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COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

• West Virginia Guard aircrew helps fight California fires Army News 01 Oct 2020 -- Four members of the West Virginia National Guard's Company C, 1-150th Assault Battalion, are flying aerial wildland firefighting missions to help combat massive northern California fires.
• The United States Has Repatriated 27 Americans from Syria and Iraq Including Ten Charged with Terrorism-Related Offenses for Their Support to ISIS US Dept. of Justice 01 Oct 2020 -- The International Community Is Urged To Follow Suit and Repatriate Its Citizens from Syria
• Treasury Department Issues Ransomware Advisories to Increase Awareness and Thwart Attacks US Treasury 01 Oct 2020 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence today issued a pair of advisories to assist U.S. individuals and businesses in efforts to combat ransomware scams and attacks, which continue to increase in size and scope.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Worldwide Coronavirus Cases Cross 33.92 Million, Death Toll at 1,011,034 SPA 01 Oct 2020 -- More than 33.92 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,011,034 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
• UN welcomes nearly 1 bln USD in pledges to bolster access to tests, treatments, vaccines to end COVID-19 People's Daily 01 Oct 2020 -- The United Nations and its partners on Wednesday welcomed "a monumental show of solidarity" as governments, private sector, civil society and international organizations committed support to the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT)-Accelerator initiative launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) alongside international partners.

United States

• Air Force lab surpasses 130K COVID-19 tests in 6 months US Air Force 01 Oct 2020 -- Since early March 2020, approximately 130,000 COVID-19 samples have been tested and processed at the Air Force's sole epidemiology reference laboratory housed in the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine.
• U.S. Reports 45,342 New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 1,030 Deaths SPA 01 Oct 2020 -- The United States of America reported today 45,342 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,030 death cases.
• Rush Transcript: Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic New York State 01 Oct 2020
• State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts California Department of Public Health 01 Oct 2020

China

• COVID-19 vaccine to be priced fairly, ministry says People's Daily 01 Oct 2020 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on Wednesday dismissed media reports that China's coronavirus vaccine products are being priced much higher than those produced by Western countries, saying that the reports are groundless.
• China to require COVID-19 test for limited cross-strait travel CNA 01 Oct 2020 -- Starting Oct. 12, people allowed to travel between Taiwan and four major cities in China will be required to show a negative COVID-19 test on arrival and departure, Chinese authorities said Wednesday.
• Hong Kong reports 1 COVID-19 local infection among 10 new cases People's Daily 01 Oct 2020 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 10 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, including one local case with unknown source of infection.
• Chinese mainland reports 11 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 01 Oct 2020 -- The Chinese mainland reported 11 new imported COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 2,865, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
• Hong Kong reports 1 COVID-19 local infection among 10 new cases People's Daily 01 Oct 2020 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 10 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, including one local case with unknown source of infection.

Europe

Russia

• Russia reports daily record of COVID-19 cases since June Global Times 01 Oct 2020 -- Russia registered 8,945 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, a daily record not seen since June 12 as the pandemic resurges, the country's coronavirus response center said Thursday.
• COVID-19: Russian Research Center Says Early Trials Of Its Coronavirus Vaccine Successful RFE/RL 01 Oct 2020 -- The global death toll from the coronavirus is more than 1 million, with more than 34 million infections confirmed, causing mass disruptions as governments continue to try to slow the spread of the respiratory illness.

India

• India's COVID-19 tally reaches 6,312,584, death toll rises to 98,678 People's Daily 01 Oct 2020 -- India recorded 86,821 new COVID-19 cases and 1,181 deaths on Thursday, taking the total tally to 6,312,584 and the death toll to 98,678, according to the latest data issued by the federal health ministry.

Pakistan

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 211 more in Iran: Official IRNA 01 Oct 2020 -- Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Thursday that 211 more Iranians have lost their lives due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 26,380.

South Korea

Japan

Saudi Arabia

• Health Ministry: 492 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Saudi Arabia SPA 01 Oct 2020 -- The Ministry of Health said in a statement that 492 new confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today, bringing the total number to 335,097 cases, including 10,557 active cases receiving necessary medical care. Of these, there are 993 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable.

Taiwan

• China to require COVID-19 test for limited cross-strait travel CNA 01 Oct 2020 -- Starting Oct. 12, people allowed to travel between Taiwan and four major cities in China will be required to show a negative COVID-19 test on arrival and departure, Chinese authorities said Wednesday.
• One new imported COVID-19 case reported in Taiwan CNA 01 Oct 2020 -- One new imported case of COVID-19 was reported in Taiwan Thursday, bringing the total of confirmed cases in the country to 515 since the outbreak of the disease at the end of last year, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Thursday.

North Korea

NATO

Other Countries

• WHO urges protection of elderly persons in Africa amid COVID-19 outbreak People's Daily 01 Oct 2020 -- African countries should prioritize safety for the elderly population, whose vulnerability to the COVID-19 pandemic is higher compared to other population groups, an official from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons.
• COVID-19: Uzbekistan Lifts Ban On International Travel RFE/RL 01 Oct 2020 -- Uzbekistan has lifted a ban on international travel imposed in mid-March to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
• From COVID-19 To China: Mapping The Changing Face Of Dissent In Central Asia RFE/RL 01 Oct 2020 -- From people demanding better welfare protections to demonstrators calling for lockdown measures, the COVID-19 pandemic has been the main source of recent protest in Central Asia, according to a new study.