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• NSA and CISA Provide Cybersecurity Guidance for 5G Cloud Infrastructures CISA 28 Oct 2021 -- The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have published cybersecurity guidance to securely build and configure cloud infrastructures in support of 5G. Security
• Russian National Extradited to United States to Face Charges for Alleged Role in Cybercriminal Organization US Dept. of Justice 28 Oct 2021 -- A Russian national, residing in the Yakutsk region of Russia and in Southeast Asia, had his initial appearance in federal court today after his extradition from the Republic of Korea to the Northern District of Ohio to face charges for his alleged role in a transnational, cybercriminal organization.
• Russian National Extradited By S. Korea Faces U.S. Court On Cybercrime Charges RFE/RL 28 Oct 2021 -- A Russian national wanted on cybercrime charges has made his first appearance in a U.S. federal court after being extradited hours earlier by South Korea to the United States.
• USS Sioux City Interdicts Over $20 Million Worth of Cocaine US Navy 28 Oct 2021 -- The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11), with embarked U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment 102, interdicted over $20 million worth of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea, Sept. 19-20, 2021.
• Joint Statement on U.S.-India Counter Terrorism Joint Working Group and Designations Dialogue US Dept. of State 28 Oct 2021 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and India on the occasion of the eighteenth U.S.-India Counter Terrorism Joint Working Group and fourth Designations Dialogue.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Billions more needed for UN-backed global collaboration to end pandemic UN News 28 Oct 2021 -- A new strategy announced on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO) calls for $23.4 billion to combat inequities in accessing COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments, as cases of the disease mount globally for the first time in two months.
• WHO Chief: World's Wealthy Nations Can End COVID-19 Pandemic Now VOA 28 Oct 2021 -- World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Thursday the leaders of the G-20 nations have the ability to end the COVID-19 pandemic now, if they make the political and financial commitments to do so.

United States

China

• Border cities put under lockdown, penalties more stringent amid new COVID-19 spike Global Times 28 Oct 2021 -- As the new wave of COVID-19 continues to ravage the nation with more than 300 confirmed local cases registered by Thursday, China has rolled out anti-epidemic measures that are being imposed more promptly and stringently than previous moves, putting at least three cities in lockdown and implementing stricter penalties for people obstructing related work.
• Beijing mandates COVID-19 booster shots in services sectors and for construction workers Global Times 28 Oct 2021 -- Beijing, the capital city, has vowed to promote booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines among construction workers and people in the services sector, such as chefs, purchasers, attendants, cleaners and security guards, and booster shots will be made mandatory for personnel in high-risk key positions.
• China-Russia border city in lockdown after new COVID-19 reports Global Times 28 Oct 2021 -- Another major port city in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Heihe, bordering Russia in the north, was urgently put under a citywide lockdown on Thursday after one confirmed COVID-19 case was found. It is the third city that has imposed such rules in the latest rebound of the epidemic in China, following China-Mongolia border city Ejin Banner and Northwest China's transport hub Lanzhou.
• Hong Kong reports 2 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 28 Oct 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported Thursday two new imported cases of COVID-19, taking the tally in the financial hub to 12,337.
• Over 2.254 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 28 Oct 2021 -- More than 2.254 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Wednesday, data from the National Health Commission showed Thursday.
• China's Gansu continues mass COVID-19 testing People's Daily 28 Oct 2021 -- In view of the recent COVID-19 outbreaks, northwest China's Gansu Province has initiated the fourth round of nucleic acid testing in the provincial capital of Lanzhou.
• Inner Mongolia county reports three new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 28 Oct 2021 -- Ejina Banner, a county in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, reported three new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, lifting the total confirmed cases to 92.

Europe

• Eastern Europe Wrestles With Virus Spike As Russia, Ukraine Report Record Deaths, Infections RFE/RL 28 Oct 2021 -- Coronvirus cases and deaths continue to spike across Eastern Europe where authorities have blamed the situation in large part on slow vaccination rates.

Russia

• As COVID-19 Rages In Russia, Kaliningrad Buckles Under 'Catastrophic' Shortage Of Ambulance Staff RFE/RL 28 Oct 2021 -- Earlier this month, a woman in the town of Mamonovo, about 50 kilometers southwest of the Russian Baltic Sea port city of Kaliningrad, fell ill with COVID-like symptoms, including a fever that reached 39.7 degrees Celsius.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 104.04 Cr India PIB 28 Oct 2021 -- With the administration of 49,09,254 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 104.04 Cr (1,04,04,99,873) as per provisional reports till 7 am today
• COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 286 India PIB 28 Oct 2021 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 104 Crore landmark milestone (1,04,73,52,837) today
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 28 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 28 Oct 2021

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 159 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 28 Oct 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 125,875 with 159 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Thursday.
• Iran receives 32nd cargo of COVID-19 vaccine IRNA 28 Oct 2021 -- The 32nd cargo of coronavirus vaccine consisting of six million doses of Sinopharm products was delivered to Iran on Thursday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports six new COVID-19 cases, zero deaths CNA 28 Oct 2021 -- Taiwan on Thursday reported six new COVID-19 cases, all contracted overseas, and zero deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Level 2 COVID-19 alert to be extended until Nov. 15 CNA 28 Oct 2021 -- With the domestic COVID-19 pandemic situation currently stable, Taiwan will further relax its mask mandate, eating and drinking rules and limits for gatherings from Nov. 2 while extending the current COVID-19 Level 2 alert to Nov. 15, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Thursday.
• Taiwan receives 9th batch of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine CNA 28 Oct 2021 -- Taiwan received on Thursday 902,100 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the ninth shipment it has taken delivery of so far.

Other Countries

• Syringe Shortage Threatens Africa's COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout VOA 28 Oct 2021 -- The World Health Organization warns a shortage of syringes is threatening to upend efforts to vaccinate millions of Africans against COVID-19, a disease that has infected more than 8.4 million people on the continent, killing 217,000.
• WHO: Five African Countries on Track to Reach 40% Vaccination Goal VOA 28 Oct 2021 -- The World Health Organization's (WHO) Africa region chief says only five African countries – less than 10 percent of the continent's nations – are on track to meet the goal of vaccinating 40 percent of their populations by the end of the year.
• US Donates 4.8 Million Vaccines to 4 African Nations VOA 28 Oct 2021 -- The United States is sending more than 4.8 million coronavirus vaccine doses to four African nations, the White House told VOA on Wednesday.
• G-20 Countries Face Down Vaccine Inequity VOA 28 Oct 2021 -- As the coronavirus pandemic continues to cleave the world into the vaccinated and the unvaccinated, leaders of the world's 20 wealthiest nations will meet later this week to discuss how to address this deep divide.