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• Islamic State, Al-Qaida 'On the March' in Africa VOA 10 Mar 2020 -- Western-backed efforts to counter terror groups across Africa are falling short, increasing the chances one or more affiliates of Islamic State or al-Qaida could try to carve out their own caliphate on the continent, according to the latest assessment by a top U.S. commander.
• Ceremony Inaugurates First-Ever Navy Reserve Cyber Protection Unit NNS 10 Mar 2020 -- Navy Reserve leaders formally inaugurated the Navy's first reserve Cyber Protection Team during a ceremony at the Baltimore Navy Operational Support Center in Baltimore, March 7.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation report - 50 WHO 10 March 2020

United States

• Press Briefing by Vice President Pence and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force The White House 10 Mar 2020
• Rush Transcript: Governor Cuomo Accepts Recommendation of State Health Commissioner for New Emergency Measures to Contain Novel Coronavirus Cluster in New Rochelle New York State 10 Mar 2020
• State Health & Emergency Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts California Department of Public Health 10 Mar 2020
• Remarks by President Trump After Meeting with Republican Senators The White House 10 Mar 2020
• Remarks by President Trump and Vice President Pence at a Coronavirus Briefing with Health Insurers The White House 10 Mar 2020
• US Scales Down Military Exercises in Africa Due to Coronavirus VOA 10 Mar 2020 -- One of the U.S. military's largest exercises in Africa has been significantly scaled down due to the threat of the coronavirus.
• Defense Department Press Briefing DoD 10 Mar 2020 -- Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Jonathan R. Hoffman; Navy Rear Admiral William D. Byrne Jr., Vice Director, Joint Staff; And Air Force Brigadier General Paul A. Friedrichs, Joint Staff Surgeon
• DOD Confronts Coronavirus Head-On DoD News 10 Mar 2020 -- The Defense Department is taking positive action to protect people, safeguard critical national security missions and capabilities and support the whole-of-government approach to confronting the spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, DOD spokesman Jonathan Rath Hoffman said today.
• US refuses to use hospital ships to quarantine Grand Princess passengers. Here is why. Global Times 10 Mar 2020 -- The US Navy's state-of-the-art hospital ships can't do much to help the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) stricken Grand Princess cruise ship because they simply cannot quarantine thousands of people, experts said on Monday.
• U.S. Navy Civilian in Virginia Tests Presumptive Positive for COVID-19 NNS 10 Mar 2020 -- On Mar. 9, a U.S. Navy civilian employee at the US Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) in Falls Church, Virginia, tested "presumptive positive" for the coronavirus (COVID-19), marking the first positive case of a U.S. Navy civilian in Virginia. The individual is currently at a hospital in Northern Virginia under medical care in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines. The positive test result is considered a presumptive positive, pending confirmatory testing by CDC.
• Over 750 COVID-19 cases reported in U.S. as more community spread cases surface People's Daily 10 Mar 2020 -- Over 750 cases of COVID-19 were reported in the United States as of midnight Monday as the death toll rose to 26, according to the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering.
• US government continues to flounder as COVID-19 situation worsens People's Daily 10 Mar 2020 -- As the number of people dead and infected from COVID-19 sees a significant rise across the US, uncertainties among both officials and the public continue to grow over whether the US has already missed its best window of opportunity to curb the spread of the lethal virus, or even if the government is fully prepared for even more severe consequences.
• Trump eyes payroll tax relief in response to COVID-19 outbreak People's Daily 10 Mar 2020 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that his administration will ask Congress to approve a possible payroll tax cut and provide "very substantial relief" for hourly workers and industries hit by the COVID-19 outbreak.
• Trump not tested for coronavirus despite contact with exposed lawmakers Press TV 10 Mar 2020 -- US President Donald Trump has not been tested for coronavirus even though several lawmakers with whom he has come into close contact have announced they were self-quarantining over the virus, the White House said.
• Air Force update for COVID-19 affected activities: March 10, 2020 US Air Force 10 Mar 2020 -- In an effort to minimize the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 and to prioritize the health and safety of Department of the Air Force personnel, the following modifications have been made:
• National Guard Sent Into New York Suburb to Control Coronavirus VOA 10 Mar 2020 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called out the National Guard to help set up a containment zone in the New York City suburb of New Rochelle, which the governor says contains the country's largest cluster of coronavirus cases.
• US Insurance Firms to Cover Coronavirus Costs VOA 10 Mar 2020 -- U.S. health insurance companies will cover costs for coronavirus testing, Vice President Mike Pence said at a White House meeting Tuesday with company executives.

