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18 May 2022

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• First meeting of NATO national cyber coordinators NATO 18 May 2022 -- Senior cyber coordinators from all NATO Allies met in Brussels today (18 May 2022) for the first time.
• U.S. Fleet Cyber Command Executes Operation Cyber Dragon US Navy 18 May 2022 -- The U.S. Navy's unclassified computer networks are better protected from outside threats. U.S. Fleet Cyber Command just completed the first phase of operation Cyber Dragon where nearly 30 active and reserve Sailors resolved thousands of vulnerabilities.
• Remarks by President Biden Before Briefing on Interagency Efforts to Prepare for and Respond to Hurricanes The White House 18 May 2022

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 18 May 2022

United States

• Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials | May 18, 2022 The White House 18 May 2022
• U.S. COVID-19 death toll tops 1 mln: Johns Hopkins University People's Daily 18 May 2022 -- The United States reached the grim milestone of 1 million novel coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
• Almost 13.2 mln U.S. children infected with COVID-19 People's Daily 18 May 2022 -- Almost 13.2 million children in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children's Hospital Association.
• New York City lifts COVID-19 alert level to "high" People's Daily 18 May 2022 -- New York City, the largest city of the United States, raised its COVID-19 alert level from "medium" to "high" on Tuesday, as infections continue to go up in recent weeks.
• Americas: Rising COVID-19 caseload should be a 'wake-up call' UN News 18 May 2022 -- COVID-19 rates are on the rise in the Americas, where new infections and fatalities have been steadily increasing over the past four weeks, the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

China

• Shanghai allows people with urgent needs to leave, with conditions Global Times 18 May 2022 -- Shanghai has witnessed mass departures as the city gradually eases COVID-19 restrictions after a six-week lockdown, allowing people to leave with approval, and increased trains to other cities. Yet for many travelers leaving the city, the journey was not as easy as hopping on and off trains or planes.
• Shanghai allows residents to leave with travel permit valid within six hours Global Times 18 May 2022 -- Shanghai police announced on Wednesday that residents who need to leave the city for work, study, moving to other places can apply for a permit to leave the city by car, with the premise to meet the epidemic prevention and control requirements.
• Chinese mainland reports 227 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 18 May 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 227 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, of which 96 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report Wednesday.
• Beijing reports 56 new local COVID-19 infections People's Daily 18 May 2022 -- Beijing reported 56 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections between 3 p.m. Monday and 3 p.m. Tuesday, Pang Xinghuo, deputy head of the Beijing municipal disease prevention and control center, told a press briefing on Tuesday.
• HKSAR gov't urges public to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in accordance with vaccine pass requirements People's Daily 18 May 2022 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Tuesday urged the public to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in accordance with vaccine pass requirements as the third stage of the scheme commences on May 31.
• Shanghai reports 96 confirmed, 759 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 18 May 2022 -- China's Shanghai reported 96 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 759 local asymptomatic cases on Tuesday, the municipal health commission said Wednesday.
• Shanghai residents take issue with 'fake' propaganda claims about reopening Radio Free Asia 18 May 2022 -- Residents of Shanghai have been reporting their city government to a national fraud hotline after claims of fully stocked, open supermarkets and eateries were posted by a ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) newspaper.
• Chinese cities train and hire large numbers of nucleic acid testers Global Times 18 May 2022 -- Central China's Henan Province will train 50,000 nucleic acid testers in a year in response to the current surge in demand for personnel for nucleic acid testing, according to a recently released document.
• Shanghai's crackdown on rumors about COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control starts to take effect Global Times 18 May 2022 -- A total of 78 WeChat groups that spread rumors about COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control have been suspended and 46 users who first release the false information were punished in accordance with the law by local authorities in East China's Shanghai, since the announcement of the investigation against rumor-mongering on social media on April 8.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 191.65 Cr India PIB 18 May 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 191.65 Cr (1,91,65,00,770) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,40,27,137 sessions.
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 488 India PIB 18 May 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 191.78 Crore (1,91,78,14,826) today. More than nearly 12 lakh (11,91,074) Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 18 May 2022 -- The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
• COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 18 May 2022

