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• Tunisia Targets Terrorist Hideouts After Suicide Bombing Near US Embassy VOA 06 Mar 2020 -- Two assailants on a motorcycle Friday attacked a Tunisian security forces checkpoint outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, blowing themselves up, killing one police officer and wounding four others plus a civilian. Police launched raids on the homes of the suspected bombers shortly after the attack.
• DOD's Cyber Strategy of Past Year Outlined Before Congress DoD News 06 Mar 2020 -- The 2018 Defense Department cyber strategy prioritizes the challenge of great-power competition and recognizes that DOD must defend forward to counter U.S. competitors' long-term, coordinated campaigns of malicious activity to gain political, economic and military advantage, a DOD official said on Capitol Hill.
• Six nations join in cyberspace training exercise in Bangkok Army News 06 Mar 2020 -- Multinational forces joined with the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) to conduct the second annual Cyberspace Field Training Exercise as part of Cobra Gold 2020 Feb. 24 - March 6.
• In U.S. Hacker Trial, The Tangled Web Of Russia's Cyberunderground Is Further Exposed RFE/RL 06 Mar 2020 -- In March 2012, a 25-year-old Russian computer whiz named Yevgeny Nikulin sat with several others in a conference room in a hotel in eastern Moscow. A video taken by a Ukrainian named Oleksandr Ieremenko showed them discussing plans for an Internet cafe business and other matters.
• U.S., Britain Again Accuse Russia Of Cyberattacks On Georgia RFE/RL 06 Mar 2020 -- The United States, Britain, and Estonia have accused Russian military intelligence of conducting massive cyberattacks against the Georgian government and media websites in a bid "to sow discord and disrupt the lives of ordinary Georgians."
• WHO Urges Vigilance as Ebola Epidemic Appears to Near End in DRC VOA 06 Mar 2020 -- The World Health Organization urges continued vigilance to prevent flareups of the deadly Ebola virus as the epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo moves closer to being officially declared over.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation report - 46 WHO 06 March 2020
• WHO Emergencies Press Conference on coronavirus disease outbreak - 6 March 2020 WHO
• Worldwide Death Toll From COVID-19 Rises by 99 to 3,380 – WHO Sputnik 06 Mar 2020 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had registered 2,873 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) worldwide within the past 24 hours, with 99 people having died, which brought the total death toll to 3,380.
• Coronavirus update: WHO chief calls for private sector to step up, and, should you be flying? UN News 06 Mar 2020 -- In his daily briefing to the press on Friday, World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned that supplies of medicine are at risk of disruption due to the epidemic, given that China - the worst hit nation so far - is a major producer of pharmaceutical ingredients.
• COVID-19: countries, businesses must safeguard human rights as virus spreads: Bachelet UN News 06 Mar 2020 -- As the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to spread globally, the UN's top human rights official appealed on Friday to put rights "front and centre" when implementing preventative measures.
• WHO chief says COVID-19 not pandemic despite very concerning signs People's Daily 06 Mar 2020 -- COVID-19 is not a pandemic for now although there are very concerning signs, the chief of World Health Organization (WHO) said here on Thursday, expressing his deep concern about the spread of the coronavirus into an increasing number of countries with weaker health systems over the past few days.

