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• US Waiting on Iraq to Approve New Missile Defenses VOA 30 Jan 2020 -- U.S. efforts to better protect troops in Iraq from the threat of Iranian missiles are being held up by Iraqi officials, who have yet to decide whether to allow Patriot missile defense batteries into the country.
• US Working With Baghdad to Deploy Patriots in Iraq After Iran Missile Strike - Pentagon Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- Iran launched retaliatory strikes targeting US military bases in Iraq on January 8 in response to the US drone strike assassination of Revolutionary Guard Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad on January 3.
• Pentagon Identifies Airmen Killed In Afghan Crash, Denies Hostile Action RFE/RL 30 Jan 2020 -- The Pentagon has identified the two U.S. Air Force officers killed in the crash of their Bombardier E-11A electronic-surveillance plane in Afghanistan and restated that there was no indication the plane was downed by hostile fire.
• 'Doubtful' US-Taliban Talks Will End Afghan War, Says Iran Official VOA 30 Jan 2020 -- A senior Iranian diplomat has cast aspersions on U.S.-led efforts aimed at finding a negotiated settlement to the war in Afghanistan, and refuted allegations Tehran gives military aid to Taliban insurgents to hurt the peace process.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Department of Defense Issues Guidelines to Personnel on Coronavirus DoD 31 Jan 2020 -- The Department of Defense has issued guidance to personnel aimed at reducing the potential threat of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
• DOD, Other Government Departments Take Coronavirus Response Measures DoD News 31 Jan 2020 -- The Defense Department is working with other government agencies in responding to the coronavirus outbreak.
• Officials Say Coronavirus Risk to Personnel Low, But Advise Precautions DoD News 31 Jan 2020 -- Although the risk of contracting the new coronavirus virus is low, Centers for Disease Control officials said, they recommend getting an influenza vaccine and taking everyday preventive actions to help stop the spread of germs.
• Fightertown completes TBR expansion and modernization USMC News 30 Jan 2020 -- Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Townsend Bombing Range, January 29. The ceremony was held to commemorate the completion of expanding and modernizing TBR, the East Coast's premier air-to-ground bombing range.
• US Navy Begins Controversial Deployment of Mini-Nukes Aboard Subs – Reports Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- In 2018, the Trump administration completed a review of the nation's nuclear stance, lowering the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons and introducing new situations in which the US could claim a justification to use nuclear weapons preemptively, including against non-nuclear armed nations.
• U.S. Officials: Some Troops To Stay In Africa Amid Moves By Russia, China RFE/RL 30 Jan 2020 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the Pentagon does not intend to remove all its forces from Africa, amid concerns from allies that Washington could abandon the continent militarily while China and Russia "aggressively" look to increase their influence and as the extremist threat remains.
• CENTCOM command team visits PSAB, reaffirms commitment to the region CENTCOM 30 Jan 2020 -- United States Central Command's leadership team visited here Jan. 29, 2020.
• DOD Releases Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies DoD 30 Jan 2020 -- Today, the Department released the annual report on sexual harassment and violence at the Military Service Academies. This year's report consists of feedback from program compliance inspections and the 292 cadets, midshipmen, faculty, and staff that participated in focus groups. In addition, the department and military service representatives conducted onsite assessments of academy prevention and response efforts.
• Department of Defense Press Briefing by Secretary Esper and General Milley in the Pentagon Briefing Room DoD 30 Jan 2020 -- Secretary Of Defense Mark T. Esper; Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley
• Military Leaders Brief Lawmakers on Budget Needs DoD News 30 Jan 2020 -- The commanders of U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Southern Command shared the challenges their commands face with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
• DOD Aims to Certify Security Cooperation Workforce as Profession DoD News 30 Jan 2020 -- More than 20,000 employees involved in Defense Department security cooperation activities will get about two years to meet new training requirements to be certified in their areas of expertise and forge the diverse workforce for the first time into a profession.
• USS Monterey Awarded Prestigious Arizona Memorial Trophy NNS 30 Jan 2020 -- As selected by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), the crew of USS Monterey (CG 61) was awarded the USS Arizona Memorial Trophy today during an onboard ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk.
