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• Justice Department Secures Denaturalization of Convicted Terrorist Who Sought to Help al Qaeda Destroy the Brooklyn Bridge US Dept. of Justice 04 Feb 2020 -- Court Denaturalizes Iyman Faris Based on His Provision of Material Support to al Qaeda in Early 2000s, Which Included a Personal Meeting with Usama bin Laden at Terrorist Training Camp Months After Taking Oath of Allegiance to the United States

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation report - 15 WHO 04 February 2020
• Coronavirus briefing at the Executive Board EB146 - 4 February 2020 WHO


• Coronavirus Cases Top 20,000 as Epidemic Spreads to Other Cities Radio Free Asia 04 Feb 2020 -- Health officials in China on Tuesday said that more than 400 people had died of coronavirus infections by Tuesday evening, with more than 20,000 confirmed cases globally, as local governments continued to announce lockdowns in cities and counties with the spread of the epidemic outwards from Wuhan.
• Atush Roads Fenced Off, Residents Confined to Homes, as Xinjiang Stares Down Virus Advance Radio Free Asia 04 Feb 2020 -- Authorities in Atush (in Chinese, Atushi), in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), have fenced off the city's roads, leaving residents confined to their homes and running out of supplies, as they work to control the rapid spread of the deadly novel coronavirus (nCoV), which has been traced back to Hubei province's Wuhan city.
• Four Tibetans Among Eight Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in Tibetan Area of Sichuan Province Radio Free Asia 04 Feb 2020 -- Four Tibetans are believed to be among eight confirmed novel coronavirus (nCoV) cases in a Tibetan area of western China's Sichuan province, RFA has learned.
• Returning evacuee confirmed as Taiwan's 11th Wuhan coronavirus case CNA 04 Feb 2020 -- Taiwan reported Tuesday its 11th case of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), confirmed as one of 247 nationals evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan the previous day.
• Foreign nationals without NHI cards left out of mask rationing plan CNA 04 Feb 2020 -- When a new rationing system for surgical masks takes effect Thursday, all customers will be required to present their national health insurance (NHI)cards at pharmacies and drugstores to buy the masks, but a plan is still being worked out for those foreign nationals who do not have NHI coverage, the health ministry said Tuesday.
• Evacuated Taiwanese in quarantine, three in hospital CNA 04 Feb 2020 -- Three of the 247 Taiwanese evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan late Monday have been put into isolation wards around Taiwan while the others have been quarantined at three facilities, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Tuesday.
• Wuhan's Huoshenshan Hospital receives first 50 coronavirus patients Global Times 04 Feb 2020 -- Huoshenshan Hospital, the first makeshift hospital in Wuhan special for patients infected with the novel coronavirus, admitted its first batch of 50 patients in serious condition on Tuesday morning.
• SCIO briefing on the provision of key medical supplies and daily necessities for epidemic prevention and control Global Times 04 Feb 2020
• Hangzhou to close down 'non-essential public places' to curb coronavirus epidemic Global Times 04 Feb 2020 -- The local government of Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang Province, released a range of regulations including the closing down of all non-essential public places and locking down residential communities to curb the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday, after 132 confirmed cases were reported in the city.
• Wuhan to convert gymnasium, exhibition center into temporary hospitals Global Times 04 Feb 2020 -- Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province plans to convert three existing venues, including a gymnasium and an exhibition center, into hospitals to receive patients infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), the headquarters for the epidemic control said late Monday.
• Wuhan builds 3 temporary hospitals for mild nCoV cases Global Times 04 Feb 2020 -- Wuhan is building three temporary hospitals in a local gymnasium, an exhibition center and a building complex to expand its capacity for receiving and treating patients infected with the novel coronavirus.
• SE Asia restrains on virus measures Global Times 04 Feb 2020 -- Southeast Asian countries have taken a more restrained and reasonable approach toward the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China, in stark contrast to some Western countries that might have been motivated by ideological bias.
