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• Joint Statement From DOS, DOJ, DOD, DHS, ODNI, FBI, NSA, and CISA on Preparations for Super Tuesday DoD 02 Mar 2020 -- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray, U.S. Cyber Command Commander and National Security Agency Director Gen. Paul Nakasone, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs today released the following joint statement:
• Two Chinese Nationals Charged with Laundering Over $100 Million in Cryptocurrency From Exchange Hack US Dept. of Justice 02 Mar 2020 -- Forfeiture Complaint Details Over $250 Million Stolen by North Korean Actors
• Treasury Sanctions Individuals Laundering Cryptocurrency for Lazarus Group US Treasury 02 Mar 2020 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today sanctioned two Chinese nationals involved in laundering stolen cryptocurrency from a 2018 cyber intrusion against a cryptocurrency exchange.
• Two Chinese Nationals Charged With Laundering $100M in Stolen Cryptocurrency VOA 02 Mar 2020 -- Two Chinese nationals have been charged by U.S. prosecutors with laundering more than $100 million worth of cryptocurrency that had been stolen by North Korean hackers in 2018.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation report - 42 WHO 02 March 2020
• WHO Emergencies Press Conference on coronavirus disease outbreak - 2 March 2020 WHO
• COVID-19: 'Top priority' must be on containment, insists WHO's Tedros UN News 02 Mar 2020 -- Containing the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic should still be everyone's "top priority", UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.
• Coronavirus outbreak: Global death toll passes 3,000 mark Press TV 02 Mar 2020 -- China says it has recorded 42 new deaths from the new coronavirus afflicting the country and the world, bringing the total global death toll to over 3,000.

United States

• Readout from the Vice President's Discussion with our Nation's Governors on COVID-19 Coordination & Preparedness The White House 02 Mar 2020
• Rush Transcript: At Novel Coronavirus Briefing, Governor Cuomo Announces State is Partnering with Hospitals to Expand Novel Coronavirus Testing Capacity in New York New York State 02 Mar 2020
• State Health & Emergency Officials Ramp up Response California Department of Public Health 02 Mar 2020
• '2nd US coronavirus death signals undetected spread' Press TV 02 Mar 2020 -- A second person has died of the coronavirus in the United States, signaling the undetected spread of the virus in some American communities for some time, despite US officials trying to show there was nothing worrisome, according to US media.

China

• China's daily mask output exceeds 110 million units Global Times 02 Mar 2020 -- China's daily output of face masks reached 116 million units as of Saturday, 12 times the figure reported on Feb. 1, as production expansion moves into top gear, official data showed Monday.
• Countries send military planes to transport aid materials to China Global Times 02 Mar 2020 -- Russia, Pakistan, Turkey and some other countries have sent military aircraft to deliver epidemic control materials to China, including medical protective suits, face masks and goggles, to help the nation's fight against COVID-19 infections, said a Chinese military spokesman on Monday.
• Chinese military support medical, daily necessity supplies in virus-hit Wuhan People's Daily 02 Mar 2020 -- China's armed forces have played a role in supporting medical and daily necessity supplies in the city of Wuhan, as part of the country's sweeping efforts to fight the novel coronavirus outbreak.
• China sends 4,000 military medics to battle coronavirus in Wuhan People's Daily 02 Mar 2020 -- China's armed forces have dispatched over 4,000 medical professionals in three groups to assist with the battle against coronavirus in Wuhan, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, since Jan. 24.
• Over 10,000 military medics working at front line in COVID-19 fight PLA Daily 02 Mar 2020 -- Nearly 3,000 beds have been set up by 63 military hospitals designated to treat patients with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), with over 10,000 military medics working at the front line, a military official said Monday.

