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• Texas Man Convicted of Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach DoJ -US Attorney - DC 13 Jan 2023 -- A Texas man was found guilty in the District of Columbia today of felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
• US Offers $10 Million Reward for Mastermind of 2019 Nairobi Terrorist Attack VOA 13 Jan 2023 -- The United States has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest of the alleged leader of the 2019 attack on Nairobi's Dusit D2 hotel complex. The attack in the Kenyan capital killed 21 people, including a U.S. citizen, and injured 30 others.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• WHO updates COVID-19 guidelines on masks, treatments and patient care WHO 13 Jan 2023
• UNICEF welcomes Canada's contribution of US$188 million to support COVID-19 response and health systems strengthening UNICEF 13 Jan 2023 -- UNICEF welcomes today's announcement of CAD $70 million by the Government of Canada, bringing Canada's contribution towards the 2022 Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) Humanitarian Action for Children appeal up to CAD 255 million (US $188 million). Canada's support for the continuing pandemic response and health systems strengthening is vital as we transition from managing COVID-19 as an acute, global emergency toward integration and strengthening of primary health care to be more resilient to future challenges.

United States

• White House Explains COVID Restrictions on Travelers from China VOA 13 Jan 2023 -- As China has relaxed its zero-COVID policy and made it much easier for travelers to come and go, a surge of infections has prompted some countries, including the United States, to impose new testing requirements for anyone arriving from China.

China

• Chinese Study Estimates 900M COVID Infections VOA 13 Jan 2023 -- As China grapples with a massive surge of coronavirus infections, a new study by a Chinese university estimates the virus has infected some 900 million people in the country to date.
• Pfizer slashed price of Paxlovid, but China wouldn't take it: industry insider Radio Free Asia 13 Jan 2023 -- Chinese negotiators tried to get Pfizer to lower the price of its antiviral Paxlovid -- a front-line treatment in the ongoing wave of COVID-19 infections sweeping the country -- to just 200 yuan per box, an industry insider told Radio Free Asia.
• Chinese hospital staff report severe disease linked to reinfections with Omicron Radio Free Asia 13 Jan 2023 -- Healthcare workers across China are seeing large numbers of people who have been reinfected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19, putting a further strain on the country's beleaguered healthcare system, multiple sources told Radio Free Asia.
• No new coronavirus variants found in China: senior FM official Global Times 13 Jan 2023 -- According to virus gene data offered by China's National Health Commission (NHC), the current strains in China have the same gene sequence as virus variants in other countries, confirming that there are no new variants in China, Wu Xi, a senior official from China's foreign Ministry told a press conference on Friday.
• China enters a new stage of COVID-19 response People's Daily 13 Jan 2023 -- China released the 10th COVID-19 prevention and control protocol Jan. 7, outlining regular disease surveillance requirements and ramped-up measures to counter an emergency. It has also downgraded its management of COVID-19 from Class A to Class B since Jan. 8, 2023, entering a new stage of COVID-19 response.
• Infection peak to last 2-3 months in China: top epidemiologist Global Times 13 Jan 2023 -- A number of provinces and regions across China including Beijing, Chongqing, Henan and Jiangsu have reported that they have already passed the first peak of COVID-19 infections since December 2022. In this round of the epidemic, some cities have passed the peak of infections, but for some it has just started, so the infection peak will last for two to three months nationwide and the peak of severe cases will last longer, said Zeng Guang, a former chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
• China communicates with WHO five times in past month, is open and transparent: FM Global Times 13 Jan 2023 -- China has maintained close communication with the World Health Organization (WHO), holding five technical exchanges over the past month with the latest one on Wednesday, a spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday, stressing China's openness and transparency on the issue.
• Chinese Ambassador to S.Korea expresses concern over discriminatory entry policy, says China not responsible for visa issues Global Times 13 Jan 2023 -- China is not responsible for the current visa issuance issues between China and South Korea, Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming said. The ambassador expressed his concerns and regret over the unfair and discriminatory treatment toward Chinese nationals entering South Korea, media reported.

Russia

• Russia welcomes China's optimization of COVID-19 response People's Daily 13 Jan 2023 -- Russia "positively assesses" China's decision to optimize its COVID-19 response policies, including those regarding cross-border movement of people and freight, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

India

• COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 13 Jan 2023 -- 220.16 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.14 cr Second Dose and 22.45 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 1 more Iranian over past 24 hours IRNA 13 Jan 2023 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,723 with one more Iranian killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Friday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 21,737 new COVID-19 cases, 53 deaths CNA 13 Jan 2023 -- Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported 21,737 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday and 53 deaths from the disease.