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20 January 2023 Security News

WHO: No Evidence COVID-19 Vaccines Increase Risk of Strokes in Older People VOA 20 Jan 2023 -- The World Health Organization says there is no evidence that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines increase the risk of strokes in older people.
Exclusive: XAY.2 strain does not appear worse so far, says WHO spokesperson Global Times 20 Jan 2023 -- Thailand's Department of Medical Sciences on January 6 confirmed the first case in Thailand of XAY.2, a Delta-Omicron recombinant variant, according to local media reports. The news has drawn widespread attention, with many worrying about whether this could lead to a further escalation of COVID-19 cases and how it might affect the epidemic situation in China.

Chinese vice premier urges intensified efforts in treatment of COVID patients People's Daily 20 Jan 2023 -- Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Thursday reiterated the dire necessity of treating COVID-19 patients with all-out efforts.
China secures maximum outcomes at minimum costs with COVID response People's Daily 20 Jan 2023 -- Train tickets quickly sold out, airports packed with passengers, and bazaars buzzing with peddlers and buyers -- the familiar scenes of the Spring Festival are returning to China.

COVID-19: China 'making enormous progress' to get every older adult vaccinated UN News 20 Jan 2023 -- China is "making enormous progress and effort" to get every older adult vaccinated against COVID-19, the UN health agency said on Friday, while also cautioning that it will take time to protect everyone.
Sinopharm's Omicron-specific mRNA vaccine approved for clinical trials People's Daily 20 Jan 2023 -- The China National Pharmaceutical Group (CNBG)'s Omicron-specific mRNA COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for clinical trials, the Chinese pharmaceutical giant announced on Friday. Developed by CNBG-Virogin Biotech (Shanghai), which operates under China's state-owned Sinopharm, the vaccine is China's first Omicron-specific mRNA vaccine able to encode the full-length S protein of the Omicron variant.
Chinese vice premier urges intensified efforts in treatment of COVID patients People's Daily 20 Jan 2023 -- Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Thursday reiterated the dire necessity of treating COVID-19 patients with all-out efforts.
China secures maximum outcomes at minimum costs with COVID response People's Daily 20 Jan 2023 -- Train tickets quickly sold out, airports packed with passengers, and bazaars buzzing with peddlers and buyers -- the familiar scenes of the Spring Festival are returning to China.

COVID-19 kills 2 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 20 Jan 2023 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,732 with two more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Friday.

Japan to Downgrade Disease Status of COVID-19 VOA 20 Jan 2023 -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday he will downgrade the status of COVID-19 in the next three months to a Class 5 disease, the same level as seasonal influenza, and will re-examine pandemic preventive measures such as mask wearing.

Taiwan reports 18,218 new COVID-19 cases, 61 deaths CNA 20 Jan 2023 -- Taiwan reported 18,218 new cases of COVID-19 and 61 deaths from the disease on Friday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

Human rights group estimates that up to 220,000 Tibetans will die of COVID Radio Free Asia 20 Jan 2023 -- A new report by an international human rights group estimates that more than 220,000 Tibetans over the age of 60 could die this year from COVID-19 in western China's Tibet Autonomous Region amid a surge of the highly infectious respiratory virus and its variants in China.

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