Other Security News
COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

• FBI Experts To Investigate Massive Cyberattack In Montenegro RFE/RL 31 Aug 2022 -- A rapid deployment team of FBI cyberexperts is heading to Montenegro to investigate a massive and coordinated attack on the Balkan nation's government and its services.
• U.S. Ship Seizes Illegal Narcotics in Gulf of Oman US Navy 31 Aug 2022 -- A U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter interdicted a fishing vessel smuggling illegal drugs worth an estimated U.S. street value of $20 million while patrolling the Gulf of Oman, Aug. 30.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 31 Aug 2022
• Onset of northern winter could see spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths UN News 31 Aug 2022 -- Although COVID-19 deaths have decreased across the world, numbers could rise as northern countries head into winter, senior officials from UN health agency WHO have warned.

China

• Chinese mainland reports 349 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 31 Aug 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 349 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 164 were in Sichuan Province, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 212.39 Cr India PIB 31 Aug 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 212.39 Cr (2,12,39,92,816) as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 593 India PIB 31 Aug 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 212.50 Crore (2,12,50,89,814) today. More than 10 lakh (10,01,872) Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 31 Aug 2022 -- The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
• COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 31 Aug 2022

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 47 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 31 Aug 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 143,867 with 47 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports new 34,623 COVID-19 cases, 21 deaths CNA 31 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan on Wednesday reported 34,623 new cases of COVID-19 and 21 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Taiwan Pilots, Cabin Crews Bemoan Stringent COVID Restrictions VOA 31 Aug 2022 -- The flight crews at one of Taiwan's main airline carriers have voiced frustration about continued COVID-19 policies that require them to adhere to some of the strictest quarantine and testing requirements in the world.