26 April 2023 Security News |
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- New EU package of sanctions against Syria targets drug trafficking and the most serious human rights violations Germany Federal Foreign Office 26 Apr 2023 -- Following the joint initiative of France, the Netherlands and Germany, the European Union adopted a new package of sanctions relating to Syria on 24 April. It was decided to place 25 persons and eight companies on the EU sanctions list. Who are they and why?
COVID-19 Pandemic News
- WHO launches new pandemic prevention plan, as COVID deaths fall 95 per cent UN News 26 Apr 2023 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched a new initiative to help strengthen countries' ability to plan for, and deal with, another deadly pandemic like COVID-19, as latest figures show a huge fall in COVID deaths this year.
- Major outbreaks unlikely despite slight uptick in COVID cases: official Global Times 26 Apr 2023 -- Although a number of localities in China are witnessing small spikes in COVID-19 infections, a large-scale outbreak is unlikely, China's disease control officials said on Wednesday as there have been heated discussions over whether there might be a possible resurgence during the upcoming five-day May Day holidays.
- China to further optimize remote COVID test arrangement: spokesperson People's Daily 26 Apr 2023 -- Starting from April 29, airlines will no longer check COVID test reports of inbound passengers taken before boarding, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday.
- Taiwan to change COVID-19 classification People's Daily 26 Apr 2023 -- Taiwan plans to put COVID-19 in the same category of notifiable communicable diseases as influenza from May 1, the local disease monitoring agency said on Tuesday.
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