• Pentagon Discovers Hundreds of Deficiencies in F-35 Combat Aircraft – Report Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- The annual review of the fighter jet found over 800 flaws in the aircraft's capabilities, with dozens of them having a direct effect on pilot safety and readiness for combat, if not fixed.
• British Officer takes command of Gulf maritime security mission UK MOD 30 Jan 2020 -- A Royal Navy officer has formally taken command of the international mission to reassure commercial shipping in the Gulf region.
• Mobile Bal Coastal Defence System Delivered to Russia's Caspian Flotilla Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- First entering into service in 2009, the Bal ('Ball', as in the fancy dress party) coastal defence missile complex is designed to take on enemy vessels and strike groups at ranges of up to 160 nautical miles.
• India to Boost Operational Capability of Russian-Made T-90, T-72 Battle Tanks Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- The Indian army has recently taken several steps to curb dependence on import to increase the operational capability of the Russian origin tanks including production of primary ammunition at local factories.
• Iran can obtain nuclear weapons far quicker than widely recognized Al Arabiya 30 Jan 2020 -- After infiltrating a Tehran warehouse two years ago, agents from Mossad, Israel's spy agency, seized a massive collection of old plans, blueprints, electronic files and documents related to Iran's nuclear weapons program. Material from this hidden archive demonstrated how the Islamic Republic had achieved far more in the area of nuclear weapons development, particularly the process of weaponization, than previously thought.
• Iran dispatches Navy flotilla 66 to high seas IRNA 30 Jan 2020 -- The 66th intelligence, training flotilla of the Navy departed Bandar Abbas for the high seas.
• Latvia and Finland sign armored vehicle system agreement Public broadcasting of Latvia 30 Jan 2020 -- Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks and Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen signed a technical agreement on developing a common army mobility system based on the Finnish-made Patria 6x6 armored wheeled combat vehicle, according to both defense ministries on January 29.

Defense Industry

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Other Conflicts

• 30 January 2020 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 30 Jan 2020
• Palestine free to end security cooperation with Israel, Abbas reportedly tells Netanyahu Press TV 30 Jan 2020 -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has reportedly sent a note to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warning that Palestine now feels free to stop security cooperation with the regime as part of the Oslo accords, which are "disavowed" by a contentious US-devised Middle East plan.
• Israel's Netanyahu Briefs Putin On Trump's Middle East Plan RFE/RL 30 Jan 2020 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss the U.S. peace plan for the Middle East.
• Jared Kushner Says He 'Read 25 Books' on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and People Are Not Impressed Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- Presidential adviser Jared Kushner was one of the architects of Donald Trump's newly-unveiled proposal for the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which was hailed by Israel and preemptively rejected by Palestinians.
• Arab Views Diverge on Trump Mideast Peace Plan VOA 30 Jan 2020 -- The political proximity of Gulf leaders to U.S. President Donald Trump and their eagerness to include Israel in a solidified security stance against Iran has laid bare widening gaps on how to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the wake of Tuesday's revelation of the American administration's Mideast peace plan.
• Yemen's Houthis ready to exchange prisoners with Sudan via ICRC: Houthi official Press TV 30 Jan 2020 -- The head of Yemen's National Committee for Prisoners Affairs (NCPA) says the Houthi Ansarullah movement is ready to hold talks with Sudan over an exchange of prisoners through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
• Moscow denies reports of attacking civilians in Syria's Idlib Press TV 30 Jan 2020 -- Russia says it did not conduct airstrikes on a bakery and a medical clinic in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, branding foreign media reports as a "provocation."
• Russia Denies Involvement In Deadly Syria Air Strikes RFE/RL 30 Jan 2020 -- Russian air strikes have killed at least 10 civilians in Syria's Idlib Province, the opposition's last stronghold, activists say, an allegation quickly rejected by Moscow.
• Syrian govt. forces liberate more areas in Idlib province from terrorists' grip Press TV 30 Jan 2020 -- Syrian army soldiers, backed by fighters from allied popular defense groups, have liberated more areas in the country's northwestern province of Idlib from the clutches of foreign-sponsored Takfiri terrorists, further tightening the noose around the extremists in their last major bastion.
