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• Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation report - 111 WHO 10 May 2020
• Global COVID-19 cases top 4 mln - Johns Hopkins University People's Daily 10 May 2020 -- The United States suffered the most from the pandemic, with 1,305,199 cases and a death toll of 78,469.
• COVID-19 quickly spread around the world from late 2019, new study shows People's Daily 10 May 2020 -- A new genetic study suggests COVID-19 started spreading quickly around the world at the end of last year, according to CNN.
• Over 4.1mn now infected with coronavirus globally, 280K+ dead Press TV 10 May 2020 -- The new coronavirus has now infected 4,101,641 people and killed 280,435 others globally, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
• Blocking UN resolution defies WHO role, hurts global solidarity Global Times 10 May 2020 -- Blocking a UN resolution for a global cease-fire over reference to the World Health Organization (WHO) is just another typical move by the US to weaken global efforts in fighting the coronavirus pandemic as the organization has been Washington's next key target in its blame games against Beijing which aim to disguise the Trump administration's massive failures in handling the pandemic.

United States

• Top US Aides Take Coronavirus Precautions VOA 10 May 2020 -- Key U.S. health officials working at the White House are quarantining after being exposed in recent days to people who have contracted the virus.
• Obama: Trump's Handling of Pandemic Is 'Absolute Chaotic Disaster' VOA 10 May 2020 -- Former U.S. President Barack Obama says current U.S. President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been "an absolute chaotic disaster."
• Slamming Trump's coronavirus response, Obama stresses urgency for Democrats to retake White House People's Daily 10 May 2020 -- Former U.S. President Barack Obama in a recent private conversation blasted the response to the coronavirus pandemic by the current administration of President Donald Trump as "absolute chaotic disaster," vowing to tirelessly help unseat the incumbent president in the upcoming general election.
• US Govt Rejected Offer For Millions of N-95 Masks at Start of COVID-19 Pandemic - Report Sputnik 10 May 2020 -- The first coronavirus case in the United States was registered on 21 January, after the patient returned from the Chinese city of Wuhan. One day later the Trump administration reportedly received an offer from private medical supply company Prestige Ameritech.
• Dr Fauci Begins 'Modified Quarantine' After Contact With COVID-19-Positive WH Staffer Sputnik 10 May 2020 -- Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease since 1984, is one of the leading members of the White House Task Force, and is known to routinely contradict US President Donald Trump when advising on health issues to the US public amid the pandemic.
• U.S. administration slammed for absence in int'l efforts against COVID-19 People's Daily 10 May 2020 -- Expert, senator and former official have criticized the U.S. administration for stepping back from the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic just as it is needed most, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
• Three kids died in New York of illness linked to coronavirus: Cuomo Press TV 10 May 2020 -- Three children in New York have died from an inflammatory disease thought to be linked to the novel coronavirus, says Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
• State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts California Department of Public Health 10 May 2020

