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Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 84th ‘Mann Ki Baat’ monthly broadcast to the nation over All India Radio on Sunday exhorted people to welcome the New Year 2022 with a sense of ‘self-awareness’ and ‘self-discipline’ for a decisive victory over the Coronavirus and its new variant Omicron.

“We also have to keep in mind that a new variant of Corona has already knocked at the door. Our experience of the last two years is that our own effort as a citizen is very important to defeat this global pandemic. Our scientists are continuously studying this new Omicron variant,” said the Prime Minister.

Modi further added, “They are getting new data every day, their suggestions are being worked upon. In such a situation, self-awareness, self-discipline is in themselves the country’s strength in fighting against this variant of Corona. It is this very collective strength of ours that will defeat Corona; with this very sense of responsibility we have to enter into 2022.”

The PM said it was “because of everyone’s effort that India could fight the biggest pandemic in 100 years. We stood by each other like a family in every difficult moment. To help someone in one’s locality or city… everyone tried to do more than what one could have done.”

The Prime Minister recounted the manner in which the country had achieved its vaccination targets, a reflection of people’s trust in the system, science, and scientists.

“If we compare the vaccination figures of the world today with those of India, it feels that the country has handled such an unprecedented task… how big a goal has been achieved. Crossing the 140 million vaccine dose mark is an achievement of each and every Indian. This shows the trust of every Indian in the system; shows trust in science and in scientists, and is also a testament to the willpower of we Indians who are fulfilling our responsibilities towards society. But friends,” Prime Minister Modi said.

Published : December 27, 2021

By : The Statesman

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KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 22,836,859 individuals, or 97.6%, of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of Sunday (Dec 26).

Based on the Health Ministry’s CovidNow website, 23,135,883 individuals, or 98.9%, of the group have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

As for the adolescent population aged between 12 and 17, a total of 2,745,665 individuals, or 87.2%, have completed their vaccination while 2,840,018, or 90.2%, have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

A total of 64,283 doses of the vaccine were dispensed on Sunday, of which 62,022 were as the booster dose, 1,411 the second dose and 850 the first dose.

This brings the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme as of Sunday to 56,814,549, including 5,452,251 booster doses. – Bernama

Published : December 27, 2021

By : The Star

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China slammed the United States on Friday for signing into law the so-called “Uygur Forced Labor Prevention Act”, and urged Washington to stop using Xinjiang-related issues to interfere in Chinas internal affairs.

The bipartisan bill bans imports from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region unless the importer can prove they were not made with forced labor.

The act maliciously denigrates the human rights situation in Xinjiang by disregarding facts and truth, which violates international law and basic norms governing international relations, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in a statement.

China told the US to correct the mistake immediately, the spokesperson said, vowing to make further response in light of the development of the situation. 

The so-called allegations of “forced labor” and “genocide” in Xinjiang are nothing but vicious lies concocted by anti-China forces, the spokesperson said.

The US keeps using Xinjiang-related issues to create rumors and make trouble, which in essence is engaging in political manipulation and economic coercion, and seeking to undermine Xinjiang’s prosperity and stability and contain China’s development under the pretext of human rights, the spokesperson said.

It is preposterous for the US, a country with a deplorable track record, to accuse and smear China. The US should save the labels of “forced labor” and “genocide” for itself, the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson reiterated that Xinjiang-related issues are not human rights issues at all, but in essence about countering violent terrorism and separatism.

Crafting conspiracies and plots with Xinjiang-related issues will not stop the pursuit of a better life by people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang or hold back China’s development, the spokesperson said.

The US acts totally violate market principles and commercial ethics, such moves will only undermine global industrial and supply chains, disrupt international trade order and hurt the US’ own interests and credibility, the spokesperson said.

The Chinese government and Chinese people are firmly resolved in safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests, the spokesperson added.

By ZHOU JIN

Published : December 27, 2021

By : China Daily

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President Moon Jae-in will meet with leaders of South Korean conglomerates, including Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong, to thank them for their efforts in participating in government-led job creation projects for young people and discuss implementation plans on Monday, Cheong Wa Dae confirmed Sunday.

The meeting will be attended by Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Euisun, SK Chairman Chey Tae-won, LG Chairman Koo Kwang-mo, Posco Chairman Choi Jung-woo and KT Chairman Ku Hyeon-Mo. It is the first time President Moon is meeting Samsung leader Lee since he was released on parole in August.