United States

• Remarks by President Trump at Signing of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 The White House 06 Mar 2020
• Message to the Congress on Emergency Funding Designations The White House 06 Mar 2020
• Bill Announcement The White House 06 Mar 2020
• Trump Approves $8 Billion to Fight COVID-19 VOA 06 Mar 2020 -- U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation Friday releasing $8.3 billion in emergency spending to combat the outbreak of the Coronavirus, a day after confirmation that it has spread to a suburb minutes away from the White House.
• Press Briefing by Vice President Pence and Members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force The White House 06 Mar 2020
• Idle Factories, Empty Trade Zone Highlight Coronavirus Impact on Southeast Asia Radio Free Asia 06 Mar 2020 -- A Chinese special economic zone in Laos has fallen silent, workers in Cambodia staged a strike after their factory closed for lack of inputs from China, and Myanmar grappled with plant closures and layoffs, as the economic fallout from the coronavirus cascaded across the region.
• Rush Transcript: At Novel Coronavirus Briefing, Governor Cuomo Confirms 11 Additional Cases - Bringing Statewide Total to 44 New York State 06 Mar 2020
• Rush Transcript: At Novel Coronavirus Briefing, Governor Cuomo Confirms 11 Additional Cases - Bringing Statewide Total to 33 New York State 06 Mar 2020
• State Health & Emergency Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts California Department of Public Health 06 Mar 2020
• COVID-19: Army stands ready Army News 06 Mar 2020 -- The Army is taking the necessary steps to combat the spread of COVID-19, all while simultaneously implementing measures to treat personnel impacted by the disease, the Army's top medical officer said Thursday.
• Pence Says 21 People Tested Positive for Coronavirus on Grand Princess Cruise Ship Sputnik 06 Mar 2020 -- Twenty-one people on board the Grand Princess cruise ship stranded off the coast of California were tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19), US Vice President Mike Pence told reporters.
• Million COVID-19 Test Kits Expected at US Labs Soon, HHS Chief Says VOA 06 Mar 2020 -- The U.S. Health and Human Services secretary said Thursday a million test kits for the COVID-19 are expected to arrive this weekend at U.S. labs.

China

• Wuhan Residents Heckle China's Vice Premier Over Lack of Food, Supplies Radio Free Asia 06 Mar 2020 -- Residents of a housing project in the central city of Wuhan heckled a top ruling Chinese Communist Party official on Thursday with shouts of "Fake!" after being told to stay home during his visit to their compound.
• Shenzhen reports second imported COVID-19, patient traveled to Spain Global Times 06 Mar 2020 -- South China's Shenzhen reported its second imported COVID-19 infection on Friday, with the patient traveling to Spain in early January and transferred flight in Abu Dhabi on her way back to China.
• Beijing registers 4 imported COVID-19 cases from Italy Global Times 06 Mar 2020 -- Beijing reported four new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection on Thursday, all of which are imported cases from Italy, local health authorities said Friday.
• Coronavirus death toll hits 124 in Iran, 913 patients recover IRNA 06 Mar 2020 -- Iran's Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoosh Jahanpour announced that 1,234 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since yesterday that is associated with the more activeness of the country's laboratory system.
• Medical Observation and Material Supply for Preventing COVID-19 Intensified in DPRK KCNA 06 Mar 2020 -- The prevention of COVID-19 is being intensified across the country along with a series of nationwide top-class anti-epidemic measures taken true to the spirit of the enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
• China study suggests 14-day COVID-19 quarantine too short for women CNA 06 Mar 2020 -- A Chinese study on the globally-spread epidemic caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19) that first appeared in late 2019 in China's Wuhan, suggests there should be different control approaches between men and women, including a longer quarantine isolation period for women.
• China faces rising risk of imported COVID-19 cases: official People's Daily 06 Mar 2020 -- Chinese health authorities said Friday that China must not relax its vigilance or lower the level of work in epidemic prevention and control as the number of imported cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) increases.
• Death Toll From Coronavirus in Mainland China Reaches 3,042, Over 80,500 Infected Sputnik 06 Mar 2020 -- The outbreak of pneumonia caused by a new strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) was first registered in the Chinese city of Wuhan, Hubei province, and has since spread to at least 85 countries, according to the data provided by the World Health Organisation.

Europe

• Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ireland rises to 13 People's Daily 06 Mar 2020 -- Seven new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Ireland on Thursday, bringing to 13 the total number of such cases in the country, according to the Irish Department of Health.
• EU Ministers Meet to Tackle Coronavirus Outbreak VOA 06 Mar 2020 -- European Union health ministers held an extraordinary meeting to discuss the latest developments regarding the coronavirus outbreak. The continental bloc is trying to improve its collective response to the coronavirus outbreak, aside from some members' decision to ban the export of protective equipment such as masks.
• Number of Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in EU Grows to Over 4,000 - Health Commissioner Sputnik 06 Mar 2020 -- Death toll from COVID-19 in France reportedly reaches 9

Russia

• Russia Ramps Up Response to Coronavirus VOA 06 Mar 2020 -- Russia has ramped up efforts to battle the spread of the coronavirus, imposing a "high-alert regime" in the capital and canceling a flagship international economic forum in St. Petersburg as precautionary measures.

