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COVID-19 Pandemic News

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COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Worldwide Coronavirus Cases Cross 49.84 Million, Death Toll at 1,250,107 SPA 08 Nov 2020 -- More than 49.84 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,250,107 have died, according to a Reuters tally.

United States

• US Averaging More Than 100,000 Daily COVID Cases VOA 08 Nov 2020 -- Last week the United States averaged more than 100,000 new daily COVID-19 cases, with more than 128,000 recorded Friday.
• NYS COVID-19 test positivity rates trend higher: governor Global Times 08 Nov 2020 -- The test positivity rate in the focus areas under the micro-cluster strategy, where the pandemic has been the most severe in New York State, was 4.22 percent on Friday, up from 3.16 percent one day earlier, tweeted Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday.
• State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts California Department of Public Health 08 Nov 2020

China

• China to embrace all possible ways of epidemic-related cooperation with US, analysts say after Biden vows to make epidemic control a top priority Global Times 08 Nov 2020 -- While US president-elect Joe Biden vowed to heal and unite the US, a process that will begin with naming a group of scientists and experts as transition advisers on Monday to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese analysts said that China would embrace all possible ways to cooperate with the US to combat the virus, including vaccine research and development, if the US is willing.
• Imported virus via cold chain to continue if pandemic persists abroad Global Times 08 Nov 2020 -- Public concerns have risen after three Chinese cities with the same root cause of imported COVID-19 infections through cold-chain logistics were reported, with hundreds of people having been tested. North China's Tianjin Municipality, in which confirmed a patient, has entered "war time mode" on Sunday.
• UPDATE: Tianjin enters 'war time mode' after reporting a local COVID-19 case related to imported cold chain food from Germany Global Times 08 Nov 2020 -- North China's Tianjin Municipality announced it has entered wartime mode after reporting a loader in a cold storage was infected by COVID-19 through cold chain food imports. Tihe city detected a positive sample for COVID-19 on the outer packaging of a frozen pork knuckle sample imported from Bremen, Germany.
• North China city detects coronavirus on outer packaging of imported frozen food Global Times 08 Nov 2020 -- Another inland city in China reported a case of frozen food packaging testing positive for COVID-19, which is related to the case of a cold storage loader in Tianjin Municipality confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 on Sunday.
• Cold storage worker in China's Tianjin tests positive for COVID-19 People's Daily 08 Nov 2020 -- A cold storage worker in north China's Tianjin Municipality tested positive for COVID-19 and has been sent to a designated hospital for treatment, the local health authority said Sunday.
• 37 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 08 Nov 2020 -- The National Health Commission said Sunday that 37 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Saturday.
• Chinese mainland reports 28 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 08 Nov 2020 -- The Chinese mainland reported 28 new imported COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 3,571, the National Health Commission said Sunday.

Europe

• UK PM Johnson Faces Backbench Revolt if He Pushes for COVID Lockdown Extension Sputnik 08 Nov 2020 -- British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab denied allegations by leading Conservative backbench MP Sir Graham Brady that the government was exaggerating the potential death toll from coronavirus to justify draconian lockdown measures.

India

• India's COVID-19 tally surpasses 8.5 million Global Times 08 Nov 2020 -- India's COVID-19 tally reached 8,507,754 on Sunday as 45,674 new cases were registered across the country in the past 24 hours, according to the latest data released by the health ministry.
• Less than 50,000 cases reported in the last 24 hours India PIB 08 Nov 2020 -- India has reported less than 50,000 daily new cases in the last 24 hours with 45,674 persons having tested positive for COVID-19. New daily cases have been trending downward since 15th of October.

Iran

• Official: COVID-19 kills 459 more in Iran IRNA 08 Nov 2020 -- Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Sunday that some 459 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 38,291.

South Korea

• S. Korea's New Coronavirus Cases Reduced to Double Digits SPA 08 Nov 2020 -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 100 today, on Saturday for the first time in four days as health authorities introduced a revised social distancing scheme, Yonhap reported.

Saudi Arabia

• Health Ministry Spokesman: 363 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Saudi Arabia SPA 08 Nov 2020 -- Assistant Minister of Health and Official Spokesman of the Ministry of Health Dr. Muhammad Al-Abdulaali said in a press conference here today that 363 new confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 350,592 cases, including 7,666 active cases receiving necessary medical care.

Taiwan

• Four new imported cases of COVID-19 recorded in Taiwan CNA 08 Nov 2020 -- Four new imported cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Taiwan on Sunday, bringing the total number in the country to 577 since the outbreak began at the end of last year, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said.

Other Countries

• Facilities built by Chinese enterprise aids Namibia in COVID-19 fight People's Daily 08 Nov 2020 -- Facilities built by a Chinese enterprise in Namibia have aided the country in curbing the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.