“This meeting is designed to express gratitude to companies that participated in the ‘Youth Hope ON’ project to create jobs for youths, and to share the social meaning of the project and future implementation plans,” said Shin Hye-hyun, deputy spokesperson for Cheong Wa Dae, in a written statement.

The “Youth Hope ON” project was established by 18 government ministries and was confirmed by the Youth Policy Coordination Committee presided over by the prime minister in August this year.

It is a company-led, public-private project in which companies directly educate and hire the necessary talents, while the government supports the training costs.

The six conglomerates — KT, Samsung, LG, SK, Posco and Hyundai Motor — have promised to create 179,000 jobs over the next three years and provide educational and training opportunities for young people.

“Companies that participated in the project have greatly expanded their initial recruitment goals. And in the case of education and training, they are starting as soon as they are ready,” Shin said.

KT, which was the first to participate in the project, has already begun education and training in December. Samsung and Posco are speeding up their implementation by starting in January next year.

“The Moon Jae-in government was launched by advocating jobs as the number one national task. In particular, jobs for youths are still the heaviest task of the government, and we are making special efforts with the top priority of policy,” Shin said. “In August, President Moon showed special interest in the project and asked for an active promotion.”

Cheong Wa Dae said it expects the meeting to serve as an opportunity for such public-private cooperation to pave the way forward in solving youth unemployment, a problem that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to a report released by the Korea Economic Research Institute in November, the “economic pain” felt by young people (between 15-29) was the worst ever amid worsening economic conditions and job difficulties caused by the prolonged COVID-19.

The “youth economic pain index” stood at 27.2, the highest since the 2015 tally. The pain index of other age groups also hit the highest level in the first half of this year, followed by those in their 60s (18.8), those in their 50s (14.0), those in their 30s (13.6), and those in their 40s (11.5).


By Shin Ji-hye

Published : December 27, 2021

By : The Korea Herald

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HCM CITY — The Ministry of Health has told four central-level hospitals – Chợ Rẫy, Huế Central, HCM City University of Medicine and Pharmacy and Thống Nhất – to provide training in resuscitation services to staff without these skills who work in COVID-19 healthcare facilities in HCM City.

The city had earlier asked the ministry to send additional staff trained in resuscitation services to the city.

The city said it needed 1,000 doctors and 2,000 nurses, including 300 doctors and 600 nurses who specialise in resuscitation, to work at COVID field hospitals, resuscitation centres, and so-called three-level COVID hospitals in the city.

But because of outbreaks in other areas in the country, the ministry said the four hospitals should provide resuscitation training to existing medical staff.

The ministry recently issued a decision on COVID-19 management and treatment for centrally-run cities and provinces. 

To deal with staff shortages, epidemiologists said the city should mobilise students, retired medical staff and volunteers, and strengthen grassroots healthcare in wards and communes.

The number of cases in HCM City has dropped recently. On December 24 there were 679 cases and 44 deaths, which was half of the number of cases and deaths in previous days.

Third vaccine shots

The city has started to give the third booster shot to all adults aged 18 and above who have been vaccinated with two doses. 

Lê Phước Hùng, director of District 1 Medical Centre, said the district lacked enough staff for the booster plan and had asked the Department of Health to provide more personnel to provide the third shot.

The district is currently trying to provide vaccines to the remaining people who are unvaccinated, many of whom have returned to the city from other provinces.

Đỗ Thị Trúc Mai, vice chairwoman of the District 4 People’s Committee, said: “The progress of the booster scheme for people who are at high risk is very slow. We need more human resources.”

Meanwhile, Nhà Bè and Cần Giờ districts face no staff shortages. 

Trương Tiến Triển, vice chairman of Cần Giờ District People’s Committee, said the district had nearly completed booster shots for frontline medical forces and would begin giving boosters for other people in the next week.

Priority groups for the third shot are people aged 50 and older, people with underlying diseases, people needing long-term care at medical facilities, and people who directly test, care for and treat COVID-19 patients.

A third dose called an “additional dose” (not a “booster”) is given to immunocompromised people such as those with HIV or cancer whose immunity response to the first and second vaccine doses was very weak.

The city is giving the third additional shot to people with immunocompromised status aged 18 and over (such as people with an organ transplant, cancer or HIV, or people who have used immunosuppressive drugs in the past six months) who had the second dose of the vaccine at least 28 days prior to the third dose. People aged 50 and over in this group are given priority. — VNS 

Published : December 27, 2021

By : Vietnam News