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- Suspect in Stabbing Death of British MP Amess Identified VOA 17 Oct 2021 -- A British member of Parliament died Friday after being stabbed several times at a church in what police said Saturday was a terrorist attack.
COVID-19 Pandemic News
- Fauci Defends Coronavirus Vaccination Mandates VOA 17 Oct 2021 -- U.S. President Joe Biden's top medical adviser on Sunday defended vaccination mandates to combat the coronavirus, dismissing objections from conservative Republican state governors that they infringe on people's freedom to control their health care.
- Domestic case risks surge as Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia see sporadic infections in early wintry days Global Times 17 Oct 2021 -- Many places in China are enhancing anti-epidemic measures and accelerating the rollout of COVID-19 booster shots in face of increasing outbreak risk as winter sets in, bringing about a cold environment more suitable for virus survival and transmission.
- China's health authority warns of 'twindemic' risk of influenza and imported coronavirus Global Times 17 Oct 2021 -- China's National Health Commission warns of a potential "twindemic" this winter and it stresses influenza prevention as flu activity in the southern provinces has increased since September with the flu season approaching and the remaining high risk of imported COVID-19 infections.
- China's 2 provinces, 1 autonomous region report 1 local case, 2 asymptomatic cases, 2 suspected cases Global Times 17 Oct 2021 -- Two Chinese provinces and one autonomous region - North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Southwest China's Yunnan Province - have reported on Sunday one local confirmed patient of COVID-19, two suspected positive cases and another two asymptomatic cases.
- Over 2.23 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 17 Oct 2021 -- More than 2.23 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Saturday, data from the National Health Commission showed Sunday. Enditem
- Chinese mainland reports 19 imported COVID-19 cases, 1 local infection People's Daily 17 Oct 2021 -- The Chinese mainland reported 19 imported COVID-19 cases and one locally-transmitted infection on Saturday, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Sunday.
- Russia Faces Sustained Rise In COVID-19 Cases RFE/RL 17 Oct 2021 -- Russian authorities said on October 17 that 34,303 new COVID-19 infections and 999 deaths were recorded on the previous day, as the country faces a sustained rise in coronavirus cases.
- Russia Sees New High of 34,303 Daily COVID-19 Cases Sputnik 17 Oct 2021 -- Russia's coronavirus response centre recorded a record 34,303 COVID-19 cases in the past day, with a further 997 patients dying from the disease.
- India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 97.65 Cr India PIB 17 Oct 2021 -- With the administration of 41,20,772 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 97.65 Cr (97,65,89,540) as per provisional reports till 7 am today
- Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 17 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 17 Oct 2021
- COVID-19 kills 199 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 17 Oct 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 124,075 with 199 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Sunday.
- Iran imports 6m more doses of COVID19 vaccines IRNA 17 Oct 2021 -- The 27th COVID-19 vaccine consignment including 6 million doses of vaccine provided by Iranian Red Crescent Society was delivered to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Sunday.
- Level 2 alert extended to Nov. 1, one new imported COVID-19 case reported CNA 17 Oct 2021 -- The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) has extended Taiwan's Level 2 COVID-19 alert to Nov. 1, after reporting one imported case, no new domestic infections, and no deaths from the disease Sunday.
- Level 2 alert extended to Nov. 1, one new imported COVID-19 case reported CNA 17 Oct 2021 -- The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Sunday extended the currently Level 2 COVID-19 alert for another two weeks to Nov. 1, but announced more, if somewhat vague, exceptions to face mask-wearing requirements.
- Foreign missions urge Taiwan to ease COVID-19 border restrictions CNA 17 Oct 2021 -- Several foreign missions in Taiwan are urging the government to ease its strict COVID-19 border control measures that they say are hurting people-to-people exchanges and the running of businesses.
- Zimbabwe Government: No COVID-19 Shot, No Work, No Pay VOA 17 Oct 2021 -- Union leaders have angrily reacted to the Zimbabwean government's announcement Sunday that workers who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 will no longer be allowed at work and will not be paid. This is seen as part of efforts to deal with high vaccination hesitancy in the southern African nation. .
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