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 8 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 18 May 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 141,244 with four more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan's daily COVID-19 cases top 80,000 for first time CNA 18 May 2022 -- Taiwan recorded 85,356 new COVID-19 infections and 41 deaths from the disease on Wednesday, topping 80,000 daily cases for the first time, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Taiwan COVID-19 News Brief: May 18 CNA 18 May 2022 -- Taiwan reported 85,356 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday -- 85,310 domestically transmitted and 46 contracted abroad -- and 41 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

North Korea

• Epidemic Prevention Measures Implemented in DPRK KCNA 18 May 2022 -- All the people in the DPRK are involved in the epidemic prevention campaign to defuse the current severe health crisis, true to the determination, will, strategy and tactics of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee.
• Spread of Epidemic and Result of Treatment Informed KCNA 18 May 2022 -- According to information of the state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters, over 232 880 persons with fever, some 205 630 recoveries and 6 deaths were reported from 18:00 of May 16 to 18:00 of May 17 throughout the country.

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17 May 2022

Other Security News

• Counter ISIS Finance Group Leaders Issue Joint Statement US Treasury 17 May 2022 -- On May 9, 2022, the Counter ISIS Finance Group (CIFG) of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS held its sixteenth meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, to discuss global efforts to combat ISIS financing. The United States, Italy, and Saudi Arabia hosted this meeting, joined by several dozen member states and observers. The CIFG is one of five active working groups of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS.
• Remarks by President Biden Before Air Force One Departure The White House 17 May 2022
• U.S. Navy in Middle East Seizes $39 Million in Drugs US Navy 17 May 2022 -- A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer seized 640 kilograms of methamphetamine worth $39 million from a fishing vessel while patrolling international waters in the Gulf of Oman, May 15-16.
• Pakistan busts fresh terrorist attack on Chinese convoy, as leaders vow joint counterterrorism efforts Global Times 17 May 2022 -- On the same day that Chinese Primier Li Keqiang emphasized their cooperation against terrorism in a phone call with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Pakistan's counterterrorism authorities arrested a woman who tried to launch a suicide attack against a Chinese convoy. The woman is a member of the group that carried out the terrorist attack that killed three Chinese teachers outside the University of Karachi in April.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

United States

• DAF COVID-19 Statistics - May 17, 2022 US Air Force 17 May 2022

China

• Beijing requires merchants at wholesale agricultural markets to take daily COVID-19 tests Global Times 17 May 2022 -- The city of Beijing released a new version of anti-epidemic guidance manual for wholesale agricultural markets on Tuesday, in which it requires workers and merchants in the markets to take daily nucleic acid tests. This follows the recent cluster infections in a market in Yuegezhuang where a total of 50 cases were reported by Monday afternoon.
• Over 500 infections in one week: Small county in SW China's Sichuan grapples with Omicron surge Global Times 17 May 2022 -- A small county in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, home to over 1 million residents, is grappling with an Omicron surge with infections already surpassing 500 in one week.
• China reports first case of highly transmissible Omicron subvariant from overseas Global Times 17 May 2022 -- China has reported the first case of Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1, a mutation that has shown transmissibility that is about 23-27 percent higher than that of BA.2, in South China's Guangdong Province, according to a weekly report issued by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC).
• All 16 districts in Shanghai report no new COVID-19 positive cases at the community level Global Times 17 May 2022 -- All 16 districts in Shanghai have reported no new COVID-19 positive cases at the community level: Shanghai authorities on Tuesday.
• 476 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 17 May 2022 -- A total of 476 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Monday, the National Health Commission said in its Tuesday report.
• Chinese mainland reports 162 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 17 May 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 162 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 77 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report Tuesday.
• Beijing reports 39 new local COVID-19 infections People's Daily 17 May 2022 -- Beijing reported 39 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections between 3 p.m. Sunday and 3 p.m. Monday, Pang Xinghuo, deputy head of the Beijing municipal disease prevention and control center, told a press briefing on Monday.
• Shanghai reports 77 confirmed, 746 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 17 May 2022 -- China's Shanghai reported 77 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 746 local asymptomatic cases on Monday, the municipal health commission said Tuesday.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 191.48 Cr India PIB 17 May 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 191.48 Cr (1,91,48,94,858) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,39,87,395 sessions.
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 487 India PIB 17 May 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 191.63 Crore (1,91,63,11,106) today. More than 13 lakh (13,09,721) Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 17 May 2022 -- The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
• COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 17 May 2022

