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COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• World battling with second wave of raging COVID-19 pandemic People's Daily 25 Oct 2020 -- The spread of coronavirus is on a spiraling trend in many parts of the world, and record daily increases in infections have been refreshed more frequently in some European countries amid the second wave of the COVID-19.
• Science, unity and solidarity, key to defeating COVID: UN chief UN News 25 Oct 2020 -- Better preparation, listening to the science and acting together in solidarity, are some of the main ways that countries across the world can overcome the on-going COVID-19 crisis, the UN chief told the World Health Summit on Sunday.

United States

• White House: US 'Not Going to Control the Pandemic' VOA 25 Oct 2020 -- With the coronavirus surging in the United States again, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows declared Sunday that the country is "not going to control the pandemic."
• Rush Transcript: Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic New York State 25 Oct 2020
• Rush Transcript: Governor Cuomo on White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Comments on Controlling COVID-19: "It Was The Great American Surrender." New York State 25 Oct 2020
• NYS COVID-19 test positivity rates trend slightly higher: governor People's Daily 25 Oct 2020 -- Of the 156,940 tests reported on Friday, 2,061 were positive, or 1.31 percent of the total, over the 1.15 percent one day earlier.
• U.S. Vice President Pence's chief of staff tests positive for COVID-19 People's Daily 25 Oct 2020 -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday, according to the vice president's press secretary.
• State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts California Department of Public Health 25 Oct 2020

China

• Chinese mainland reports 15 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 25 Oct 2020 -- The Chinese mainland reported 15 new imported COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 3,228, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
• China's Xinjiang reports one asymptomatic COVID-19 case People's Daily 25 Oct 2020 -- Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reported one asymptomatic case of COVID-19 Saturday, local health authorities said.
• Xinjiang reports 137 new asymptomatic cases on Sunday Global Times 25 Oct 2020 -- One day after Kashi in Southwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reported one asymptomatic coronavirus carrier Saturday, the city reported 137 new cases on Sunday, all related to the case found a day earlier.
• Xinjiang's Kashi collects 300K samples, to finish testing all residents in two days Global Times 25 Oct 2020 -- Kashi city in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has collected more than 300,000 samples as of Sunday morning in a massive COVID-19 testing program aimed at curbing the spread of the virus after one asymptomatic case was reported.
• Kashi in Xinjiang to launch massive COVID-19 testing after one asymptomatic case reported Global Times 25 Oct 2020 -- Kashi in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is expected to launch a massive COVID-19 testing program to curb the spread of the virus after one asymptomatic case was reported, leading officials in the autonomous region said in a video conference Saturday.

Europe

• New Lockdowns in Europe Amid Coronavirus Resurgence VOA 25 Oct 2020 -- Spain has declared a state of emergency and enacted a new round of lockdowns countrywide as it battles a resurgence of coronavirus infections.
• France's COVID-19 cases top 1 mln as daily tally hits new high Global Times 25 Oct 2020 -- Following Spain, France on Friday became the second country in Europe to pass the grim one-million mark, after new COVID-19 infections surged by over 40,000 for the second day in a row, health authorities reported.
• Wales bracing for additional coronavirus lockdowns next year Press TV 25 Oct 2020 -- The Welsh government appears to be preparing its people for a series of local coronavirus-related lockdowns in 2021.
• Italy Further Tightens Closures as Coronavirus Infections Surge VOA 25 Oct 2020 -- With the number of daily new infections from the coronavirus now close to 20,000, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Sunday announced new closures set to take effect on Monday. He is tightening restrictions nationwide for the next month despite street protests in Rome and Naples over curfews.
• Italians protest COVID-19 restrictions as Europe struggles to contain new surge Press TV 25 Oct 2020 -- Italians have taken to the streets for the second consecutive night against new anti-coronavirus restrictions, as more countries move to tighten social distancing rules to fight surges in the pandemic across Europe.
• Bulgarian Prime Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19 RFE/RL 25 Oct 2020 -- Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has tested positive for the new coronavirus as the number of those infected with COVID-19 in the EU member country has been on a steady rise over the past two weeks.

Russia

• Russia's new coronavirus cases rise by 16,710 SPA 25 Oct 2020 -- Russia reported 16,710 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, including 4,455 in Moscow, bringing the national tally to 1,513,877 cases since the pandemic began, Reuters reported.

India

• India records a new Milestone: Recovery Rate touches 90.00% India PIB 25 Oct 2020 -- India has recorded another landmark achievement. The national Recovery Rate has touched 90% today. 62,077 have recovered and discharged in the last 24 hours whereas the new confirmed cases stand at 50,129.

Iran

• Official: COVID-19 kills 296 more in Iran IRNA 25 Oct 2020 -- Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Sunday that some 296 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 32,616.

Saudi Arabia

• Health Ministry Spokesman: 323 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Saudi Arabia SPA 25 Oct 2020 -- Assistant Minister of Health and Official Spokesman of the Ministry of Health Dr. Mohammad Al-Abdulaali said in a press conference here today that 323 new confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 344,875 cases, including 8,249 active cases receiving necessary medical care. Of these, there are 767 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable, he said.

Colombia

• COVID-19 cases surpass one million in Colombia Global Times 25 Oct 2020 -- The Colombian Ministry of Health and Social Protection announced on Saturday that the country had reached 1,007,711 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), while the death toll rose to 30,000.
• Colombia Surpasses 1 Million Coronavirus Cases VOA 25 Oct 2020 -- Colombia surpassed 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases Sunday, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.

Other Countries

• Brazil Reports 432 New Coronavirus Deaths SPA 25 Oct 2020 -- Brazil has registered 432 additional coronavirus deaths over the last 24 hours and 26,979 new cases, Reuters cited the health ministry as saying today, on Saturday.
• Australia Wants Citizens Stranded Overseas by COVID-19 Restrictions Home by Christmas VOA 25 Oct 2020 -- Australia is to allow more of its citizens stranded overseas by COVID-19 restrictions to return home. A weekly quota imposed because of capacity constraints in the mandatory hotel quarantine system is to be raised by almost 300 people to 6,290.