China

• WHO rebuts German reports of China-WHO withholding COVID-19 info Global Times 10 May 2020 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday refuted a report from media outlet Der Spiegel regarding the details of information-sharing on COVID-19 between China and the organization, slashing false reports that distract global efforts in fighting the pandemic as the report also contradicted the official timeline of the epidemic response that the Chinese government had earlier released.
• China refutes 'two dozen lies' by US politicians over COVID-19 pandemic Press TV 10 May 2020 -- China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in an article has strongly refuted two dozen "preposterous allegations" and "false claims" by some leading US politicians over its handling of the new coronavirus outbreak.
• Commentary: China boosts national pride in coronavirus fight, but not to export "Chinese model" People's Daily 10 May 2020 -- The fact that China is winning its war against COVID-19 is undeniable, even though some Western politicians are still smearing China for their own political interests.
• COVID-19 pushes US-China relations to lowest point in decades Press TV 10 May 2020 -- The coronavirus threatens to further send the already strained relations between the US and China on a rapid downward slide, at a time when cooperation between the world's two largest economies is key to combat the pandemic and salvage the global economy.
• City in Jilin declares martial law over COVID-19 Global Times 10 May 2020 -- A city in Northeast China's Jilin Province has imposed martial law in its fight against COVID-19 after an infected laundrywoman spread the virus to 11 others, unsettling locals as it was just recovering from the epidemic.
• China's Jilin reports 11 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 10 May 2020 -- Northeast China's Jilin Province reported 11 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, local health authorities said Sunday.
• What has the Wuhan virus lab done since December? Global Times 10 May 2020 -- Amid rumors circulating on the internet that the novel coronavirus leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology or that it was man-made, lab researchers outlined what the lab has done since December and its work on the frontline of epidemic prevention and control.
• Wuhan district ups response after first infection in 36 days Global Times 10 May 2020 -- The city of Wuhan in Central China's Hubei Province reported one COVID-19 case on Saturday, the first new case in the city since April 4 before Wuhan lifted its lockdown. Dongxihu district, where the patient lives, raised its epidemic-response level to the middle on Sunday.
• Heilongjiang man confirmed with COVID-19 after testing negative seven times Global Times 10 May 2020 -- Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Saturday reported one new confirmed case, when a 70-year-old man who tested negative for COVID-19 seven times under isolation turned to be positive.
• 74 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland Global Times 10 May 2020 -- A total of 74 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospitals Saturday after recovery on the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
• China's Hubei reports 1 newly confirmed case of COVID-19 People's Daily 10 May 2020 -- One new confirmed case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was reported in central China's Hubei Province on Saturday, the provincial health commission said Sunday.
• China's Hubei reports 1 new confirmed COVID-19 case People's Daily 10 May 2020 -- One new confirmed case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was reported in central China's Hubei Province on Saturday, the provincial health commission said Sunday.
• Chinese mainland reports 2 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 10 May 2020 -- The Chinese mainland reported two new imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Saturday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,683, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
• Chinese mainland reports 14 new confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 10 May 2020 -- Chinese health authority said Sunday that it received report of 14 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Saturday, of which two were imported cases reported in Shanghai.
• Factbox: China's fight against novel coronavirus outbreak People's Daily 10 May 2020 -- Here are the latest developments on COVID-19 in China:
• China reports 1st coronavirus case in Wuhan since April 3 among 14 new infections SPA 10 May 2020 -- China's National Health Commission reported 14 new confirmed coronavirus cases on May 9, the highest number since April 28, including the first for more than a month in the city of Wuhan where the outbreak was first detected late last year, according to Reuters.

Europe

• PM address to the nation on coronavirus: 10 May 2020 Gov.UK 10 May 2020 -- It is now almost two months since the people of this country began to put up with restrictions on their freedom – your freedom – of a kind that we have never seen before in peace or war.
• Britain Enters Post-coronavirus Period Monday VOA 10 May 2020 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson emphasized that Britain is not ending the lockdown but only modifying tough measures that had been imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
• UK was not ready for worst-case pandemic scenario: leaked report Global Times 10 May 2020 -- Britain was not prepared to deal with a health pandemic, according to the Evening Standard newspaper, citing a recently leaked secret Whitehall document produced years before the novel coronavirus outbreak.
• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Sets Out Plans to Gradually Relax Lockdown Restrictions Sputnik 10 May 2020 -- The prime minister is expected to present a five-tier alert system for England to allow the authorities to increase coronavirus-related limitations locally, if necessary. Other constituent regions will be urged to follow the recommendations, but they are entitled to follow their own path.
• Scotland's Nicola Sturgeon: Boris Johnson's Decision to Drop 'Stay at Home' Message is Catastrophic Sputnik 10 May 2020 -- UK authorities have been engaged in a fierce debate in recent weeks over when lockdown restrictions should be lifted in order for businesses to reopen, with one side suggesting that the focus should be on the economy, while the other side argues that lifting the restrictions early may bring about a second wave of the pandemic.
• UK Government Releases Previously Redacted Document on Harsher Lockdown Measures Sputnik 10 May 2020 -- On 8th May, The Guardian reported that some members of Whitehall's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies were angry over the manner in which the government heavily redacted an official report before it was released publicly.
• UK nations in open rebellion over lockdown relaxation Press TV 10 May 2020 -- The government's confusing transition from strict lockdown to a softer version is threatening to inflame the UK's centrifugal forces.
• Nicola Sturgeon defies London over lockdown relaxation Press TV 10 May 2020 -- Scotland's First Secretary, Nicola Sturgeon, has openly defied Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, over the expected relaxation of the coronavirus lockdown, thus deepening the rift between Edinburgh and London as to how to manage the crisis.
• Spanish PM calls for maintaining vigilance as restrictions ease People's Daily 10 May 2020 -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday called on citizens to maintain vigilance and precaution as approximately half of the country prepares to move into the second stage of the four-phase plan to ease lockdown restrictions which were put in place on March 15 to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
• Spain registers lowest daily coronavirus deaths since mid-March SPA 10 May 2020 -- Spain registered its lowest daily number of coronavirus deaths since mid-March on Sunday, as half the population prepared for an easing of one of Europe's strictest lockdowns, Reuters reported.

