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• Microsoft Says Russia-Backed Group Behind SolarWinds Hack Targets Technology Supply Chain RFE/RL 25 Oct 2021 -- Microsoft says the Russia-backed hacking group behind last year's massive SolarWinds cyberattacks on U.S. government agencies and other institutions continues to target the global technology supply chain.
• Microsoft Discloses New Russian Hacking Effort VOA 25 Oct 2021 -- The U.S. technology giant Microsoft says that the same Russia-backed hackers responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds breach of corporate computer systems is continuing to attack global technology systems, this time targeting cloud service resellers.
• German Court Sentences Islamic State Member to 10 Years in Prison VOA 25 Oct 2021 -- A German woman received a 10-year prison sentence Monday for allowing a young Yazidi girl, who was being kept as a slave in Iraq by the woman and her husband, to die of thirst in the hot sun.
• Daesh claims responsibility for Saturday's bomb attack in Uganda Press TV 25 Oct 2021 -- Daesh terrorist group has claimed responsibility for Saturday's bomb attack in Uganda's capital Kampala, which killed at least one person and injured three others.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Weekly operational update on COVID-19 - 25 October 2021
• WHO Chief: Barriers to Vaccination Goal are 'Politics and Profit' VOA 25 Oct 2021 -- The director-general of the World Health Organization said Sunday that unless countries use existing tools in the fight against the pandemic effectively, there will be no end in sight. "The pandemic will end when the world chooses to end it," Tedros said addressing World Health Summit, a global forum held in Germany.

United States

• Updates on U.S. Travel Policy Requiring Vaccination US Dept. of State 25 Oct 2021 -- "Today, the White House and CDC announced details of the new vaccination policy that will go into effect for international travelers on November 8."
• US to Reopen Air Borders for Fully Vaccinated Visitors VOA 25 Oct 2021 -- The United States will soon reopen its air borders for fully vaccinated foreign visitors who have one of three approved COVID-19 vaccines or who can present a negative COVID-19 test within 24 hours of travel, the White House announced Monday.
• A Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic The White House 25 Oct 2021
• Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on COVID-⁠19 and International Air Travel Policy The White House 25 Oct 2021

China

• China-Mongolia border city under lockdown amid COVID-19 spike Global Times 25 Oct 2021 -- The China-Mongolia border city of Ejin Banner, one of the regions hit the hardest in the latest coronavirus flare-up, issued an emergency notice on Monday asking all residents and tourists in the city to stay indoors to prevent COVID-19 from spreading further, as the city reported another 12 new confirmed cases on Sunday, bringing the total to 43.
• Beijing advises residents to not leave city amid COVID-19 flare-ups Global Times 25 Oct 2021 -- Beijing on Monday stepped up its management of personnel leaving or arriving into the capital city amid dual pressure from imported COVID-19 cases and domestic flare-ups. In addition, the city's residents are being advised to not leave Beijing unless necessary and not travel to high- and medium-risk regions where confirmed cases have been reported, Beijing authorities announced on Monday.
• China' s top authority suspends group trips under successive transmission links Global Times 25 Oct 2021 -- China's top authority has pushed to put a pause on group trips in mid- and high-risk areas based on the fact that nearly 80 percent of confirmed COVID-19 cases have been related to the travel groups in the recent flareup.
• 300,000 Swedes believed to have impaired sense of smell due to COVID-19 People's Daily 25 Oct 2021 -- An estimated 300,000 Swedes suffer from an impaired sense of smell due to COVID-19, Swedish national TT News Agency reported on Sunday.
• China calls for tightened response as new COVID-19 outbreak affects 11 regions People's Daily 25 Oct 2021 -- A total of 11 provincial-level regions have been affected within a week as a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 emerged in China, a spokesperson with the National Health Commission (NHC) said Sunday.
• New local COVID-19 cases attributable to Delta variant: health official People's Daily 25 Oct 2021 -- Epidemiological investigation and viral genome sequencing results in hand have indicated that this new round of COVID-19 infections in China was caused by viruses transmitted from abroad, according to the National Health Commission (NHC).
• Chinese mainland reports 35 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 25 Oct 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 35 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.
• Over 1.06 bln people in China complete COVID-19 vaccination People's Daily 25 Oct 2021 -- Over 1.06 billion people in China had completed their vaccination against COVID-19 as of Saturday, showed official figures unveiled Sunday.
• China's Inner Mongolia adds 12 local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 25 Oct 2021 -- Ejina Banner, a county in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, reported 12 new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases from 12 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the local health commission.
• Beijing reports five local COVID-19 cases from Saturday noon People's Daily 25 Oct 2021 -- Beijing reported five locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases from 12 p.m. Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday, local health authorities said Sunday.
• Latest COVID-19 resurgence triggered by new imported Delta variant source Global Times 25 Oct 2021 -- The latest COVID-19 resurgence, which has spread into 11 Chinese provinces in just one week, was triggered by a new imported source identified as being of the Delta variant, according to officials from China's top health authority. Some Chinese epidemiologists see the current sporadic outbreaks hit the largest scale since the epidemic flare-up in Nanjing in late July that was the worst since the 2020 outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei Province.

Europe

• Eastern Europe battles surge in COVID-19 cases, infections surpass 20mn Press TV 25 Oct 2021 -- Eastern Europe continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, as the tally of infections recorded so far has surged past the 20-million mark, according to a latest tally.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 102.27 Cr India PIB 25 Oct 2021 -- With the administration of 12,30,720 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 102.27 Cr (1,02,27,12,895) as per provisional reports till 7 am today
• COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 283 India PIB 25 Oct 2021 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed102.8 Crore(1,02,86,69,053) today
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 25 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 25 Oct 2021

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 140 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 25 Oct 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 125,363 with 140 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Monday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 8 new COVID-19 cases, one death CNA 25 Oct 2021 -- Taiwan on Monday reported eight new COVID-19 cases, all but two of them contracted overseas, and one death from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• 60% full vaccination needed to lift border controls: Taiwan official CNA 25 Oct 2021 -- Taiwan can only afford to consider loosening its border restrictions once 70 percent of the population has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot and over 60 percent are fully vaccinated, Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said Monday.
• Level 2 COVID-19 alert to remain in place past Nov. 2: Minister CNA 25 Oct 2021 -- The current Level 2 COVID-19 alert, which is set to expire on Nov. 1, will be extended, Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said Monday.

Other Countries

• Chinese COVID-19 vaccines boost Ethiopia's inoculation drive People's Daily 25 Oct 2021 -- The latest batch of Chinese-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, totaling 800,000 doses, arrived in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa on Sunday, giving a boost to the East African nation's vaccination efforts.