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 4 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 17 May 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 141,236 with four more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 65,833 new COVID-19 cases, 38 deaths CNA 17 May 2022 -- Taiwan recorded over 60,000 new COVID-19 cases for the sixth straight day on Tuesday, reporting 65,833 new infections and 38 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Taiwan COVID-19 News Brief: May 17 CNA 17 May 2022 -- Taiwan reported 65,833 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday -- 65,794 domestically transmitted and 39 contracted abroad -- and 38 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Taiwan confirms COVID-19 outbreak hits second warship in a week CNA 17 May 2022 -- Taiwan's Navy confirmed Tuesday that a second warship has been hit by a COVID-19 outbreak within a week but insisted that the outbreak would not affect the vessel's combat readiness.
• Taiwan Navy ship grounded after a crew member tests positive for COVID-19 Radio Free Asia 17 May 2022 -- A Taiwanese warship has been grounded after a crew member tested positive for coronavirus, the second vessel to be hit by an outbreak of Covid-19 within just two days, Taiwan's Navy has confirmed.

North Korea

• Military Mobilized to Stock North Korea's Pharmacies in Anti-Epidemic Effort VOA 17 May 2022 -- North Korea has mobilized its military to help stop the spread of COVID-19, state media said, as nearly 270,000 more people came down with fever in a single day.
• Epidemic Prevention Work in Full Swing KCNA 17 May 2022 -- Officials of the Ministry of Public Health in the DPRK have been dispatched to different areas to take measures for overcoming the current health crisis in close connection with emergency epidemic prevention organs.
• Ideological Campaign Launched to Curb Health Crisis KCNA 17 May 2022 -- All the Party organizations and officials in the DPRK have turned out to arouse the masses to the anti-epidemic campaign.
• Steps Taken to Overcome Health Crisis KCNA 17 May 2022 -- North Hamgyong Province of the DPRK has taken urgent measures to defuse the health crisis as soon as possible.
• North Korea prioritizes vaccines for border soldiers as COVID wave hits Radio Free Asia 17 May 2022 -- North Korea's border patrol soldiers have been among the first to receive shots of the Sinovac vaccine hastily procured from China as the isolated country struggles to contain a wave of COVID-19 infections, North Korean sources said.
• UN Urges North Korea to Expedite Talks on Humanitarian Aid Amid COVID-19 Outbreak Sputnik 17 May 2022 -- The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) called on Pyongyang to urgently launch negotiations with the UN on provision of humanitarian support for the country in the fight against COVID-19, OHCHR spokeswoman Liz Throssell said on Tuesday.
• North Korea's Toll of 'Unknown Fever' Cases Nears 1.5Mln, Death Toll Reaches 56 Sputnik 17 May 2022 -- North Korea has confirmed 269,510 new patients with fever believed to be COVID-19 and six related deaths over the past day, the state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters said on Tuesday.
• Spread of Epidemic and Result of Treatment Informed KCNA 17 May 2022 -- According to the information of the state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters, over 269 510 persons with fever, some 170 460 recoveries and 6 deaths were reported from 18:00 of May 15 to 18:00 of May 16 throughout the country.
• KPA Surgeons Launch Campaign for Supplying Medicines to Pyongyangites KCNA 17 May 2022 -- On the special orders of the Party Central Committee expecting the Korean People's Army to play the role of the main force in defending the country's safety and people's lives in the present public health crisis, a powerful force of the military medical field was immediately dispatched for the supply of medicines vital to the ongoing anti-epidemic campaign.
• Epidemic Prevention Campaign Intensified in DPRK KCNA 17 May 2022 -- A party-wide and nation-wide emergency epidemic prevention campaign is intensified in the DPRK to reverse the spread of the epidemic at an earliest date possible under the energetic guidance of the great Party Central Committee.

Other Countries

• Philippines detects local transmission of Omicron BA.2.12.1 subvariant People's Daily 17 May 2022 -- The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Tuesday local transmission of the highly transmissible Omicron BA.2.12.1 subvariant of COVID-19 in the Southeast Asian country.