Other Security News
COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

• Remarks by President Biden on Standing up for Democracy The White House 02 Nov 2022
• Officials Fear Disinformation Could Spark US Election Violence VOA 02 Nov 2022 -- With just one week to go until the U.S. midterm elections, a key senior U.S. official is expressing concerns that misinformation, or influence operations by U.S. adversaries, could ignite violence at the polls.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 02 Nov 2022

China

• Lanzhou orders prevention of oversimplified epidemic controls amid controversy over child's death Global Times 02 Nov 2022 -- On Monday, authorities in Lanzhou, Northwest China's Gansu Province, stressed that local officials should resolutely prevent oversimplification and one-size-fits-all approach to COVID-19 prevention and control work, put an end to inflexibility and indifference, and improve the efficiency of nucleic acid screening, transport and isolation.
• Authorities in Xinjiang collect bodies of Uyghurs who died during COVID lockdown Radio Free Asia 02 Nov 2022 -- Authorities in Xinjiang collected the bodies of Uyghur residents in the northeastern city of Ghulja who died during a strict coronavirus lockdown but did not inform the families of the deceased about whether they handled their remains according to Islamic burial rituals, Uyghurs with knowledge of the situation and local officials said.
• Chinese localities step up efforts to curb COVID-19 surge ahead of winter Global Times 02 Nov 2022 -- As COVID-19 flares up in several places across China with total daily cases nearing 3,000, many localities, including Central China's Henan and South China's Guangdong, are stepping up efforts to contain the virus and resume work and life as soon as possible.
• C.China's Zhengzhou to gradually return to normal after COVID-19 temporary control; Henan calls for seasonal preparations Global Times 02 Nov 2022 -- Zhengzhou, capital of Central China's Henan Province, with a population of more than 13 million residents, announced on Tuesday that the city will lift the COVID-19 temporary control for COVID-19 low-risk regions and gradually resume normal life and social orders after more than 10 days fight against the virus. The province still calls on full epidemic preparations in face of the upcoming seasons due to the grim situation.
• Hohhot and Zhengzhou cancel nearly all outbound and in bound flights after sporadic COVID-19 flare-ups Global Times 02 Nov 2022 -- As Hohhot, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan Province are facing pressure from the increasing number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in consecutive days, in and out bound flight cancellations at airports in the cities have reached nearly 100 percent, to prevent the risk of spillover.

India

• Detection of new COVID-19 sub-variants in India raises concern People's Daily 02 Nov 2022 -- New virulent sub-variants of Omicron spreading COVID-19 infection have been detected in India, raising concerns over infections spreading with the onset of winter.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 33,184 new COVID-19 cases, 53 deaths CNA 02 Nov 2022 -- Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported 33,184 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, all but 68 of which were domestically transmitted, and 53 deaths from the disease.
• COVID isolation to be cut to 5 days starting Nov. 14: CECC CNA 02 Nov 2022 -- Taiwan has decided to cut the self-isolation period for people who test positive for COVID-19 starting Nov. 14 but has yet to decide if people who have COVID-19 will be able to vote in the Nov. 26 local elections, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).