• Iraq: Solutions needed 'urgently' to quell ongoing violence, break political deadlock UN News 30 Jan 2020 -- Amidst ongoing anti-government protests, rising casualties and the likelihood of further demonstrations, the top UN official in Iraq on Thursday, urged politicians to break the political deadlock, and "press ahead with substantial reforms".
• France condemns Turkey for 'violating Berlin agreement on Libya' Press TV 30 Jan 2020 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has lambasted his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for sending warships and "mercenaries" to crisis-hit Libya, stressing that Ankara is breaching an agreement reached at a summit in Berlin earlier this month to halt foreign interference in the North African country.
• Concern for the increased tensions and fragility in Libya UK FCO 30 Jan 2020 -- Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on Libya
• Find unity 'to halt Libya's senseless unraveling', UN envoy urges Security Council UN News 30 Jan 2020 -- The top UN official in Libya on Thursday expressed his "deep anger and disappointment" over intensifying conflict in Libya despite a high-level summit held in the German capital of Berlin earlier this month, that set out measures to de-escalate fighting and put the divided country back on a path towards peace.
• Rights Group Finds Myanmar Makes No Headway Curbing Abuses by Military Radio Free Asia 30 Jan 2020 -- Myanmar's military continued to carry out serious human rights violations in 2019, while the government made no progress addressing the pervasive impunity of soldiers who committed abuses, London-based Amnesty International said Thursday in a new report on repression in Asia.
• Soldiers, Militants Killed In Shoot-Out In Northwestern Pakistan RFE/RL 30 Jan 2020 -- Two Pakistani soldiers and five militants have been killed in a shoot-out in the northwestern region of North Waziristan, the military says.
• US Tibet bill interference in China's internal affairs Global Times 30 Jan 2020 -- Chinese experts slammed the Tibetan bill that the US House of Representatives passed on Tuesday, which proposes sanctions on Chinese officials involved in the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. They called the bill a gross interference in China's internal affairs under the guise of religious freedom which will not have any substantial influence on China.
• China firmly opposes U.S. House approval of Tibet-related bill: spokesperson People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- China on Wednesday expressed strong indignation over and firm opposition to the passing of a bill on Tibet-related issues by the U.S. House of Representatives.
• Over 1,600 Members of Indian North-East Insurgent Group Lay Down Arms After Striking Deal With Gov't Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- The Indian government on 27 January struck a peace deal with the country's northeast region-based insurgent group the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), which was demanding a separate state for Bodos, the largest ethnic group in the region.

News Reports

• US Senate Resumes Questioning in Trump Impeachment Trial VOA 30 Jan 2020 -- The U.S. Senate on Thursday held a final day of questioning President Donald Trump's defense team and the House lawmakers prosecuting his impeachment case, as a decision looms about allowing witnesses.
• Trump lawyer: Ukraine 'quid pro quo' not impeachable offense Press TV 30 Jan 2020 -- US President Donald Trump's defense team has claimed at his Senate impeachment trial that American presidents cannot be removed from office for an action that could help their re-election, alarming Democrats and many legal scholars with the argument.
• Trump Lawyers Say Pressuring Ukraine, Even If True, 'Cannot Be Impeachable' RFE/RL 30 Jan 2020 -- U.S. President Donald Trump's legal team has argued that even if he did attempt to trade military aid to Ukraine in exchange for political favors, it was not grounds for his impeachment and removal from office.
• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, Moscow, January 30, 2020 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jan 2020
• United States Welcomes the EU's Acknowledgement of the Unacceptable Risks Posed by Untrusted 5G Suppliers US Dept. of State 30 Jan 2020 -- On January 29, the European Union (EU) Network Information Security Cooperation Group released a toolbox of recommended measures to mitigate security risks in 5G networks. The United States welcomes this initiative from Member States, the Commission, and the EU Cybersecurity Agency.