Russia

• Russian coronavirus cases above 200,000 SPA 10 May 2020 -- The Russian authorities said on Sunday they had recorded 11,012 new cases of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 209,688. Russia's coronavirus taskforce said 88 people had died in the past day, pushing the national death toll to 1,915, according to Reuters.

India

• COVID-19 deaths surpass 2,000, total cases cross 60,000 mark in India Global Times 10 May 2020 -- Deaths due to COVID-19 surpassed 2,000 and the total number of cases crossed 60,000 mark in India on Sunday, according to data released by the federal health ministry.
• Repatriated Indians Arrive Kochi Onboard Indian Naval Warship INS Jalashwa FROM Maldives India PIB 10 May 2020 -- INS Jalashwa, deployed for "Operation Samudra Setu", entered Kochi harbour at around 10:00 am on 10 May with a total of 698 Indian nationals stranded at Maldives, which included women, elderly people and children.
• Operation Samudra Setu - INS Magar Departs Male with Indian Citizens Embarked India PIB 10 May 2020 -- INS Magar, the second Indian Naval ship to reach Male, Maldives for evacuation of Indian citizens, has departed Male, Maldives after completing embarkation of personnel.
• Operation Samudra Setu INS Magar Arrives at Male to Evacuate Indian Citizens India PIB 10 May 2020 -- INS Magar, the second naval ship of the Indian Navy's Op Samudra Setu, to evacuate stranded Indian Nationals from Maldives and ensure smooth and safe passage back to India, arrived at Male Port on the morning of 10 May 20.
• MISSION SAGAR - 10 MAY 2020 India PIB 10 May 2020 -- As part of the Government of India outreach amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Indian Naval Ship Kesari has departed for Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar and Comoros, to provide Food Items, COVID related Medicines including HCQ Tablets and Special Ayurvedic Medicines with Medical Assistance Teams embarked, on 10 May 20.
• "The robust indigenous IgG ELISA test for antibody detection developed by ICMR-NIV, Pune will play a critical role in surveillance for COVID-19": Dr. Harsh Vardhan India PIB 10 May 2020 -- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology (NIV) at Pune has developed and validated the indigenous IgG ELISA test "COVID KAVACH ELISA" for antibody detection for COVID-19.
• Dr. Harsh Vardhan visits Mandoli COVID-19 Care Centre to review status of COVID-19 management India PIB 10 May 2020 -- Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan today visited the COVID Care Centre (CCC) at Mandoli Jail, New Delhi to review status of COVID-19 management. Keeping in view the emerging requirements for hospital preparedness, Mandoli CCC is Police Residential Complex turned dedicated COVID-19 Centre consisting of adequate isolation rooms and beds for COVID-19 patients with mild/very mild symptoms.
• Adequate health infrastructure and health facilities set up for COVID-19 management India PIB 10 May 2020 -- Adequate health infrastructure and health facilities have been identified and set up for COVID-19 management in the country.

Iran

• Official: COVID-19 kills 51 more people in Iran IRNA 10 May 2020 -- Head of Iran's Health Ministry's Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Sunday that some 51 more Iranians died of coronavirus over the past 24 hours and 86,143 people out of a total of 107,603 infected with the coronavirus have survived and recovered while unfortunately, the total number of deaths reached 6,640.
• National Task Force for Fighting Coronavirus convenes ISNA 10 May 2020 -- The National Task Force for Fighting Coronavirus convened on Sunday morning with the Supreme Leader of the Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani, other members of the task force and governor-generals from around the country through videoconference.
• Khamenei Undecided: Reopen Shrines To Please Clerics, Or Opt For Public Health Radio Farda 10 May 2020 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared undecided on the sensitive issue of reopening busy religious sites and shrines during a meeting of the COVID-19 Control Task Force on Sunday May 10.

South Korea

• South Korea Warns of Possible 'Second Wave' of COVID VOA 10 May 2020 -- South Korea warned Sunday of the possibility of a second wave of COVID-19 infections.
• S. Korea's Moon warns of COVID-19 second wave as cases rebound SPA 10 May 2020 -- South Korea warned of a second wave of the new coronavirus on Sunday as infections rebounded to a one-month high, just as the authorities were starting to ease some pandemic restrictions, according to Reuters.

