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• WHO Warns It is Running Out of Money to Tackle Ebola Epidemic in DRC VOA 23 Feb 2020 -- The World Health Organization is urgently appealing for $40 million to salvage its operation to bring the Ebola epidemic to an end in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
• Al-Qaida Confirms Death of AQAP Leader VOA 23 Feb 2020 -- The terror group al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has confirmed the death of its leader, Qasim al-Rimi, the Site Intelligence Group reported Sunday.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation report - 34 WHO 23 February 2020


• Infection cases soar in several nations, raising pandemic worry Global Times 23 Feb 2020 -- It's time for the international community to treat the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) as a threat to global public health, with more infection cases being identified in countries across Asia, Europe and the Middle East and some cases showing no clear travel history linked to China. It is necessary to consider the epidemic as a possible pandemic that requires thorough preparation and coordination regarding technology, medical capabilities and resources at global scale, analysts called.
• Medical waste strictly processed in Wuhan amid the COVID-19 epidemic Global Times 23 Feb 2020 -- With coronavirus ravaging Wuhan, bioharzardous waste has doubled in the city, posing a challenge on how to deal with these potentially infectious medical waste.
• New Chinese study indicates novel coronavirus did not originate in Huanan seafood market Global Times 23 Feb 2020 -- A new study by Chinese researchers indicates the novel coronavirus may have begun human-to-human transmission in late November from a place other than the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan.
• China makes headway in curing COVID-19 patients: NHC Global Times 23 Feb 2020 -- China has made progress in curing patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as it steps up epidemic prevention and control measures and medical reinforcements, a health official said Saturday.
• Two more provinces implement wartime controls on prisons following virus clusters Global Times 23 Feb 2020 -- Southwest China's Sichuan and Northeast China's Heilongjiang provinces have requested their prisons and drug rehabilitation centers to implement temporary wartime controls to block the spread of the COVID-19 and eliminate loopholes in management, after new infections were reported at congregated facilities.
• New COVID-19 drugs approved for fast and accurate diagnosis: China's top epidemiologist Global Times 23 Feb 2020 -- China's National Medical Product Administration has issued approvals for several types of drugs that are effective for diagnosing novel coronavirus pneumonia or COVID-19, the country's top epidemiologist and leading government medical adviser Zhong Nanshan announced on Sunday.
• NE China's Heilongjiang reverses severe virus spread through tough controls Global Times 23 Feb 2020 -- Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province health regulators on Saturday announced that no new confirmed or suspected cases of the COVID-19 infection had been reported in the province by Friday.
• Hong Kong brings home 3rd batch of residents aboard virus-hit cruise ship from Japan People's Daily 23 Feb 2020 -- The third chartered flight arranged by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government arrived in Hong Kong Sunday morning, bringing back five more residents from the COVID-19-inflicted Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.
• China's Hubei reports 630 new coronavirus cases People's Daily 23 Feb 2020 -- Hubei Province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 630 new confirmed cases of the virus infection and 96 new deaths on Saturday, the provincial health commission said Sunday.
• Chinese hospitals discharge 22,888 recovered patients of coronavirus infection People's Daily 23 Feb 2020 -- A total of 22,888 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Saturday, Chinese health authority said Sunday.
• China's newly recovered coronavirus patients outnumber new infections for 5th consecutive day People's Daily 23 Feb 2020 -- China's daily number of newly cured and discharged novel coronavirus patients has surpassed that of new confirmed infections for the fifth consecutive day, according to the National Health Commission Sunday.
• China reports 648 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, 97 new deaths People's Daily 23 Feb 2020 -- Chinese health authority Sunday said it received reports of 648 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 97 deaths on Saturday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
• Wuhan requires 14-day quarantine for discharged COVID-19 patients People's Daily 23 Feb 2020 -- Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, has required COVID-19 patients who were discharged from hospital to go on a 14-day quarantine at designated places for medical observation.
• Confirmed COVID-19 cases increase to 69 in Hong Kong People's Daily 23 Feb 2020 -- A 96-year-old woman was diagnosed with novel coronavirus infection, bringing the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Hong Kong to 69 as of 8:00 p.m. local time on Saturday, Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said.