Europe

• OECD Darkens World Economic Outlook, While EU Raises Coronavirus Risk to High VOA 02 Mar 2020 -- The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) predicted Monday that the coronavirus will slow global economic growth to its lowest level since the financial crisis. Meanwhile, the European Union is now on high alert.
• UK updates guidance as 3 more COVID-19 cases confirmed People's Daily 02 Mar 2020 -- Another three COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the UK this morning, including the first one in Wales, bringing the total number of cases in the UK to 19.
• Italy's Coronavirus Cases Jump 50% in One Day VOA 02 Mar 2020 -- The Italian government is ramping up public health measures in a bid to halt the abrupt spike in Coronavirus infections, which rose by 50% Sunday from 24 hours earlier, the biggest one day jump in cases since the virus emerged in Italy.
• Italy's COVID-19 cases total 1,694, vast majority not serious People's Daily 02 Mar 2020 -- The number of Italians infected by the coronavirus "continues to accelerate," Giovanni Rezza, head of the Italian High Institute of Health's Department of Infectious Diseases, said Sunday, adding that the country was at least a week away from seeing a peak in the outbreak.
• Boris Johnson warns coronavirus 'will get worse before it gets better' Press TV 02 Mar 2020 -- Boris Johnson announced on Sunday the government was establishing a "war room" in the Cabinet Office, bringing together experts to respond to the growing crisis of the coronavirus.

India

• High level Group of Ministers reviews current status, and actions for prevention and management of COVID-19 India PIB 02 Mar 2020 -- Adequate measures are being taken to combat COVID-19; people are advised to take precautions and to report immediately in case of any symptoms: Dr. Harsh Vardhan

Pakistan

• Pakistan Shuts Afghan Border to Stop Spread of Coronavirus VOA 02 Mar 2020 -- Pakistan has temporarily closed a key southwestern crossing point with Afghanistan, saying the move is meant to prevent the spread of coronavirus on both sides of the border.

Iran

• Iran says doubts US intentions in offering coronavirus aid Press TV 02 Mar 2020 -- Iran says it does not count on the United States for help in its battle against the coronavirus because it does not trust Washington's alleged offer of assistance.
• Coronavirus death toll mounts to 66 in Iran IRNA 02 Mar 2020 -- Iran's Deputy Health Minister Ali-Reza Raeesi said on Monday that the cases of coronavirus infection reached 1,501 and its death toll mounted to 66 in the country.
• Gov't spox: Countering coronavirus spread among gov't top priorities IRNA 02 Mar 2020 -- Iranian Government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Monday that dealing with the spread of coronavirus will be among top priorities of the government and the Iranians more than ever are standing by each other to help government in this fight.
• Official: Coronavirus victims to be inhumed based on WHO standards IRNA 02 Mar 2020 -- An adviser to Iran's Health Minister Alireza Vahabzade in a message on Monday said that the dead body of coronavirus victims will be buried based on the World Health Organization standards.
• Spox: Iran not to count on US offer of coronavirus aid IRNA 02 Mar 2020 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi reacted to the US officials' claims of readiness to help Iran in fighting coronavirus and said Iran is skeptical about their true objectives so does not count on such aid.
• Armenia Extends Closure Of Border With Iran Over Coronavirus Fears RFE/RL 02 Mar 2020 -- Armenia says it will extend the closure of its border with neighboring Iran, where an outbreak of the coronavirus has killed dozens of people.
• Iran Coronavirus Deaths Mount, Including Senior Adviser To Iran's Supreme Leader RFE/RL 02 Mar 2020 -- Iran's Health Ministry reported 12 more deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the total to 66 deaths, while the number of cases in the country has reached 1,501.
• Ministry of Health Announces First Case of New Coronavirus for Citizen Coming from Iran SPA 02 Mar 2020 -- The Ministry of Health announced today that the laboratory results confirmed a first case of infection with new Coronavirus (COVID-19) for a citizen coming from Iran through the Kingdom of Bahrain. The ministry affirmed that the citizen did not disclose his existence in Iran at the Saudi port.

South Korea

• S.Korea confirms 599 more cases of COVID-19, 4,335 in total People's Daily 02 Mar 2020 -- South Korea confirmed 599 more cases of the COVID-19 on Monday, raising the total number of infections to 4,335, and the death toll advanced to 26.

Taiwan

• New rules to boost weekly face mask purchase quota CNA 02 Mar 2020 -- Taiwan residents will soon be allowed to buy an additional surgical face mask a week amid rising production of the masks, which are in high demand to combat the novel coronavirus, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Monday.
• Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Taiwan rises to 41 CNA 02 Mar 2020 -- A woman in her 20s, whose mother is infected with the novel coronavirus, has contracted the infection, bringing the total number of cases in Taiwan to 41, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Monday.

Other Countries

• Coronavirus cases top 80,000 in China, 4,000 in South Korea SPA 02 Mar 2020 -- China reported 202 new coronavirus infections and 42 deaths over the past day, bringing up the total number of cases of the novel coronavirus in China to 80,026, authorities said Monday, according to dpa.