Saudi Arabia

• COVID-19 Follow-up Committee Holds 81st Meeting SPA 10 May 2020 -- Under the chairmanship of Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, the COVID-19 Follow-up Committee held its 81st meeting today, in the presence of the members of the Committee representing a number of the relevant governmental entities.
• Official Source at Interior Ministry Announces the Lift of Additional Precautionary Measures in Samtah Governorate Starting Tomorrow SPA 10 May 2020 -- An official source at the Ministry of Interior announced today that, pursuant to the ministry's statement on 24/8/1441H imposing a 24-hour curfew on Samtah and Al-Dayer governorates in Jazan Region, it was decided, as per health authorities recommendations, to lift, as of tomorrow, Monday May 11, 2020, the precautionary measures imposed on Samtah governorate and, accordingly, allow residents of Samtah to move to meet their needs from 09:00 a.m. through 05:00 p.m., while instructions excluding exceptional activities from curfew restrictions as well as health precautionary measures to combat coronavirus which have been previously announced will remain in force.

Taiwan

• No new COVID-19 cases in Taiwan for 3 straight days CNA 10 May 2020 -- Taiwan confirmed no new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus for the third consecutive day on Sunday, keeping the total at 440 since the pandemic began late last year, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Face masks for children under 4 to be available next week: CECC CNA 10 May 2020 -- The government will begin supplying face masks for children under the age of four, starting next week, via its online ordering system and at convenience stores, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Sunday.

Singapore

• Singapore reports 876 new coronavirus cases, taking total to 23,336 SPA 10 May 2020 -- Singapore registered 876 new coronavirus infections, its health ministry said on Sunday, taking the city-state's total to 23,336 cases, according to Reuters.
• Singapore's Coronavirus Outbreak Sends Malaysia Scrambling to Test Migrant Workers VOA 10 May 2020 -- Malaysia is scrambling to test millions of migrants for the coronavirus to avoid a repeat of the outbreak that has hit neighboring Singapore, where foreign workers crammed into teeming dormitories now account for most of its confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Philippines

• China donates more medical supplies to Philippines to help fight COVID-19 Global Times 10 May 2020 -- China is donating more medical equipment and supplies to help the Philippines contain the spread of COVID-19 and speed up the country's recovery from the highly infectious disease.
• Philippines reports 184 new coronavirus cases, 15 more deaths SPA 10 May 2020 -- The Philippines' health ministry on Sunday confirmed 184 new coronavirus cases, taking the Southeast Asian nation's total reported infections to 10,794, Reuters reported.

Other Countries

• Ensure city poor and vulnerable are fed, amidst lockdown hunger risk, urges UN UN News 10 May 2020 -- The UN food agency, FAO, warns that hunger and fatalities could rise significantly in urban areas, without measures to ensure that poor and vulnerable residents have access to food. In Latin America, cities are finding ways to keep food supplies flowing, despite the current restrictions on movement and supplies.
• Unilateral sanctions hamper Syria's fight against coronavirus pandemic: UN envoy Press TV 10 May 2020 -- Syria's Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari says unilateral sanctions imposed by the Western countries are hampering the Damascus government's efforts to import medicine and other medical supplies to fight the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak in the country.
• Malaysia reports 67 new coronavirus cases with no new deaths SPA 10 May 2020 -- Malaysian health authorities on Sunday reported 67 new coronavirus cases, bringing the cumulative total to 6,656, according to Reuters
• Kuwait Reports 1065 New Coronavirus Cases SPA 10 May 2020 -- Kuwait reported today 1065 new coronavirus, COVID-19, infections in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of infections to 8688.
• Morocco Announces 128 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 10 May 2020 -- Morocco announced today 128 new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and two deaths. This brings the total number of coronavirus infections in the country to 6038 , and the death toll to 188, according to Morocco Press Agency (MAP).
• UAE Reports 781 New Coronavirus Cases SPA 10 May 2020 -- Ministry of Health and Prevention in the United Arab Emirates reported today 781 new coronavirus cases of various nationalities, bringing the total number of infections to 18,198 cases, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
• Oman Reports 175 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 10 May 2020 -- The Omani Ministry of Health reported 175 new coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Sultanate of Oman to 3,399.
• Australian Children to Gradually Return to School As COVID-19 Controls Ease VOA 10 May 2020 -- In Australia, schools have been one of the most controversial parts of COVID-19 lockdowns. The vast majority of students have stayed home. Only a small number of children whose parents cannot care for them during the day have been allowed to attend. However, as Australia begins to wind back some of its coronavirus restrictions, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is again insisting all students should return to class. This has put him at odds with state governments, which have control over schools.