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COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Weekly operational update on COVID-19 - 20 September 2021
• Pfizer-BioNTech Say Their COVID Vaccine Safe, Effective for 5- to-11-Year-Olds VOA 20 Sep 2021 -- The Pfizer and BioNTech drug companies said Monday that lower dose shots of their two-dose COVID-19 vaccine are safe and effective for five-to-11-year-old children.

United States

• US Eases Foreign Coronavirus Travel Restrictions VOA 20 Sep 2021 -- The United States said Monday that starting in early November it will ease its coronavirus restrictions for foreign travelers arriving in the country.

China

• Chinese vice premier urges strict implementation of epidemic control measures People's Daily 20 Sep 2021 -- Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Saturday urged all parties to take up due responsibilities to effectively curb the spread of COVID-19 virus in southeast China's Fujian Province.
• Nearly 2.18 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in China People's Daily 20 Sep 2021 -- Nearly 2.18 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered in China as of Sunday, data from the National Health Commission showed Monday.
• Chinese mainland reports 28 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 20 Sep 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 28 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, all in Fujian Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.
• 78 pct of people on Chinese mainland receive COVID-19 vaccine shots People's Daily 20 Sep 2021 -- As of Saturday, the total number of people on the Chinese mainland who have received COVID-19 vaccine jabs reached 1.1 billion, or 78 percent of its population, the latest official data shows.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 80.85 Cr India PIB 20 Sep 2021 -- With the administration of 37,78,296 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage surpassed the landmark figure of 80 Cr (80,85,68,144) as per provisional reports till 7 am today
• COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 248 India PIB 20 Sep 2021 -- In a landmark achievement, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 81 Crore landmark milestone (81,73,95,763) today
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 20 Sep 2021 -- The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country
• COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 20 Sep 2021

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 344 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 20 Sep 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 117,526 with 344 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Monday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports six new COVID-19 cases; some department stores closed CNA 20 Sep 2021 -- Taiwan reported six new COVID-19 cases on Monday, one of which led to the temporary shutdown of two department stores and a movie theater in Taipei, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

Other Countries

• COVID-19 variant Delta Plus spreads in Lao capital People's Daily 20 Sep 2021 -- The Lao Ministry of Health said the COVID-19 variant that was spreading through the capital Vientiane is the Delta Plus variant.
• Vietnam Will Buy 10 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses From Cuba Radio Free Asia 20 Sep 2021 -- Vietnam will purchase 10 million doses of a Cuban coronavirus vaccine amid a scarcity of doses in the Southeast Asian country as it weathers its worst outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic, state media reported.
• Ukraine Extends State Of Emergency Amid New Wave Of COVID-19 Infections RFE/RL 20 Sep 2021 -- Ukraine's government has extended the country's state of emergency until the end of the year as officials deal with a surge in coronavirus infections.