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• New US border policy poses risk to fundamental rights, warns UN's Türk UN News 11 Jan 2023 -- Recent Biden Administration border policy reforms "risk undermining the basic foundations of international human rights and refugee law", the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said on Wednesday.
• UN Rights Chief: New US Border Policy Undermines Refugee Law VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- The U.N.'s top human rights official warns the U.S. government's new border enforcement measures risk undermining peoples' basic rights to seek asylum.
• Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced for International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy US Dept. of Justice 11 Jan 2023 -- The former leader of a drug trafficking organization that operated in Baja California, Mexico, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in leading an international drug trafficking organization which transported more than 450 kilograms of cocaine and 45,000 kilograms of marijuana into the United States from Mexico.
• Uganda Declares End to Ebola Outbreak VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- The World Health Organization declared Uganda free from Ebola on Wednesday, 42 days since the last infection was recorded.
• Uganda declares end of Ebola virus outbreak UN News 11 Jan 2023 -- In Uganda, a deadly outbreak of Ebola virus has been stopped in its tracks and declared officially over, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 11 Jan 2023
• COVID-19: WHO highlights critical importance of sharing virus sequences UN News 11 Jan 2023 -- Although virus sequencing is vital to detect and track new variants in the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing this information must be stepped up globally, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday in Geneva.

United States

• New Omicron subvariant spreads quickly in U.S.: CDC People's Daily 11 Jan 2023 -- New Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is spreading quickly in the United States, and is estimated to account for nearly 30 percent of COVID-19 cases in the United States in the week ending Jan. 7, according to the latest data of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

China

• China Imposes New Travel Curbs on South Korean, Japanese Travelers VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- China is taking further retaliatory steps against South Korea and Japan over the two countries' strict coronavirus testing requirements on Chinese visitors.
• WHO official urges science-based, non-discriminatory COVID entry restrictions People's Daily 11 Jan 2023 -- A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to take science-based precautionary COVID-19 entry restrictions that are proportionate and non-discriminatory.
• China's National Immigration Administration suspends port visas for South Korean, Japanese citizens and 72/144-hour transit visa exemption in response to the two countries' discriminatory entry restrictions Global Times 11 Jan 2023 -- A day after China hit back at the discriminatory travel restrictions imposed by several countries on travelers from China, China's National Immigration Administration on Wednesday announced a decision to suspend the issuance of port visas and the 72/144-hour visa-free transit policy for citizens of South Korea and Japan.
• COVID-19 evolving into endemic disease in Chinese mainland: HK health expert Global Times 11 Jan 2023 -- As how COVID-19 evolved in any other country, the virus has also been evolving into an endemic disease in China, and the Chinese mainland will return to normal in the second half of this year when society generates robust herd immunity, a Hong Kong-based health expert said.
• China has reported all variants detected to WHO, will continue to shoulder responsibility in tracking new ones: NHC leading expert Global Times 11 Jan 2023 -- Responding to Western concerns about whether China's adjustment of COVID-19 policy would have an impact on the world and the transparency of figures on the death toll, Liang Wannian, head of China's COVID-19 response expert panel under the National Health Commission (NHC), said on Wednesday that China has reported all the variants that it has detected to the World Health Organization (WHO) and will continue to shoulder responsibility in tracking new variants.
• Regions across China report passing infection peaks, enter fast track of work resumption People's Daily 11 Jan 2023 -- From metropolises like Beijing and Shanghai, to populous provinces including central China's Henan and southwest China's Sichuan, regions across the country reported that infection peaks have passed.
• China announces first countermeasure against discriminatory travel curbs Global Times 11 Jan 2023 -- China imposed its first countermeasure on Tuesday toward discriminatory and unnecessary travel restrictions against travelers from China by suspending short-term visas for South Korean citizens who wants to visit China. The latest measure is considered as China's direct and reasonable response to protect its own legitimate interests, particularly after some countries are continuing hyping up China's epidemic situation by putting travel restrictions for political manipulation despite that many public health experts around the globe have criticized it as a "toxic trend."
• In reciprocal move, China halts ROK, Japan visas People's Daily 11 Jan 2023 -- China has suspended issuing visas for South Korean and Japanese citizens as Beijing urged countries to adopt a fact-based response to the COVID-19 pandemic and vowed to take reciprocal measures against discrimi-natory entry restrictions.
• Beijing shifting to new modes of COVID control People's Daily 11 Jan 2023 -- Beijing will establish a scientific monitoring and warning system for epidemic control and prevention, a senior official in Beijing said on Monday.

Europe

• EU issues COVID-19 response guidelines covering random testing upon arrival for flights from China amid Chinese FM's call on fact-based response Global Times 11 Jan 2023 -- Europe has agreed on measures to be applied in aviation in response to the COVID-19 situation in China, the non-pharmaceutical measures cover mask-wearing and testing of travelers upon arrival along with other protocols, responsible European authorities announced on Tuesday local time. The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday urged all countries to implement fact-based and scientific responses.

India

• COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 11 Jan 2023 -- 220.15 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.14 cr Second Dose and 22.44 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 3 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 11 Jan 2023 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,720 with three more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia

• Ministry of Health Allows updated COVID-19 vaccine SPA 11 Jan 2023 -- The Ministry of Health gave the green light today for the rollout of the updated COVID-19 booster dose for those who received the last shot of the vaccine three months ago, urging those who wish to take the updated vaccine to apply for an appointment through the Sehhaty Application.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 25,643 new COVID-19 cases, 46 deaths CNA 11 Jan 2023 -- Taiwan on Wednesday reported 25,643 new cases of COVID-19 and 46 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

North Korea

• Tele-reeducation System for Anti-epidemic Workers to Be Updated in DPRK KCNA 11 Jan 2023 -- The tele-education faculty of Pyongyang University of Medicine and different units have striven to update the tele-reeducation system to further increase the ability of anti-epidemic workers.
• State Anti-epidemic Foundation Reinforced KCNA 11 Jan 2023 -- Redoubled efforts are made in the DPRK to maintain and control the anti-epidemic situation in a stable way, regarding the emergency epidemic prevention work as the top-priority state affair true to the idea and spirit of the 6th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Other Countries

• China bans photos, videos of cemeteries as COVID deaths surge in Tibet Radio Free Asia 11 Jan 2023 -- Chinese authorities in Tibet are clamping down on the taking of photos or video recordings at local cemeteries in a bid to keep news of rising COVID deaths in the region from reaching the outside world, Radio Free Asia has learned.
• Vietnam strengthens COVID monitoring as border with China reopens Radio Free Asia 11 Jan 2023 -- Vietnam should not be too concerned about the risk of another COVID-19 outbreak as Chinese tourists start to return to the country, medical experts told RFA.