• Group Raises Human Rights Concerns as China Struggles to Control Epidemic Radio Free Asia 30 Jan 2020 -- As the number of coronavirus cases skyrocketed in China on Thursday, rights groups and local people say the ruling Chinese Communist Party is riding roughshod over people's rights in its effort to contain the epidemic centered on the central city of Wuhan.
• NGO Concerned Poor Would Suffer Most if Coronavirus Spreads to North Korea Radio Free Asia 30 Jan 2020 -- As the North Korean government moves to quarantine people who frequently cross the border with China and suspend an inter-Korean liaison office in Kaesong, Amnesty International said that a potential coronavirus (nCoV) outbreak in the repressive country would disproportionately affect poorer citizens.
• Hygienic and Anti-epidemic System Turned into State Emergency Anti-epidemic System KCNA 30 Jan 2020 -- Many countries are taking emergency measures amid the daily increasing uneasiness and concerns of the international community over the recent rapid spreads of the novel coronavirus.
• Press Review KCNA 30 Jan 2020 -- Following are major news items and articles in newspapers of the DPRK on Thursday:
• Coronavirus Scare Hampers Humanitarian Work in North Korea VOA 30 Jan 2020 -- As North Korea steps up efforts to fight the spread of the coronavirus known as 2019-nCoV, fear of the virus is hampering humanitarian work in North Korea, aid group officials said.
• Sanctioning AEOI chief worthless, shows US desperation: Spokesman Press TV 30 Jan 2020 -- The spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the latest round of US sanctions against Iran, which targets the country's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi, only reflects desperation of the United States.
• United States Announces Successful Initial Transactions Through Humanitarian Channel for Iran US Treasury 30 Jan 2020 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the completion of initial financial transactions benefitting Iranian medical patients through a humanitarian channel in Switzerland. Iranian cancer and transplant patients are receiving treatments through this channel, which is subject to strict due diligence measures to avoid misuse by the Iranian regime.
• U.S. Announces New Swiss Humanitarian Channel To Iran RFE/RL 30 Jan 2020 -- The U.S. government announced on January 30 that it had successfully completed transactions for the benefit of Iranian medical patients using a payment mechanism through Switzerland that bypasses the Iranian government.
• US Imposes Sanctions On President of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation – Treasury Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- This comes amid an escalation in US-Iran tensions following the killing of top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Baghdad in early January and subsequent Iranian attacks on US military bases in Iraq.
• US economic terrorism targets AEOI, its chief IRNA 30 Jan 2020 -- The United States Department of the Treasury blacklisted the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and its chief Ali Akbar Salehi.
• Imposing sanctions on AEOI chief Salehi out of US desperation IRNA 30 Jan 2020 -- Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi said on Thursday that imposing sanctions on the AEOI Chief Ali Akbar Salehi is a political game and out of the US desperation.
• US imposes sanctions on Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, its chief Press TV 30 Jan 2020 -- The US Treasury Department says Washington has imposed sanctions on the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and its top official, Ali Akbar Salehi.
• Iranian Media Confirm Quds Force Involvement In Foreign Conflicts RFE/RL 30 Jan 2020 -- Iran's hard-line establishment is trying to ensure through a state propaganda campaign that the foreign operations branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its assassinated commander are not forgotten.
• On-the-Record Briefing with Special Representative for Iran And Senior Advisor to the Secretary Brian Hook US Dept. of State 30 Jan 2020
• Taiwan thanks Abe, Trudeau for supporting WHO bid CNA 30 Jan 2020 -- Taiwan's foreign ministry on Thursday thanked Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for supporting Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization (WHO) in light of the global health crisis represented by the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China.
• Secretary Pompeo's Meeting with UK Prime Minister Johnson US Dept. of State 30 Jan 2020
• Secretary Pompeo's Meeting with UK Foreign Secretary Raab US Dept. of State 30 Jan 2020
• Secretary Michael R. Pompeo and British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab Discussion on the Future of the Special Relationship US Dept. of State 30 Jan 2020
• Amid Tears, Cheers, Britain Set for Historic Brexit VOA 30 Jan 2020 -- After three-and-a-half years of tortuous negotiations and political chaos that forced the resignation of two prime ministers, Britain will officially leave the European Union at 11:00 p.m. London time Friday. Pro-Brexit supporters are planning celebrations in central London and elsewhere across the country, while pro-EU marches also are expected in the capital.
