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COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

• 13 charged in plots against Michigan Governor Whitmer, government Press TV 09 Oct 2020 -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation has thwarted a plot by militia members to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, arresting thirteen people.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Weekly Update WHO 09 Oct 2020
• WHO: World Sets One-day Record of Over 350,000 New Coronavirus Cases VOA 09 Oct 2020 -- The world has set a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases confirmed across the globe with more than 350,000, according to the World Health Organization.

United States

• Tennessee Guard reaches another milestone in COVID-19 testing Army News 09 Oct 2020 -- Since March, the Tennessee National Guard has been working diligently alongside Tennessee's Department of Health, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, and various other state and local agencies to administer COVID-19 tests to fellow Tennesseans successfully. By Oct. 8, Tennessee guardsmen have successfully tested over 400,000 of their fellow citizens.
• W.Va. Guard Assists with New COVID-19 Testing Innovation Army News 09 Oct 2020 -- Members of the West Virginia National Guard's Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) (TF-CRE) are helping roll out a new innovative electronic record system to improve the COVID-19 testing process.
• Operation Warp Speed Makes Swift Progress DoD News 09 Oct 2020 -- Unprecedented progress has been made recently on Operation Warp Speed - the effort by the Defense Department, Health and Human Services, other federal agencies and private industry to develop a coronavirus vaccine, an HHS official said today.
• DOD Uses International Contacts to Help Allies, Partners Combat COVID-19 DoD News 09 Oct 2020 -- In January, when the first inklings of a new, dangerous virus in China was on the horizon, Defense Department personnel alerted a well-established and internationally-connected departmental team to be prepared for a pandemic, said Stephanie Hammond, acting deputy assistant secretary of defense for stability and humanitarian affairs.
• Rush Transcript: Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic New York State 09 Oct 2020
• CDC forecasts up to 233,000 COVID-19 deaths in U.S. by Oct. 31 People's Daily 09 Oct 2020 -- Months into the pandemic, the United States has recorded more than 7,591,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and over 212,400 deaths as of Thursday evening.
• COVID-19 rampages through high-ranking U.S. officials People's Daily 09 Oct 2020 -- Remaining infected with COVID-19, U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday.
• COVID-19 infection rate in New York state hot spots 5 times that statewide: governor People's Daily 09 Oct 2020 -- The COVID-19 infection rate in New York state's hot spots is five times what the rate is statewide, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday.
• Trump completes therapy for COVID-19: doctor People's Daily 09 Oct 2020 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has completed the therapy for his COVID-19 infection, his doctor announced on Thursday.
• State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts California Department of Public Health 09 Oct 2020

China

• China joins COVAX, to provide vaccines to developing countries first Global Times 09 Oct 2020 -- China on Thursday signed an agreement with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to officially join COVAX, a global platform that supports the research and development (R&D) as well as manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine candidates, China's Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.
• China joins WHO plan for global distribution of COVID-19 vaccine Press TV 09 Oct 2020 -- China has joined a global initiative, backed by the World Health Organization (WHO), to help an equitable distribution of coronavirus vaccines, in a move that is expected to anger US President Donald Trump, who already rejected the plan.
• China joins global effort to ensure COVID vaccine access for all UN News 09 Oct 2020 -- China is among three additional countries to have signed on to a global initiative that aims to ensure fair and equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine once developed, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.
• Public Health Experts Urge Caution on China's COVID-19 Vaccines VOA 09 Oct 2020 -- China said on Friday that it had joined a global COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan backed by the World Health Organization, becoming the biggest economy to date to pledge support to distribute the shots fairly.
• China Joins WHO Initiative to Distribute COVID Vaccine to Developing Countries VOA 09 Oct 2020 -- China said Friday it is joining a World Health Organization international initiative to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to the developing world.

