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• U.S. To Streamline Immigration Process For Recent Afghan Evacuees RFE/RL Gandhara 09 Nov 2021 -- The U.S. government will streamline immigration procedures for recent Afghan arrivals to speed up their resettlement in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on November 8.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 9 November 2021

United States

• State Department Coordinator for Global COVID-19 Response and Health Security Gayle Smith On the Upcoming Virtual COVID-19 Ministerial US Dept. of State 09 Nov 2021
• DAF COVID-19 Statistics - Nov. 10, 2021 US Air Force 09 Nov 2021
• Memorandum for the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Maximizing Assistance to Respond to COVID-19 The White House 09 Nov 2021
• US Claims Legal Right for Vaccination Mandate on Large Businesses VOA 09 Nov 2021 -- The Biden administration is contending it has the legal authority to mandate that large U.S. employers force their 84 million workers get vaccinated against the coronavirus by January 4, or else wear face masks in the workplace and submit to weekly testing.

China

• Talks on resuming quarantine-free travel between HK, mainland go well; circuit-breaker mechanism a key issue to be resolved: Lam Global Times 09 Nov 2021 -- Carrie Lam, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, said at a press conference on Tuesday morning that Hong Kong and the mainland are discussing details about quarantine-free border reopening, which has not been affected by the resurgence of COVID-19 outbreaks in the mainland.
• NE China's Dalian suspends schools to prevent COVID-19 cluster infections Global Times 09 Nov 2021 -- Schools in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, were suspended on Tuesday to prevent cluster infections. The city reported 32 new local infections on Tuesday, including five confirmed cases and 27 silent carriers.
• Sinopharm to launch COVID-19 drug clinical trials in UAE Global Times 09 Nov 2021 -- A top scientist at China's healthcare giant Sinopharm said the group's COVID-19 drug would soon be put into a clinical trial in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and, while numerous COVID-19 drugs have reportedly been authorized for emergency use around the world, vaccination is still the most effective way to tackle the pandemic in terms of building herd immunity.
• Over 2.338 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 09 Nov 2021 -- More than 2.338 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Monday, data from the National Health Commission showed Tuesday.
• Hong Kong reports 1 new imported COVID-19 case, with no local infections for 30 days People's Daily 09 Nov 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) Tuesday reported one new imported case of COVID-19, taking the tally of total confirmed cases to 12,369.
• Chinese mainland reports 43 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 09 Nov 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 43 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.
• China to step up COVID-19 control in nurseries for children under 3 People's Daily 09 Nov 2021 -- China's National Health Commission on Monday called on nurseries that care for children below the age of three to step up their COVID-19 response measures over the winter.

Europe

• How Will Bulgaria Vaccinate A Skeptical Public When It Can't Even Convince Its Doctors To Get The Shot? RFE/RL 09 Nov 2021 -- "I've never asked my patients to get those shots," the doctor said. "There are people who don't know what aspirin is and have survived. The only real deal going on now is scaring people, through media and other information sources."
• Germany COVID infections hit highest as France sees record hospitalizations Press TV 09 Nov 2021 -- Germany's new coronavirus infections have soared alarmingly, touching the highest level since the start of the pandemic, public health figures showed on Monday.
• Ukraine COVID Deaths Spike As EU Expected To Remove Safe-Travel Designation RFE/RL 09 Nov 2021 -- Ukraine has reported a record daily number of coronavirus deaths as Brussels is expected to remove it from the bloc's "white list" of travel-safe countries.

Russia

• Russia Posts Another Record Daily COVID Death Toll Amid Scramble For Hospital Beds RFE/RL 09 Nov 2021 -- Russia has posted a new daily record for COVID-19 deaths as health officials scramble to meet the demand for hospital beds to treat patients during the current wave of infections.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 109.08 Cr India PIB 09 Nov 2021 -- With the administration of 59,08,440 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 109.08 Cr (1,09,08,16,356) as per provisional reports till 7 am today
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccination Programme India PIB 09 Nov 2021 -- The Union Government's commitment to accelerate the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country has resulted in crossing the 100 Cr milestone in administration of doses on 21st October, 2021
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 09 Nov 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 09 Nov 2021

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 112 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 09 Nov 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 127,551 with 112 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 6 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death CNA 09 Nov 2021 -- Taiwan on Tuesday reported six new cases of COVID-19, all contracted overseas, and one death from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Bookings for new COVID-19 vaccination round to start Nov. 11 CNA 09 Nov 2021 -- Around 3.86 million people eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine jab during the next round of vaccinations planned for Nov. 13-24, can book appointments starting Thursday, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said.

North Korea

• Mass Epidemic Prevention Campaign Ramped Up in DPRK KCNA 09 Nov 2021 -- The emergency epidemic prevention sectors across the DPRK are further intensifying mass epidemic prevention work to thoroughly block the inroads of the pandemic and get rid of any possibilities of the virus' spread.

Other Countries

• New Zealand Protesters Demand End to COVID-19 Lockdowns, Vaccine Mandates VOA 09 Nov 2021 -- Thousands of people gathered Tuesday outside of New Zealand's parliament building in the capital, Wellington, to protest the government's COVID-19 vaccine mandates and lockdowns intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
• WHO Expresses Doubt Over Turkmenistan's Official COVID-Free Claim RFE/RL 09 Nov 2021 -- A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed doubts about Turkmenistan's denial of a coronavirus presence within its borders.