• Press Briefing by Senior Counselor Kellyanne Conway, ONDCP Director Jim Carroll, and Assistant Secretary of Public Health ADM Brett Giroir The White House 30 Jan 2020
• Romanian Government Faces No-Confidence Vote Over New Electoral Law RFE/RL 30 Jan 2020 -- Romania's main opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) has filed a motion of no-confidence against the minority center-right government of Prime Minister Ludovic Orban.
• U.S. Senators Express Concerns Of Georgian 'Backsliding" On Democracy RFE/RL 30 Jan 2020 -- Two U.S. senators have expressed concerns in a letter to Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia over recent events that indicate "a backsliding" on the Caucasus country's commitment to build the institutions of democracy, the second such letter to Tbilisi in just over a week.
• Top EU Diplomat Borrell Renews Effort For Direct Kosovo-Serbia Talks RFE/RL 30 Jan 2020 -- The European Union's chief diplomat, Josep Borrell, has emphasized the need for bilateral dialogue to resume between Serbia and Kosovo, saying it was the most effective way for them to mend ties.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation report - 10 WHO 30 January 2020
• IHR Emergency Committee for Pneumonia due to the Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV transcript of a press briefing - 30 January 2020 WHO
• Statement on the second meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) WHO 30 Jan 2020 -- "The second meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019 in the People's Republic of China, with exportations to other countries, took place (...) The Committee agreed that the outbreak now meets the criteria for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and proposed the following advice to be issued as Temporary Recommendations."
• WHO Declares China Coronavirus Outbreak Public Emergency of International Concern Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- The new strain of coronavirus dubbed 2019-nCoV - which was first detected last December in China's Wuhan - has hit 18 countries. The pneumonia-type infection has already left 171 people dead in China alone and over 8,000 people globally have contracted the dangerous disease.
• Coronavirus spread now a global emergency declares World Health Organization UN News 30 Jan 2020 -- The rise in new coronavirus cases outside China, now constitutes a global health emergency, the World Health Organization's Emergency Committee declared on Thursday, calling on all countries to take urgent measures to contain the respiratory disease.
• Xi: PLA must play key role against virus PLA Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- President Xi Jinping is calling on the People's Liberation Army to shoulder its responsibility and continue contributing to the country's uphill battle to control the recent novel coronavirus outbreak and prevent a pandemic.
• Over 6,000 trapped aboard ship at Italian port over virus fears Press TV 30 Jan 2020 -- Over 6,000 tourists have been trapped aboard a cruise ship at an Italian port as a Chinese couple on the giant ship is being tested for the coronavirus.
• Taiwan confirms second domestic case of Wuhan coronavirus CNA 30 Jan 2020 -- Taiwan on Thursday confirmed its second domestic case of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was spread in a family setting in central Taiwan, bringing the total number of patients to nine.
• Taiwan to extend halt on all tours to China until end of February CNA 30 Jan 2020 -- The suspension of all tours to China imposed on Taiwanese travel agencies will be further extended until the end of February as cases of the novel coronavirus continue to increase, the Tourism Bureau said Thursday.
• Face masks should be prioritized for at-risk groups: vice president CNA 30 Jan 2020 -- In the wake of recent reports of face mask shortages at convenience stores in Taiwan, Vice President Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁), an epidemiologist by training, said Thursday that for the average person, wearing a surgical face mask is not entirely necessary to prevent contracting the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
• Taiwan prepares for long battle against new coronavirus CNA 30 Jan 2020 -- Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) issued instructions to relevant agencies in preparation for the long battle to contain a new form of coronavirus during a cabinet meeting Thursday, the Executive Yuan said in a press release.
• Efforts continue to secure return of Taiwanese in Hubei: MAC CNA 30 Jan 2020 -- The government will continue to explore the feasibility of using a charter flight to bring home 400 Taiwanese in the Chinese province of Hubei, which the Chinese government has placed on lockdown in an effort to contain the deadly coronavirus outbreak, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Thursday.
