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04 October 2021 Security News

Weekly operational update on COVID-19 - 4 October 2021
Interim statement on booster doses for COVID-19 vaccination WHO 04 Oct 2021
UNICEF: Pandemic Worsens Mental Health Disorders in Children VOA 04 Oct 2021 -- The U.N. Children's Fund says children are likely to suffer most from the monthslong COVID-related restrictions, school closures, and separation from family and friends.

Mandatory Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination of DoD Civilian Employees DoD 04 Oct 2021 -- To defend the Nation and protect the American people, we need a healthy and ready Total Force. To accomplish this, the Secretary of Defense directed the mandatory vaccination of Service members against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by signing the memorandum, "Mandatory Corona virus Disease 2019 Vaccination of Department of Defense Service Members," on August 24, 2021.
U.S. urges for more vaccination against COVID-19, with help of mandates, guidelines People's Daily 04 Oct 2021 -- The United States is making progress against the current surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the country is not out of the woods yet, the medical advisor to the White House Anthony Fauci told ABC on Sunday, two days after the national death toll of the coronavirus surpassed the grim milestone of 700,000.

National Health Commission sends working group to Yili, Xinjiang, after detecting 2 silent cases Global Times 04 Oct 2021 -- The National Health Commission under China's State Council, the cabinet, has sent a working group to instruct the epidemic prevention work in Yili prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, after two silent cases were detected there on Sunday.
Chinese mainland reports 26 imported COVID-19 cases, 1 local infection People's Daily 04 Oct 2021 -- Sunday saw 26 imported COVID-19 cases and one locally-transmitted infection newly reported on the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.

EU Regulator: Booster Shots Can be Considered for All Adults VOA 04 Oct 2021 -- The European Union's drug regulator has approved the use of booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those 18 and older but left it to individual countries to decide whether or not to recommend the shots for widespread use.

India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 90.79 Cr India PIB 04 Oct 2021 -- With the administration of 23,46,176 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 90.79 Cr (90,79,32,861) as per provisional reports till 7 am today
COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 262 India PIB 04 Oct 2021 -- In a significant achievement, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 91 Crore landmark milestone(91,47,00,041) today
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 04 Oct 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 04 Oct 2021

COVID-19 kills 238 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 04 Oct 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 121,347 with 238 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Monday.

CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan extends Level 2 COVID-19 alert two weeks, reports five new cases CNA 04 Oct 2021 -- Taiwan's current Level 2 COVID-19 alert, which was due to expire Monday, is to be extended for two weeks until Oct. 18, though some disease-related restrictions will be eased, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
Taiwan receives fifth shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine CNA 04 Oct 2021 -- Taiwan took delivery of a fifth shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT) COVID-19 vaccine early Monday morning, the third batch to arrive in the country in the past week.
COVID-19 restrictions at religious, dining venues, to be eased CNA 04 Oct 2021 -- Certain restrictions on religious gatherings and indoor dining will be eased starting Tuesday even though Taiwan's current Level 2 COVID-19 alert is being extended until Oct. 18, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
People 47 and over to be eligible for Pfizer-BioNTech jab in October CNA 04 Oct 2021 -- A new round of COVID-19 vaccinations, providing first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT) vaccine and second doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, will begin on Oct. 15, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Monday.

Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 8.32 mln: Africa CDC People's Daily 04 Oct 2021 -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,326,925 as of Saturday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
District Governor In 'Coronavirus-Free' Turkmenistan Dies Of COVID-19, Family Says RFE/RL 04 Oct 2021 -- The family of a Turkmen district governor says he has died of the coronavirus as the secretive Central Asian nation's authorities continue to deny the presence of the coronavirus in the country.
New Zealand Abandons Virus Elimination Strategy VOA 04 Oct 2021 -- New Zealand is abandoning its COVID-19 elimination strategy.

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