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COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

• Quad Foreign Ministers' Statement on Ransomware US Dept. of State 23 Sep 2022

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Build momentum to 'finish the job' and end COVID-19 pandemic, Guterres urges UN News 23 Sep 2022 -- Senior UN officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres, took part in a High-Level event at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, noting the encouraging progress that has been made towards ending the COVID-19 pandemic, while acknowledging that work still needs to be done to ensure the most vulnerable are protected.
• Secretary-General's remarks to the High-level Event on Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic Through Equitable Access To Tests, Treatments and Vaccines UN Secretary-General 23 Sep 2022
• UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's remarks at the event on ending the COVID-19 pandemic through equitable access to vaccines, tests, and treatments UNICEF 23 Sep 2022 -- financing and delivering 800 ultra-cold chain freezers to nearly 70 countries in 2021 alone.

United States

• Chairs' Statement on the COVID-19 Global Action Plan (GAP) Ministerial US Dept. of State 23 Sep 2022 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Bangladesh, Botswana, and Spain on the occasion of the COVID-19 Group Action Plan (GAP) Ministerial.
• United States Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the COVID Global Action Plan Ministerial Meeting US Dept. of State 23 Sep 2022
• Department of the Army updates Total Army COVID-19 vaccination statistics US Army 23 Sep 2022 -- The U.S. Army updated COVID-19 vaccination rates and exemption requests for the Total Army as of 22 September, 2022.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 217.26 Cr India PIB 23 Sep 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 217.26 Cr (2,17,26,27,951) as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 616 India PIB 23 Sep 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 217.38 Crore (2,17,38,74,719) today. More than 11 lakh (11,63,171) 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 23 Sep 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 23 Sep 2022

Iran

• Iran's COVID death toll declines to 3 in 24 hours IRNA 23 Sep 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran declined with three more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Friday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 40,025 new COVID-19 cases, 41 deaths CNA 23 Sep 2022 -- Taiwan reported 40,025 new infections of COVID-19 and 41 deaths from the disease Friday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

North Korea

• Deaths continue a month after North Korea declared 'victory' over COVID Radio Free Asia 23 Sep 2022 -- North Koreans are continuing to test positive for COVID-19 and several have died of starvation during lengthy quarantines more than one month after Pyongyang "declared victory" over the virus, sources in the country told RFA.