• China's Hubei reports 630 new coronavirus cases People's Daily 23 Feb 2020 -- Hubei Province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 630 new confirmed cases of the virus infection and 96 new deaths on Saturday, the provincial health commission said Sunday.
• Coronavirus China's 'largest health emergency': President Xi Press TV 23 Feb 2020 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping says the coronavirus epidemic is China's "largest public health emergency," warning that the country is still at a "crucial stage" of its battle despite Beijing's "effective measures" to deal with the outbreak.
• China reports another fall in coronavirus infections outside epicenter Press TV 23 Feb 2020 -- China has reported another decrease in the number of new coronavirus infections outside its epicenter in Hubei Province, but world health officials have cautioned that it is still too early to make predictions about the outbreak as the flue-like disease continues to afflict other countries and regions.
• Taiwan confirms two more cases of COVID-19 of unknown source CNA 23 Feb 2020 -- Two men in Taiwan with no recent history of overseas travel have contracted the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 28, with one death, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Sunday.
• Taiwanese evacuees from cruise ship test negative again for coronavirus CNA 23 Feb 2020 -- The second round of tests on the 19 Taiwan nationals evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan has come back negative for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Sunday.
• Taiwan bans its healthcare professionals from traveling abroad CNA 23 Feb 2020 -- Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Sunday announced a prohibition on overseas travel by the country's healthcare professionals, saying it was a temporary measure to effectively manage human resources amid the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
• Taiwan raises travel alert for South Korea over coronavirus outbreak CNA 23 Feb 2020 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Sunday issued a yellow travel alert for South Korea, warning travelers to exercise extra caution and advising potential visitors to reconsider their plans, as the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the neighboring country continued to surge.
• Taiwan gearing up to produce 10 million face masks per day CNA 23 Feb 2020 -- Taiwan is set to increase its production of face masks from the current 4 million per day to 10 million by early March to meet high demand amid preventative efforts against the novel coronavirus, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
• Veep: Fight against coronavirus requires nat'l resolve IRNA 23 Feb 2020 -- Iran's First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Sunday that fight against coronavirus requires national resolve.
• Counter coronavirus measures intensified at Khosravi, Parviz Khan borders IRNA 23 Feb 2020 -- Head of Qasre-Shirin Health Network Reza Mansouri said on Sunday that preventive measures against coronavirus disease have been intensified at the Khosravi and Parvizkhan borders and medical teams are present to deliver timely services round the clock.
• Rouhani orders formation of nat'l committee to manage coronavirus IRNA 23 Feb 2020 -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a decree ordered health minister to set up a national committee for managing coronavirus epidemic.
• Coronavirus continues to take toll in Iran IRNA 23 Feb 2020 -- Head of Iranian Health Ministry for public relations affairs said death toll of the coronavirus epidemic reached eight people, adding that 43 others were affected.
• Novel coronavirus contained in Australia: health minister People's Daily 23 Feb 2020 -- The Australian government has relaxed its coronavirus travel ban to allow some students from China into the country after Minister for Health Greg Hunt said COVID-19 has been contained in Australia.
• President Rouhani orders national HQ to control coronavirus outbreak in Iran Press TV 23 Feb 2020 -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has officially instructed the Health Ministry to form a national headquarters tasked with containing the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
• Iran introduces contingency plans as coronavirus death toll rises to 8 Press TV 23 Feb 2020 -- Iran has put in place a set of contingency plans, including the temporary shutdown of schools, universities and cultural centers, in an effort to curb a coronavirus outbreak that has already claimed eight lives in the country.
• Iran's Coronavirus Death Toll Reaches Eight; Authorities Closing Schools, Theaters RFE/RL 23 Feb 2020 -- Iranian authorities reported two more deaths from the deadly coronavirus, bringing the country's death toll to eight -- the highest such toll outside the disease's epicenter in China.
• Afghanistan Detects 3 Suspected Coronavirus Cases Linked to Outbreak in Ira VOA 23 Feb 2020 -- Health officials in Afghanistan reported three suspected cases of coronavirus Sunday in a western province next to the border with Iran, where the outbreak of the disease has killed at least eight people amid a rise in new cases.