Other Security News
COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

• Michigan Man Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support To ISIS US Dept. of Justice 15 Nov 2022 -- A Michigan man was charged, in an indictment unsealed today in the Eastern District of Michigan, with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, aka ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization, and for being a felon in possession of a destructive device.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

China

• New COVID-19 rules trigger rapid response People's Daily 15 Nov 2022 -- The authorities in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, lost no time in implementing the latest COVID-19 policy modifications announced by the central government on Friday afternoon.
• Chinese mainland reports 1,621 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 15 Nov 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 1,621 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
• Shijiazhuang, Beijing's Chaoyang refine nucleic test rules after confusion stirred Global Times 15 Nov 2022 -- China's 20 new measures for optimizing the response to COVID-19 are prompting local governments to quickly adjust their policies. Some places are processing how to properly implement the new measures, while some cities, where infections are still on the rise, are facing great challenges in trying to strike a balance between implementing the new measures while properly responding to local residents' needs and concerns.
• Beijing to allocate more testing sites near residential compounds as Chinese capital combats latest flare-up Global Times 15 Nov 2022 -- Beijing vows to allocate resources and tighten control in high-risk areas to curb the latest COVID-19 flare-up with scientific and precise epidemic prevention to combat the development of the epidemic, which shows an upward trend with a rising risk of transmissions at community level.
• Fed up with COVID lockdowns, migrant workers in Guangzhou break through barriers Radio Free Asia 15 Nov 2022 -- Migrant workers whose movements have been restricted by rolling lockdowns and compulsory COVID-19 testing under China's strict zero-COVID policy have taken to the streets of the southern province of Guangdong in recent days, according to video clips uploaded to social media.

Iran

• Iran registers zero COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours IRNA 15 Nov 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran stayed unchanged at 144,613 with another zero death day over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 18,558 new COVID-19 cases, 43 deaths CNA 15 Nov 2022 -- Taiwan on Tuesday reported 18,558 new COVID-19 infections, all but 49 of which were locally transmitted, and 43 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

Australia

• Australia approves Omicron-specific COVID-19 booster vaccine People's Daily 15 Nov 2022 -- Australian authorities have approved Pfizer's bivalent coronavirus vaccine.