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• Sodinokibi/REvil Ransomware Defendant Extradited to United States and Arraigned in Texas US Dept. of Justice 09 Mar 2022 -- A man charged with conducting ransomware attacks against multiple victims, including the July 2021 attack against Kaseya, made his initial appearance and was arraigned today in the Northern District of Texas.
• Florida National Guard attacks wildfires from the air Army News 09 Mar 2022 -- Florida National Guard aircrews from Cecil Field reported for drill weekend March 5 to train in the air on their Chinook helicopters. Their plans changed quickly when requests for helicopter assistance came from the state's Department of Emergency Management to help fight wildfires.
• Philippine agents arrest suspected Chinese drug kingpin Radio Free Asia 09 Mar 2022 -- Authorities in Hong Kong scrambled to try to control soaring COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, as plans for compulsory mass testing of seven million people appear to have been put on hold.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Two years on, COVID-19 pandemic 'far from over' UN News 09 Mar 2022 -- Almost 500 million people have been infected with the coronavirus since March 2020 and new variants are still a threat. This Friday marks two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) characterised the global spread of COVID-19 as a pandemic.
• WHO Concerned About Drop in COVID-19 Testing VOA 09 Mar 2022 -- The World Health Organization expressed concern Wednesday that many countries are drastically reducing COVID-19 testing, inhibiting the ability of public health professionals to monitor where the coronavirus is, how it's spreading and how it's evolving.
• Global COVID-19 death toll tops 6 mln: WHO People's Daily 09 Mar 2022 -- The worldwide death toll inflicted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has surpassed six million, reaching 6,004,421 as of Tuesday, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
• Crash in family incomes during COVID will increase inequality for generations UN News 09 Mar 2022 -- At least two-thirds of households with children have lost income since the COVID-19 pandemic hit two years ago, according to a joint report published on Wednesday by the UN children's agency (UNICEF) and World Bank.

United States

• New Omicron subvariant infections double each week in U.S., fueling concerns People's Daily 09 Mar 2022 -- Cases of a highly transmissible Omicron subvariant were doubling in the United States each week over the past month, according to the data updated Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

China

• COVID cases in China surge to recent high, but 'won't spread widely' thanks to immunization barrier Global Times 09 Mar 2022 -- China's latest round of COVID-19 outbreaks has seen the number of local infections on the rise, involving over 20 provincial-level regions, and the number of daily new cases including asymptomatic infections has exceeded 500 for three consecutive days so far this month in the mainland.
• Changchun starts first round of city-wide nucleic acid testing after finding 48 COVID-19 cases Global Times 09 Mar 2022 -- To achieve the dynamic zero-COVID policy as soon as possible, Changchun, capital of Northeast China's Jilin Province, will conduct a city-wide nucleic acid testing in two days from Wednesday to Thursday, and will continue to do three more rounds of nucleic acid testing to ensure that all hidden cases are discovered.
• Beijing reports 5 more cases including a baby, nation faces record infection tally Global Times 09 Mar 2022 -- Beijing on Wednesday reported five more COVID-19 infections in Haidian and Chaoyang districts, after seven were reported on Tuesday, and city officials reiterated that people from medium- and high-risk areas should not travel to the capital city.
• HK seeks medical teams from mainland to combat raging COVID-19 Global Times 09 Mar 2022 -- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HSAR) government had submitted request to the mainland to dispatch medical teams to aid Hong Kong for dealing with severe COVID-19 cases and boost efficiency of treating patients among public hospitals, Carrie Lam, chief executive of the SAR government, announced Wednesday.
• Nearly 3.17 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 09 Mar 2022 -- On Tuesday, the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on the Chinese mainland grew by 4.43 million, taking the total number to nearly 3.17 billion, according to the National Health Commission's Wednesday update.
• Hong Kong struggles to curb deaths, hospitalizations amid fifth COVID wave Radio Free Asia 09 Mar 2022 -- Authorities in Hong Kong scrambled to try to control soaring COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, as plans for compulsory mass testing of seven million people appear to have been put on hold.
• Chinese mainland reports 233 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 09 Mar 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 233 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 179.33 Cr India PIB 09 Mar 2022 -- With the administration of more than 18
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 418 India PIB 09 Mar 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 179
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 09 Mar 2022 -- 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 Mar 2022

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 173 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 09 Mar 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 138,433 with 173 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 77 new COVID-19 cases, including 3 domestic CNA 09 Mar 2022 -- Taiwan reported 77 new COVID-19 cases -- three domestically transmitted and 74 that originated abroad -- and no new deaths from the disease on Wednesday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Tainan hospital suspends outpatient services due to COVID-19 cases CNA 09 Mar 2022 -- A hospital in Tainan's Xinying District will suspend outpatient services until March 13 after two employees tested positive for COVID-19, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Wednesday.

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