Europe

• European Parliament president self-isolating after contact with COVID-19 case People's Daily 09 Oct 2020 -- The President of the European Parliament David Sassoli said Thursday that he had decided to self-isolate after contact with a staff member who tested positive for COVID-19.
• European countries see record daily spike in COVID-19 cases People's Daily 09 Oct 2020 -- Europe is struggling with a new surge in COVID-19 cases, with countries hitting record daily highs.
• Europe records 100,000 daily coronavirus cases for first time SPA 09 Oct 2020 -- Europe surpassed 100,000 daily reported COVID-19 cases for the first time on Thursday, after countries such as Russia and United Kingdom saw no respite in the mounting number of infections every day in the past five days.
• Spain declares state of emergency in Madrid SPA 09 Oct 2020 -- Spain's government has declared a state of emergency in Madrid so that it can resume partial restrictions on movement there that were struck down by a court, AP reported.
• Spain Declares COVID-19 State of Emergency in Madrid VOA 09 Oct 2020 -- Spain's government declared a state of emergency in Madrid Friday, taking control of efforts to fight the spread of COVID-19 from local authorities after a regional court struck down restrictions as the region faces one of the most significant outbreaks in Europe.
• French coronavirus infections set new record at over 20,000 per day SPA 09 Oct 2020 -- The number of new coronavirus infections in France jumped over 20,000 in one day for the first time since the start of the epidemic, health ministry data showed on Friday, according to Reuters.
• Daily English COVID cases double in a week SPA 09 Oct 2020 -- The average daily number of COVID-19 cases in England has doubled in a week, a survey showed on Friday, as scientists warned that action was needed to avert a calamitous and unnecessary spike in deaths, Reuters reported.

India

• India on a steady trajectory of continuously declining Active Cases India PIB 09 Oct 2020 -- India continues to report a trend of steadily dipping active cases. After a month, for the first time, active cases fall below the 9 lakh mark. India registered 8.93 lakh active cases today after registering 8.97 lakh on 9th September.

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 210 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 09 Oct 2020 -- Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Friday that some 210 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours.
• Iran Armed Forces rush to health sector's aid as COVID-19 rages on Press TV 09 Oct 2020 -- Acting on an order by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Iran's Armed Forces have offered the health sector full access to their health facilities and other medical equipment as coronavirus cases rise sharply in Tehran and other cities across the country.

South Korea

• South Korea's Daily Infections Stay Below 100 for 2nd Day at 54 SPA 09 Oct 2020 -- South Korea reported today 54 new cases of the Coronavirus, the second straight day of fewer than 100 cases, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Saudi Arabia

• Health Ministry: 407 New COVID-19 Cases Detected, Tally Exceeded 338,500, in Saudi Arabia SPA 09 Oct 2020 -- The Ministry of Health announced in a statement here today that 407 new confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 338,539 cases, including 9,261 active cases undergoing treatment.

Taiwan

• Three new imported COVID-19 cases recorded in Taiwan: CECC CNA 09 Oct 2020 -- Taiwan reported three new imported cases of COVID-19 on Friday, two of them from the Philippines and one from Ukraine, raising the total number of infections to 527 since the outbreak began, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said.
• No impact on Taiwan as China joins COVAX: CECC CNA 09 Oct 2020 -- China's joining of the global United Nations-backed COVID-19 vaccine alliance COVAX has not had any effect on Taiwan, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Friday.

Other Countries

• Brazil eagerly awaits China-developed COVID-19 vaccine as infections reach 5 million Global Times 09 Oct 2020 -- A total of 9,000 volunteers in Brazil have participated in trials of China-developed COVID-19 vaccines as the country reports more than 5 million COVID-19 cases as of October 7, following the US and India.
• Chinese medical experts arrive in Angola to aid fight against COVID-19 Global Times 09 Oct 2020 -- A group of Chinese medical experts, who worked in the front line of the fight against the COVID-19 in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak in China, arrived in Angola on Wednesday night to exchange experience with local professionals and aid the country's fight against the pandemic.
• COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Canada Global Times 09 Oct 2020 -- The second wave of COVID-19 is showing up in Canada as a series of regional epidemics, said Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam on Thursday.
• Germany Donates $1 Million in Medical Equipment to Peru Amid Coronavirus Outbreak VOA 09 Oct 2020 -- Germany has donated just over $1 million in medical equipment to Peru to help people in remote sections of the Amazon cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
• COVID-19 Lockdown Protects Philippine Muslim Enclave Against Rebel Violence VOA 09 Oct 2020 -- A Philippine city hollowed out by civil war is under a COVID-19 lockdown through the end of this month, a move that has inadvertently added security in a region where new rebel violence can flare up anytime, observers say.