China

• Beijing strengthens epidemic control measures among migrant workers to shield the capital Global Times 10 Mar 2020 -- As China's capital, Beijing has strengthened preventative measures for migrant workers living in the city's "urban villages" to control the spread of COVID-19. The city has been given the highest priority after Wuhan in containing the virus.
• Closure of all Wuhan's makeshift hospitals indicates another stage in victory against COVID-19 Global Times 10 Mar 2020 -- The last Fang Cang makeshift hospital in the epicenter Wuhan, in Central China's Hubei Province, purposely built and designed for COVID-19 treatment, closed on Tuesday afternoon, indicating that all 16 makeshift hospitals built in the city have closed amid surging recoveries, which an expert said reflected a major stage in the victory against the virus.
• COVID-19 spread basically curbed in Hubei and Wuhan: Xi Global Times 10 Mar 2020 -- The spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been basically curbed in Hubei Province and its capital city Wuhan, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday while inspecting epidemic prevention and control work in the city.
• 70 pct of COVID-19 infections in China has recovered: WHO Global Times 10 Mar 2020 -- Of the around 80,000 reported cases of COVID-19 in China, more than 70 percent have recovered and been discharged, the chief of World Health Organization (WHO) said here Monday.
• Hubei relaxes personnel control as the number of COVID-19 cases drops People's Daily 10 Mar 2020 -- Hubei Province, the center of the novel coronavirus outbreak in central China, announced Tuesday it will adopt a differentiated personnel control policy, allowing healthy people from medium- and low-risk areas to travel within the province.
• Hong Kong considers more entry restrictions amid spreading COVID-19 worldwide People's Daily 10 Mar 2020 -- Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said Tuesday that Hong Kong considers imposing further restrictions on inbound travelers amid the spreading COVID-19 worldwide.
• China's Hubei reports 17 new coronavirus cases People's Daily 10 Mar 2020 -- Hubei Province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, reported 17 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 17 deaths on Monday, the provincial health commission said Tuesday.
• China will win battle against coronavirus: President Xi Press TV 10 Mar 2020 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping says China should keep strong and it will win the battle against the new coronavirus, which has plagued many countries and has killed thousands of people so far.
• Corona updates: China's president visits hotspot, in signal that worst of outbreak over Press TV 10 Mar 2020 -- China's President Xi Jinping has visited the city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, amid a drop in the number of infections and deaths and in a sign that the worst of the epidemic may be over in the country.
• Coronavirus in China: No new local cases out of Hubei for 3rd day Press TV 10 Mar 2020 -- China has confirmed 17 new coronavirus deaths, the lowest since January, raising the total number of fatalities in the country to 3,136.
• Wuhan Residents 'Under Armed Guard' During President's Visit to City Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2020 -- Chinese president Xi Jinping on Tuesday visited the virus-hit city of Wuhan to proclaim victory in the fight against the epidemic, as dissent continued to simmer among residents and commentators.

Europe

• 'Stay-at-Home' Order Stuns Italians as Some Question Enforcement VOA 10 Mar 2020 -- The Italian government may turn to the army to buttress the police in enforcing a dramatic "stay-at-home" order imposed Monday by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to try to retard the spread of the coronavirus contagion.

India

• Update on COVID-19 - Cabinet Secretary chairs high level review meeting India PIB 10 Mar 2020 -- Cabinet Secretary held a high-level meeting, here today, with Secretaries of the concerned Ministries/Departments to review the status, actions, preparedness and management of COVID-19 cases in the country.

Iran

• Iran: Fighting COVID2019 requires int'l efforts not blamegame IRNA 10 Mar 2020 -- Iranian Embassy in Italy in a statement responded to ambiguities and allegations promoted by some media against Iran with regard to fighting coronavirus, saying confronting the epidemic disease requires regional and international cooperation.
• FM Spox terms COVID19 a global challenge IRNA 10 Mar 2020 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi in a message on Tuesday described coronavirus as a global challenge, saying it is high time the world to stand up against the virus.
• Coronavirus infects 8042, kills 291 in Iran IRNA 10 Mar 2020 -- The head of Iran's Health Ministry Public Relations Office said on Monday that 8,042 people have been infected with coronavirus and 291 people have lost their lives to potentially fatal virus.
• WHO: Iran, well-prepared to contain COVID-19 IRNA 10 Mar 2020 -- The World Health Organization's Emergency Director for the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Richard Brennan, said on Tuesday that Iran is well-prepared to contain coronavirus epidemic.
• Iran To Designate Dead Medical Staff 'Martrys' As Coronavirus Kills 291 RFE/RL 10 Mar 2020 -- Iran says the novel coronavirus has killed 54 more people in the country, raising the death toll to 291.