Iran

• Iran steps up efforts to contain COVID-19 as 1,234 new cases confirmed Press TV 06 Mar 2020 -- Iran has imposed further travel restrictions for its citizens as part of efforts to contain the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, as the Health Ministry confirms over 1,200 new cases of infection in 24 hours.
• Coronavirus Death Toll In Iran Hits 124, Including Former Deputy Minister RFE/RL 06 Mar 2020 -- Iran says the death toll from the new coronavirus has risen to 124 in the Islamic republic, including a former deputy foreign minister who reportedly died after being infected with the virus.
• 11 of 311 returnees from Iran to NW China found infected with COVID-19 Global Times 06 Mar 2020 -- Eleven people among the 311 passengers flying via chartered planes arranged by Chinese authorities and airlines from Iran to Lanzhou, in Northwest China's Gansu Province, were confirmed as COVID-19 cases on Thursday, lifting the total number of COVID-19 infections in the province to 102 while on the same day no local residents were reported infected.

South Korea

• S.Korea's COVID-19 cases rise to 6,088, death toll at 41 People's Daily 06 Mar 2020 -- South Korea confirmed 322 more cases of the COVID-19 on Thursday afternoon, raising the total number of infections to 6,088.
• Number of Coronavirus Cases in South Korea Rises to 6,284, Deaths Increase to 42 Sputnik 06 Mar 2020 -- South Korea remains one of the countries affected most by novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outside China, where the virus originated last December and has since spread to at least 85 countries, according to the latest data provided by the World Health Organisation.

Taiwan

• Taiwan, Philippines disagree on where man contracted coronavirus CNA 06 Mar 2020 -- Taiwan on Friday revealed more details about a coronavirus case that it believes was imported from the Philippines, an independent traveler who was diagnosed with the disease a day earlier after a recent trip to the neighboring country.
• CECC isolates 103 for contact with Australian COVID-19 case CNA 06 Mar 2020 -- The Taiwanese authorities have placed 103 people under home isolation after they had contact with an Australian classical musician who was diagnosed with COVID-19 following a Feb. 23-March 2 visit to Taiwan, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Friday.
• Taiwan announces new COVID-19 case, total up to 45 CNA 06 Mar 2020 -- Taiwan confirmed one more novel coronavirus (COVID-19) case on Friday, bringing the total across the country to 45, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said.

Other Countries

• First Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in Costa Rica Sputnik 06 Mar 2020 -- The new virus (COVID-19) originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, Hubei province, and has since spread to more than 80 countries, according to the latest data provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
• Colombia Confirms First Case of Coronavirus Sputnik 06 Mar 2020 -- Originating in China last December, novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has since spread to more than 80 countries and infected over 95,300 people, according to the latest data provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
• First Case of Coronavirus Reported in Vatican Sputnik 06 Mar 2020 -- The disease was confirmed in the city-state amid the virus spreading across Italy, which is the main centre of the infection in Europe. According to recent data, the death toll in the country has climbed to 148 people, with the total number of infected exceeding 3,800.
• Kenya Prepares to Fight Coronavirus, Should It Arrive VOA 06 Mar 2020 -- Kenya has set up more than 100 hospital beds in preparation for possible coronavirus cases. The east African nation has assured its citizens health workers are well prepared to stop the spread of the virus, athough Kenya has not reported any confirmed cases.
• Cameroon Calls for Increased Hygiene Measures After First Coronavirus Case VOA 06 Mar 2020 -- Cameroon confirmed the central African state's first case of COVID-19 on its territory Friday. Officials say it was discovered in a French citizen who arrived in Cameroon on Feb. 24.