discharged its last known Ebola patient from hospital and no more cases have been registered thus far.
• Australia Charges Repatriated Islamic State Group Widow VOA 06 Jan 2023 -- An Australian woman appeared in court Friday charged with entering or remaining in an area controlled by the Islamic State militant group. Police allege Mariam Raad chose to travel to the Middle East to join her husband in 2014 and was aware of his activities with the terrorist organization.
• Iran foils cyber-attacks on central bank, domestic messaging apps Press TV 06 Jan 2023 -- The Iranian Telecommunication Infrastructure Company says its experts have foiled a wave of cyber-attacks against the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and two domestic messaging applications.
• Cyber attacks on CBI, 2 domestic social network platforms annulled IRNA 06 Jan 2023 -- The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Telecommunication Infrastructure Company said here on Friday that cyber attacks on the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iranian social network platforms including Bale and Rubika were foiled last night.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

China

• China Says COVID-19 Situation Is 'Predictable, Under Control' VOA 06 Jan 2023 -- China's foreign ministry pushed back Friday against international reactions and criticism regarding its recent surge in COVID-19 cases, saying the situation was "predictable and under control."
• China updates COVID diagnosis, treatment protocol as country downgrades epidemic management level Global Times 06 Jan 2023 -- China on Friday released the 10th edition of its diagnosis and treatment protocol for novel coronavirus infection, two days before the country downgrades the management of COVID-19 from Class A to Class B as a move to further refine COVID management measures toward reopening based on science and epidemic situation. The adjustments in the latest document include adding antigen results as diagnostic criteria and ending the requirement for centralized quarantine.
• EU should listen to rational voices, view China's epidemic situation in objective manner: Chinese FM Global Times 06 Jan 2023 -- China's COVID situation is under control and many European Union (EU) member states have expressed a wish to warmly welcome Chinese travelers. The EU should listen to rational voices and view China's epidemic situation in an objective manner, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Fri in response to the EU's suggestion to impose travel restrictions on travelers from China.
• Chinese experts attend WHO briefing online to further give update on epidemic information: Chinese FM Global Times 06 Jan 2023 -- Chinese experts on Thursday attended an online briefing for the World Health Organization (WHO) members to provide a further update on COVID-19 epidemic information at the invitation of the WHO. The WHO said that China has stepped up efforts to share information on the epidemic over the past few weeks, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday.
• Foreign companies schedule high-level visits to China, welcome optimized COVID measures: MOFCOM Global Times 06 Jan 2023 -- A number of foreign companies are planning senior executives' visits to China, promoting the resumption of relevant projects and seeking new investment opportunities in China after the country optimized its epidemic prevention measures, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) told a press conference on Friday.
• As Lunar New Year nears, China's rural residents fear relatives will bring COVID home Radio Free Asia 06 Jan 2023 -- As millions of Chinese head home for the Lunar New Year celebrations on Jan. 22 and hospitals struggle amid a nationwide wave of COVID-19 cases, concerns are growing for the country's rural healthcare systems, which have far fewer resources than the big city hospitals to treat the elderly and vulnerable.
• Leading infectious diseases doctor calls for calmness, order in treating severe COVID-19 cases Global Times 06 Jan 2023 -- China has accumulated mature experience in treating severe COVID-19 cases in the past three years, which is enough to deal with the current situation, a leading infectious diseases doctor told the Global Times, while calling for calmness and order rather than confusion or panic.
• China spares no effort to prevent, treat severe cases of COVID-19 People's Daily 06 Jan 2023 -- China is doing its best to prevent severe illness and treat COVID-19 patients in critical condition.
• HK to reopen more crossing points People's Daily 06 Jan 2023 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will reopen four more border points, allowing a daily total of 60,000 Hong Kong residents to enter the Chinese mainland starting on Sunday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said at a media briefing on Thursday.
• China optimizes regulations on travel between mainland and Hong Kong, Macao People's Daily 06 Jan 2023 -- China will optimize its regulations on travel between the mainland and Hong Kong and Macao on Jan. 8, the State Council Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office said on Thursday.
• China grants emergency approval for homegrown ECMO People's Daily 06 Jan 2023 -- China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) said Thursday that it has given emergency approval to the country's first homegrown extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) device and its accompanying kit.

India

• COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 06 Jan 2023 -- 220.12 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.13 cr Second Dose and 22.42 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 5 Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 06 Jan 2023 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 141,704 with 5 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Friday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan's total COVID-19 cases top 9 million CNA 06 Jan 2023 -- Taiwan's total COVID-19 cases surpassed 9 million on Friday as the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported 27,676 new COVID-19 infections and 62 deaths from the disease.