• NCoV battle 'a major test' for Chinese officials Global Times 04 Feb 2020 -- Fighting the deadly coronavirus has become a major test not only for frontline doctors and nurses in China but also for local Chinese officials as it has been a crucial moment to reevaluate the effectiveness of urban governance, and major gaps among provinces and municipalities still remain due to the lack of scientific and comprehensive management.
• Community grid system helps China fight virus Global Times 04 Feb 2020 -- Community grid management, a nationwide social governance system in China that aims to improve the government's efficiency to actively find and solve problems for people among populous regions, is playing a crucial role in helping the country to fight the novel coronavirus epidemic.
• 2019-nCoV fatalities far lower than H1N1, Ebola Global Times 04 Feb 2020 -- The fatality rate of confirmed novel coronavirus-related pneumonia cases in China was 2.1 percent as of Monday night, far below previous international outbreaks of H1N1 flu, MERS and Ebola viruses, Chinese officials said.
• China's commerce ministry urges expansion of imports to tackle coronavirus Global Times 04 Feb 2020 -- The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) put up a notice on Tuesday calling for expanded imports of medical goods and necessities of life to tackle the novel coronavirus.
• Iran sends plane to China to transfer Iranian students home IRNA 04 Feb 2020 -- Iran has dispatched on Tuesday a passenger plane for transferring home the Iranian students who are studying in the city of Wuhan, China, an official said.
• China endeavors to ensure supply of masks, necessities amid epidemic People's Daily 04 Feb 2020 -- China is making every effort to ensure the supply of medical and daily necessities for citizens as the country battles the novel coronavirus epidemic.
• Hong Kong reports first death from new coronavirus infection People's Daily 04 Feb 2020 -- A 39-year-old man infected with novel coronavirus died on Tuesday in a Hong Kong hospital, the first death case in Hong Kong, the hospital's spokesperson confirmed.
• China urges relevant countries to view epidemic in rational, calm way People's Daily 04 Feb 2020 -- China on Monday urged relevant countries to view the novel coronavirus epidemic rationally and calmly and form science-based and measured responses.
• Newly-built hospital in Wuhan accepts patients infected with coronavirus People's Daily 04 Feb 2020 -- A newly-built hospital in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, began accepting patients infected with the virus on Tuesday.
• WHO praises China's effective control measures, calls for world preparedness, not panic People's Daily 04 Feb 2020 -- World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday spoke highly of China's effective control measures to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak, and called on all countries to invest in preparedness, not panic to manage the epidemic.
• Huoshenshan Hospital starts operation PLA Daily 04 Feb 2020 -- Huoshenshan Hospital, a SARS treatment-model makeshift hospital in Wuhan, started admitting patients on Tuesday morning.
• WHO says coronavirus outbreak 'not yet a pandemic' Press TV 04 Feb 2020 -- The World Health Organization (WHO), which belatedly announced a global health emergency after the outbreak of a deadly coronavirus in China and beyond, says the outbreak does not yet constitute a "pandemic."
• Iran sends flight to Wuhan, reaffirms support for China Press TV 04 Feb 2020 -- Iran has sent a plane to retrieve dozens of students confined in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak.
• More cities locking down in China over virus outbreak fears Press TV 04 Feb 2020 -- More Chinese cities are putting in place restrictions on movement in a cautionary measure to prevent or slow down the spread of a new coronavirus epidemic in China and beyond, as Hong Kong records its first death from the disease.
• Coronavirus in US, 11 cases confirmed Press TV 04 Feb 2020 -- The United States says 11 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in five states, and that health officials are awaiting test results on dozens more possible cases.
• Australia Confirms 13th Case of Coronavirus in Country Sputnik 04 Feb 2020 -- Australia confirmed the 13th case of coronavirus in the country as the health authorities of the northwestern state of Queensland said on Tuesday that a child from China tested positive for the disease.
