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- US House January 6 Probe Set to Advance Bannon Contempt Citation VOA 19 Oct 2021 -- The House of Representatives committee investigating the rioting at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 appears headed Tuesday to initiating contempt of Congress charges against Steve Bannon, one of former President Donald Trump's longest-standing advisers, for refusing to cooperate with the probe.
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- Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 19 October 2021
- DAF COVID-19 Statistics - Oct. 19, 2021 US Air Force 19 Oct 2021
- FDA Expected to Approve 'Mix and Match' Strategy for Booster Shots VOA 19 Oct 2021 -- U.S. news outlets say the Food and Drug Administration will soon allow Americans to receive a booster shot of COVID-19 vaccine different from their original dose.
- Fresh COVID-19 flare-up in seven places likely 'imported through ports in Inner Mongolia' Global Times 19 Oct 2021 -- Virus that has triggered new outbreaks of COVID-19 linked to a tour group of seniors from Shanghai that have affected several regions of China likely stemmed from overseas, Chinese health experts said, as more than 20 positive cases linked to contacts of the group have been reported so far.
- Beijing districts kick off COVID-19 booster shots as winter approaches Global Times 19 Oct 2021 -- At least three districts of Beijing, Chaoyang, Dongcheng and Tongzhou, are beginning to offer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to residents over 18 years old, joining at least 18 provincial-level regions in China's booster shots drive.
- Sinovac booster shot lifts protection to 80.2%, recommended within 8 months after full course Global Times 19 Oct 2021 -- The latest real-world observation data in Chile has shown that the third shot of the CoronaVac inactivated COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac can clearly increase the strength of protection.
- Beijing reports one COVID-19 case, breaks record of no local cases in 70 days Global Times 19 Oct 2021 -- Southern Beijing's Fengtai District reported a COVID-19 infection coming from Northwest China's Gansu Province on Tuesday and has requested local residents not to leave if unnecessary. The newly confirmed case broke Beijing's record of no new local cases for over 70 days.
- Health authorities send teams to guide local anti-epidemic work amid extended domestic transmission chain as China reported 9 more local cases Global Times 19 Oct 2021 -- China's National Health Commission and National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention have sent teams to North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Northwest China's Gansu Province, Shaanxi Province and the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, where new cases of COVID-19 have been reported, to guide the local epidemic prevention and control work as fears continue to mount that the chain of transmission may further extended.
- Over 2.234 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 19 Oct 2021 -- More than 2.234 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Monday, data from the National Health Commission showed Tuesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 9 locally trasmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 19 Oct 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported nine new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.
- China sends COVID-19 task forces to 4 provincial-level regions People's Daily 19 Oct 2021 -- Task forces have been dispatched to four of China's provincial-level regions, including Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Shaanxi and Ningxia, to guide local COVID-19 response efforts.
- Bulgaria's Daily COVID-19 Case Total Reaches Nearly 5,000, Highest Since March RFE/RL 19 Oct 2021 -- Bulgarian health authorities have reported 4,979 new coronavirus cases over the previous day, the highest daily total since late March, as the poorest European Union member state battles the more contagious Delta variant of the virus.
- Russia, Ukraine, Romania Post Record Daily COVID-19 Death Tolls As Delta Variant Wreaks Havoc RFE/RL 19 Oct 2021 -- Russia, Ukraine, and Romania have reported their highest daily COVID-19 death tolls during the coronavirus pandemic as the Delta variant wreaks havoc.
- Russia Sets Another Daily COVID Death Record VOA 19 Oct 2021 -- Russian government officials Tuesday recommended closing workplaces after the nation again set a daily record for COVID-19 deaths and nearly 34,000 new infections.
- India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 98.67 Cr India PIB 19 Oct 2021 -- With the administration of 87,41,160 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 98.67 Cr (98,67,69,411) as per provisional reports till 7 am today
- Health Ministry Reviews Status and Progress of COVID Vaccination with States/UTs India PIB 19 Oct 2021 -- Shri Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary reviewed the progress of COVID19 vaccination with Health Secretaries and NHM MDs of States and UTs, through video conference (VC) yesterday
- Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 19 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 19 Oct 2021
- COVID-19 kills 167 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 19 Oct 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 124,423 with 167 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.
- Taiwan reports 6 six new COVID-19 cases, one locally transmitted CNA 19 Oct 2021 -- Taiwan on Tuesday reported six new COVID-19 cases, all but one contracted overseas, and no deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
- Somalia COVID Deaths Vastly Undercounted, Study Finds VOA 19 Oct 2021 -- COVID-19 deaths in Somalia were at least 32 times higher than the figures reported by the government during the early months of the pandemic, according to a new study.
- Northeast Syria Hit Hard by COVID Pandemic VOA 19 Oct 2021 -- Barely conscious, 70-year-old Abbas yanks on the tube piping oxygen into his lungs.
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