• China has allocated 27.3 bln yuan for coronavirus control Global Times 30 Jan 2020 -- China has allocated 27.3 billion yuan (about 3.94 billion U.S. dollars) to support the battle across the country against the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as of 5 p.m. Jan. 29, the country's finance ministry said Thursday.
• Epidemic turning point expected Global Times 30 Jan 2020 -- The Chinese people have just experienced an unforgettable Spring Festival as the whole country has been forced to endure the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has resulted in more than 170 deaths and 8,152 confirmed cases in all of the Chinese mainland's 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities.
• Spokesman: Iran starts help to Iranian compatriots in China polluted area IRNA 30 Jan 2020 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman said round-the-clock efforts to manage different dimensions of coronavirus polluted areas in Chinese city of Wuhan for our compatriots there have started.
• China reports 7,711 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia, 170 deaths People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- Chinese health authorities announced Thursday that 7,711 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps by the end of Wednesday. A total of 170 people have died of the disease.
• Early reporting, isolation, diagnosis "best way to contain coronavirus": official People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- The general public should reach a consensus that early identification, reporting, isolation, diagnosis and treatment is the best and most effective way to contain the pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus, a health official said in Beijing on Wednesday.
• More Chinese provinces see patients recover from coronavirus pneumonia People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- More Chinese provinces and municipalities have seen patients diagnosed with novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) pneumonia recover, according to local hospitals on Wednesday.
• China ensures adequate cash supplies related to fight against coronavirus People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- China's central bank took measures to ensure adequate cash supplies to meet the demand for cash in terms of salaries and material procurement related to the fight against coronavirus.
• New test kits for coronavirus approved in China People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- A batch of nucleic acid reagent test kits for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has been approved by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and received a medical device registration certificate.
• Patient treatment, supplies highlighted as Chinese premier chairs epidemic control meeting People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- Chinese authorities emphasized the treatment of patients and the supply of medical resources at a high-level meeting on the novel coronavirus prevention and control on Wednesday.
• Chinese vice premier orders better medical supply to address shortage People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan Wednesday ordered better medical supplies to aid the fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic.
• Confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection rise to 10 in Hong Kong People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- A couple from Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province have been confirmed for novel coronavirus infection, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong to 10, the Center for Health Protection (CHP) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Wednesday.
• China's Hubei reports 1,032 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- Central China's Hubei Province reported 1,032 new confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and 37 new deaths on Wednesday, the provincial health authorities said Thursday.
• ibet reports first confirmed case of novel coronavirus pneumonia People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region reported the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus pneumonia Thursday, according to local health authorities.
• China orders community organizations to suspend mass gatherings amid coronavirus outbreak People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- China's urban and rural community organizations are asked not to hold mass gatherings amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, said the Ministry of Civil Affairs Thursday.
• Early reporting, isolation, diagnosis "best way to contain coronavirus": official People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- The general public should reach a consensus that early identification, reporting, isolation, diagnosis and treatment is the best and most effective way to contain the pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus, a health official said in Beijing on Wednesday.
• China virus death toll rises to 169; over 1,000 new cases reported Press TV 30 Jan 2020 -- The number of confirmed deaths from China's viral epidemic has risen to 169, the government said on Thursday, as hard-hit Hubei province reported 37 new fatalities.
• Foreign Ministry working 24/7 to get Iranians out of virus-hit Chinese city: Spokesman Press TV 30 Jan 2020 -- The spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry says the country's diplomatic apparatus is making round-the-clock efforts to get Iranians out of the Chinese city of Wuhan, which is the epicenter of an ongoing epidemic of coronavirus.
• President Says Taiwan Must Join World Health Organization to Fight Coronavirus Radio Free Asia 30 Jan 2020 -- President Tsai Ing-wen called on Thursday for Taiwan to be allowed to join the World Health Organization (WHO), saying the democratic island is at the "front line" of the coronavirus epidemic that has seen tens of millions of people quarantined in central China.