• Number of Infected With China Coronavirus Globally Exceeds 20,600 People - WHO Sputnik 04 Feb 2020 -- The number of people infected with new coronavirus worldwide exceeded 20,600 people, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported on Tuesday.
• Belgium Confirms First Case of Coronavirus - Authorities Sputnik 04 Feb 2020 -- The patient is one of nine people who returned to Belgium from Wuhan on Sunday. All other evacuees tested negative for the virus.
• Number of Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in South Korea Rises to 16 - Health Authorities Sputnik 04 Feb 2020 -- According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the sixteenth patient, a South Korean woman, 42, returned to the country on 19 January after visiting Thailand, and starting from 25 January she was suffering fever. On Monday, she was tested positive for the new coronavirus.
• China's Foreign Ministry Says US Should Not Overreact to Coronavirus Outbreak Sputnik 04 Feb 2020 -- The virus originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December, and since then, cases of it have been registered in more than 24 countries, including the United States.
• Coronavirus: UN health agency moves fast to tackle 'infodemic'; Guterres warns against stigmatization UN News 04 Feb 2020 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken steps to ensure that the coronavirus epidemic that has claimed hundreds of lives in central China does not spark a dangerous social media "infodemic" fuelled by false information.
• Russia Establishes Siberian Quarantine Center for Coronavirus VOA 04 Feb 2020 -- Russia's government took additional measures to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus across the border from China, with a Kremlin task force announcing a quarantine location for at-risk patients just days after two cases were reported. Both of the infected are Chinese nationals living inside Russia.
• Why Isn't the Coronavirus Outbreak a Pandemic Yet? VOA 04 Feb 2020 -- Amid the worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday the outbreak is a "global health emergency" and "an epidemic with multiple locations" but not yet a pandemic.
• Coronavirus Has Not Reached Pandemic Status, Says WHO VOA 04 Feb 2020 -- Despite its increasing detection in numerous countries, the World Health Organization says the outbreak of the new coronavirus has not yet reached the level of a pandemic.
• Hong Kong Medical Workers Still On Strike as Territory Confirms 1st Coronavirus Death VOA 04 Feb 2020 -- Medical workers in Hong Kong are staging a second consecutive day of strikes Tuesday as the Chinese territory reports its first death from a coronavirus that has killed 425 people in mainland China.
• Foreign nationals without NHI cards left out of mask rationing plan CNA 04 Feb 2020 -- When a new rationing system for surgical masks takes effect Thursday, all customers will be required to present their national health insurance (NHI)cards at pharmacies and drugstores to buy the masks, but a plan is still being worked out for those foreign nationals who do not have NHI coverage, the health ministry said Tuesday.
• Taiwan coast guard beefs up patrols amid coronavirus outbreak CNA 04 Feb 2020 -- The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) on Tuesday stepped up patrols in western Taiwan and around the offshore county of Penghu, as part of the central government's efforts to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak that originated in China.
• Chinese in North Korea's Rason SEZ Moved to Isolated Island Amid Cornavirus Scare Radio Free Asia 04 Feb 2020 -- Authorities in North Korea have moved about 70 Chinese-citizen residents of the Rason Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to an isolated island as a measure intended to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (nCoV) in the northeast Asian country.
• China has allocated 47 bln yuan in battle against novel coronavirus People's Daily 04 Feb 2020 -- China's finance authorities at all levels have allocated 47 billion yuan (about 6.8 billion U.S. dollars) as of midnight Feb. 2 for the coronavirus prevention and control work, official data showed.
• China reports 3,235 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection, 64 new deaths People's Daily 04 Feb 2020 -- Chinese health authorities Tuesday said it received reports of 3,235 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 64 deaths on Monday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
• Chinese hospitals discharge 632 recovered patients of coronavirus infection People's Daily 04 Feb 2020 -- A total of 632 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Monday, Chinese health authorities announced Tuesday.