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23 January 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Beijing conducts wider mass testing amid flare-up linked to cold-chain facilities Global Times 23 Jan 2022 -- Beijing beefed up anti-epidemic measures through wider mass testing, imposing travel restrictions for people in COVID-19 risk areas and requiring residents to take nucleic acid tests for purchasing medicines to cure fever, cough and others after the city reported nine new local infections on Sunday and registered a total of 43 cases during the past week.
- Hopes for HK-mainland border reopening around Spring Festival dashed amid city's epidemic woes Global Times 23 Jan 2022 -- Hopes for the border reopening of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) with the Chinese mainland around the Spring Festival have been dashed, experts said on Sunday, after the city reported 140 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 104 cases related to the Kwai Chung Estate outbreak.
- Beijing releases 1st guideline on dealing with international mail amid COVID-19 epidemic Global Times 23 Jan 2022 -- Beijing's health authority has released the first guideline on international mail amid the COVID-19 epidemic, urging people to strengthen testing and disinfection of mail, health monitoring for postal staff and protective measures for mail-openers.
- Over 2.96 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 23 Jan 2022 -- Over 2.96 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Saturday, data from the National Health Commission showed Sunday.
- Hong Kong reports 26 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 23 Jan 2022 -- Hong Kong reported 26 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours on Saturday, taking the total tally to 13,146, according to data from the Center for Health Protection.
- Chinese mainland records 19 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 23 Jan 2022 -- The Chinese mainland recorded 19 locally transmitted COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
- Beijing's Fengtai District rolls out mass testing as infections spill over to two provinces Global Times 23 Jan 2022 -- Beijing's Fengtai District is rolling out mass nucleic acid testing on Sunday after an outbreak connected to cold chain facilities in the district has spilled over to at least three cities of two provinces.
- Fully opening Western countries will exert great pressure on China on COVID-19 prevention: top epidemiologist from Chinese CDC Global Times 23 Jan 2022 -- The reason why the new Omicron variant is "more contagious" is because it can infect people even if they're vaccinated. The variant's mortality rate is deemed higher than influenza, said chief expert from Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, noting that if the Western world fully opens, it will exert great pressure on China. It remains unknown how China will cope with that change, he said.
- Chinese mainland records 19 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 23 Jan 2022 -- The Chinese mainland recorded 19 locally transmitted COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
- Beijing district conducts mass nucleic acid testing People's Daily 23 Jan 2022 -- Fengtai, one of 16 districts of Beijing Municipality, on Sunday started district-wide nucleic acid testing as local COVID-19 cases have been reported recently, local authorities said.
- Xi'an expected to clear all high, medium-risk areas on Jan. 25 People's Daily 23 Jan 2022 -- The northwestern Chinese city of Xi'an is expected to clear all areas classified as high and medium-risk for COVID-19 on Jan. 25, provided no special circumstances arise, a government official said on Saturday.
- Over 200 mln Chinese seniors fully vaccinated against COVID-19 People's Daily 23 Jan 2022 -- As of Friday, over 200 million senior citizens in China have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, a health official said on Saturday.
- No simplistic COVID-19 response for Spring Festival travelers: health authorities People's Daily 23 Jan 2022 -- China's National Health Commission on Saturday urged targeted COVID-19 response measures for people traveling home, as the country is seeing more cross-regional trips ahead of the Spring Festival.
- China slams UK for following Cold War playbook Global Times 23 Jan 2022 -- China warned the UK on Sunday not to follow the Cold War playbook, as it will lead it nowhere, after Britain's top foreign and defense officials talked with their Australian counterparts, aiming to advance AUKUS and convene an ideological clique to counter China and Russia.
- China strongly opposes fresh U.S. sanctions on 3 Chinese firms: MOFCOM People's Daily 23 Jan 2022 -- China strongly opposes fresh U.S. sanctions imposed on three Chinese companies and will take countermeasures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese firms, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Saturday.
- Hong Kong's good governance brooks no interference or smearing People's Daily 23 Jan 2022 -- Some politicians in the European Parliament have attempted to manipulate facts about Hong Kong in order to meddle in China's internal affairs once more. Their hypocrisy, however, will become more visible in the eyes of the world, while their evil intentions will go nowhere.
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