South Korea

• S.Korea's COVID-19 cases rise to 7,513, death toll at 54 People's Daily 10 Mar 2020 -- South Korea confirmed 131 more cases of the COVID-19 on Tuesday, raising the total number of infections to 7,513.

Japan

• COVID-19 infections in Japan climbs to 519, death toll rises to 27 People's Daily 10 Mar 2020 -- Japan's health ministry and local governments said that the number of COVID-19 infections increased by nine on Tuesday to stand at a total of 519 infected people in Japan as of 5:00 p.m. local time.
• Japan's Cabinet approves bill enabling Abe to declare state of emergency amid COVID-19 outbreak People's Daily 10 Mar 2020 -- The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a special bill to enable better provisions to be made to combat the COVID-19 outbreak and empowering Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a state of emergency if necessary as the infections continue to rise.
• Japan imposes stricter travel restrictions for South Korea, China amid COVID-19 outbreak People's Daily 10 Mar 2020 -- Japan has imposed stricter travel restrictions for visitors from South Korea and China, which will last through the end of March, as part of enhanced efforts by the government to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.

Israel/Palestin

• Coronavirus Quarantines Add to Tensions in Israel, West Bank VOA 10 Mar 2020 -- Israel has imposed strict regulations for a two-week quarantine for all arriving Israelis and tourists because of the coronavirus outbreak. With the measures taking effect just before the Passover and Easter holidays, both Israelis and Palestinians are bracing for an economic hit. In the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Palestinians have declared a state of emergency and the normally bustling streets are empty.

Taiwan

• Home isolation/quarantine subjects to get compensation CNA 10 Mar 2020 -- Individuals subject to home isolation or home quarantine for 14 days to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus are entitled to monetary compensation for the mandatory movement constraints on them, according to a Cabinet bulletin released Tuesday.
• Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Taiwan rises to 47 CNA 10 Mar 2020 -- Taiwan confirmed two more COVID-19 coronavirus cases Tuesday, including one who is a family member of two previous cases and an imported case from the Netherlands, bringing the total cases across the country to 47, with one death, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said that day.
• About 400 military personnel in Taiwan under home quarantine: minister CNA 10 Mar 2020 -- Approximately 400 members of Taiwan's Armed Forces are currently under home quarantine as part of the military's efforts to keep the COVID-19 coronavirus at bay, Defense Minister Yen De-fa (嚴德發) said Tuesday.
• Taiwan Boosts Production of Face Masks, Controls Sale And Exports Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2020 -- Authorities in democratic Taiwan have banned the export of face-masks amid the global coronavirus epidemic, while curbing panic-buying at home with a centralized production, distribution and rationing system for its 23 million residents.

North Korea

• Campaign for Preventing COVID-19 Brisk in DPRK KCNA 10 Mar 2020 -- More strict measures are being taken in the DPRK to prevent COVID-19.

Other Countries

• Vietnam Confirms 34th Coronavirus Case as Economic Fallout Mounts Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2020 -- Vietnam's Health Ministry reported the country's 34th case of COVID-19 Tuesday, a woman that may have contracted the disease in a manner unrelated to the recent Hanoi outbreak.
• COVID-19 more fatal than flu: experts Global Times 10 Mar 2020 -- Even as the coronavirus continues to spread rapidly across the US, officials including President Donald Trump and some in the public still seek to downplay the risk of the deadly virus in an apparent bid to avoid disruptions to economic activities by arguing the common flu is more fatal than COVID-19.
• Australian COVID-19 cases hit 100 People's Daily 10 Mar 2020 -- The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia has hit triple digits.
• Coronavirus update: UN addresses school disruptions, suspends public access to New York Headquarters UN News 10 Mar 2020 -- In an attempt to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, classrooms have been shuttered across the world, causing a record number of students to miss school, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said on Tuesday.