• New Virus Case Confirmed in Tibetan Area of Sichuan, With Travel Blocked Across Tibet Radio Free Asia 30 Jan 2020 -- A new case of infection by the Wuhan coronavirus in a Tibetan area of China was confirmed on Thursday in Sichuan's Ngaba prefecture, according to Chinese state media reports which described the patient as a 26-year-old woman from Hubei.
• PM Hun Sen Cites Impact on Cambodian Economy in Refusing Ban on China Flights Amid Virus Fears Radio Free Asia 30 Jan 2020 -- The economic risks associated with banning flights from China is far deadlier than the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (nCoV) believed to have originated in China's Wuhan city, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday, downplaying reports about the severity of the epidemic.
• Russia Closes Border With China To Prevent Possible Coronavirus Spread RFE/RL 30 Jan 2020 -- Russia has closed its border with China over the coronavirus as countries across the globe begin isolating hundreds of citizens evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan in an effort to stop the spread of the viral outbreak that has killed at least 170 people.
• Russia to Close Border With China Amid Coronavirus Outbreak - Prime Minister Mishustin Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- So far, the coronavirus epidemic has left 170 people dead and over 7,700 more infected in China.
• Russia Closes Parts of Border with China to Combat Spread of Virus VOA 30 Jan 2020 -- Russia joined the list of countries introducing strict measures to combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus from China, in what has emerged as an early test of new Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin's government.
• First Confirmed Case of Coronavirus Reportedly Registered in Philippines Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- Late on Wednesday, China's National Health Commission stated that cases of the new coronavirus, dubbed 2019-nCoV, have been registered in all Chinese regions.
• Japanese Government Creates Task Force to Fight Spread of Coronavirus – Reports Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- The Japanese government decided on Thursday to create a task force to prevent the further spread of a new coronavirus, the NHK broadcaster reported.
• Air Traffic Between China and Italy Blocked as First Two Coronavirus Cases Confirmed - Conte Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has confirmed the first two cases of a new coronavirus in his country.
• Russia Emergency Group Denies Reports Alleging First Person Contracted Wuhan Coronavirus in Moscow Sputnik 30 Jan 2020 -- Russian netizens earlier in the day spread controversial rumors claiming that a person who had allegedly contracted the new Wuhan coronavirus - dubbed 2019-nCoV - was urgently hospitalized in a Moscow clinic.
• US Warns Americans Not to Travel to China VOA 30 Jan 2020 -- The Trump administration is warning Americans not to travel to China as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases grows rapidly.
• US Reports First Person-to-Person Transmission of Coronavirus VOA 30 Jan 2020 -- U.S. health officials said Thursday that they had confirmed the first person-to-person transmission of the deadly coronavirus in the United States.
• WHO: World Needs to Be on Alert for Dangers Posed by Coronavirus VOA 30 Jan 2020 -- For the third time in one week, a World Health Organization Emergency Committee will meet to decide whether the new coronavirus poses a global health threat. The latest number of confirmed cases has risen to 7,700, including 170 deaths.
• Australia Announces Coronavirus Island Quarantine Plan VOA 30 Jan 2020 -- Australia is awaiting permission from China to airlift its citizens out of the coronavirus-hit province of Hubei and put them into quarantine on a remote island in the Indian Ocean. Health authorities say seven cases of the potentially deadly disease have been diagnosed in Australia.
• China deserves "gratitude and respect" for efforts to fight virus outbreak: WHO chief People's Daily 30 Jan 2020 -- The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that China deserves the international community's gratitude and respect for having taken very serious measures to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak and prevent exporting cases overseas.
• Over 7,700 confirmed cases of coronavirus in China, 170 dead Global Times 30 Jan 2020 -- A total of 7,711 cases of novel coronavirus were confirmed in the Chinese mainland as of 24:00 on Wednesday, with 170 dead and 128 recovered patients.
• Patient treatment, supplies highlighted in China's epidemic control meeting Global Times 30 Jan 2020 -- Chinese authorities emphasized the treatment of patients and the supply of medical resources at a high-level meeting on the novel coronavirus prevention and control on Wednesday.