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25 October 2022 Security News

Russia's Sberbank Repelled Record-Breaking Cyberattacks on October 7 Sputnik 25 Oct 2022 -- Russian banking giant Sberbank on October 7 faced a record-breaking cyberattack carried out by at least 30,000 devices abroad, which lasted 24 hours and seven minutes, according to Stanislav Kuznetsov, the deputy chairman of the bank's executive board.

WHO stresses vaccines as flu season ramps up, COVID lurks People's Daily 25 Oct 2022 -- Vaccination continues to be one of the most effective tools in combating both influenza and COVID-19, and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe urges all those eligible to get their influenza and COVID-19 booster shots as soon as possible.

Remarks by President Biden on the Status of the Country's Fight Against COVID-19 The White House 25 Oct 2022

Shanghai to provide aerosolized vaccine as booster shots, latest move in China to explore better vaccination strategy amid mutations Global Times 25 Oct 2022 -- Shanghai on Tuesday became the first city in China to provide a domestically developed aerosolized adenovirus type-5 vector-based COVID-19 vaccine (Ad5-nCoV) for booster shots while the country keeps exploring new and better strategies of mass vaccination in face of the rapidly mutating virus.
Chinese mainland reports 205 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 25 Oct 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 205 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.

India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 219.27 Cr India PIB 25 Oct 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 219.27 Cr (2,19,27,15,971) as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 25 Oct 2022
Omicron variant XBB.3 feared to be dominant in India in a month: report People's Daily 25 Oct 2022 -- The Omicron sub-variant XBB, particularly XBB.3, is likely to be the dominant strain of the COVID-19 virus in India within a month, reported The Times of India newspaper on Tuesday citing scientists.

Pakistan reports 30 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 25 Oct 2022 -- Pakistan has reported 30 new COVID-19 cases, the country's ministry of health said on Tuesday.

COVID-19 kills 7 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 25 Oct 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,555 with seven more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.

S.Korea reports 43,759 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 25 Oct 2022 -- South Korea reported 43,759 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 25,355,350, the health authorities said Tuesday.

Taiwan reports 39,203 new COVID-19 cases, 42 deaths CNA 25 Oct 2022 -- Taiwan reported 39,203 new COVID-19 infections, including 55 imported cases, and 42 deaths from the disease on Tuesday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

Anti-epidemic Work Intensified in DPRK KCNA 25 Oct 2022 -- Rason City of the DPRK is directing efforts to the anti-epidemic work in line with the requirements of the intensified and reinforced normal epidemic prevention work system and the seasonal conditions.

New Zealand logs 16,399 new COVID-19 community cases over past week People's Daily 25 Oct 2022 -- New Zealand recorded 16,399 new community cases of COVID-19 and 41 more deaths from the pandemic over the past week, its Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
COVID-19 outbreak confirmed aboard int'l cruise ship in Australian state People's Daily 25 Oct 2022 -- About 100 people on board Coral Princess, the first large international cruiser to enter the waters of the state of Western Australia (WA) in two years, tested positive for COVID-19, local media reported.
Malaysia reports 1,737 new COVID-19 infections, 3 new deaths People's Daily 25 Oct 2022 -- Malaysia recorded 1,737 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the total tally to 4,883,796, according to the health ministry.
Lao gov't urges public to get COVID-19 booster shots to prevent further outbreak People's Daily 25 Oct 2022 -- The Lao Health Ministry called on people to get a booster shot of COVID-19 to strengthen their immunity as there is a high risk of a further outbreak.

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