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• Navy Ship Takes Down Drug Vessel, Seizes 1.5 Tons of Cocaine DoD News 22 May 2020 -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney, with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement detachment team, seized an estimated 3,000 pounds of cocaine in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
• FBI Director Orders Internal Review of Investigation Into Ex-Trump Adviser Flynn Sputnik 22 May 2020 -- Christopher Wray, director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, has called for an after-action review of the agency's investigation into former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation report - 123 WHO 22 May 2020
• WHO Emergencies Press Conference on coronavirus disease outbreak - 22 May 2020 WHO 22 May 2020
• WHO Rates Its COVID-19 Efforts, Points to $900M Funding Gap VOA 22 May 2020 -- The World Health Organization director-general told the agency's executive board Friday it has a $900 million gap in funds for its response to the coronavirus pandemic.
• WHO, Other Groups Say COVID-19 Restrictions Put Vaccine Programs at Risk VOA 22 May 2020 -- Nearly 80 million children under age 1 are at higher risk of preventable diseases such as measles, cholera and polio because of the disruption of routine vaccination programs, according to a report released Friday by the World Health Organization and other global organizations.
• Early COVID-19 Vaccine Data Positive, but 'Unimpressive' VOA 22 May 2020 -- A COVID-19 vaccine shows positive but somewhat disappointing results in the first stage of testing, according to a new study published Friday in The Lancet medical journal.
• New Studies Warn of Dangers From Hydroxychloroquine, Falling Vaccination Rates VOA 22 May 2020 -- A malaria drug that U.S. President Donald Trump says he has been taking to avoid contracting COVID-19 has been linked to increased risk of death in patients with the disease, according to a study published in a prominent medical journal.

United States

• Rush Transcript: Amid Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, Governor Cuomo Launches $100 Million New York Forward Loan Fund to Help Small Businesses New York State 22 May 2020
• Navy, Army Partner for 3D Printing of COVID-19 Test Swabs DoD News 22 May 2020 -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, and the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity at Fort Detrick, Maryland, finalized a memorandum of agreement to support the production and delivery of 3D-printed nasopharyngeal test swabs needed to support diagnostic testing for COVID-19.
• DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FILES STATEMENT OF INTEREST CHALLENGING THE LEGALITY OF ILLINOIS GOVERNOR'S SWEEPING COVID-19 ORDERS US Dept. of Justice 22 May 2020 -- The Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest in an Illinois federal court in support of a lawsuit filed by Illinois state representative Darren Bailey challenging certain actions of Governor J.B. Pritzker in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Religious Communities Cautious as Trump Calls for Houses of Worship to Reopen VOA 22 May 2020 -- President Donald Trump is calling on the nation's governors to immediately reopen churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship, characterizing them as "essential places that provide essential services" during the pandemic.
• Pandemic Exposes Health Care Failings for African Americans VOA 22 May 2020 -- Sitting outside an urgent care medical center, Michelle Thomas feels sick. She traveled 30 minutes across town from her Washington, D.C., neighborhood to seek treatment for a persistent cough and fever. Both are common symptoms for COVID-19 in a city that has lost at least 400 residents to the pandemic.
• Puerto Rico Set To Reopen Businesses and Beaches, Amid Warning VOA 22 May 2020 -- Puerto Rico is set to reopen retail businesses, beaches, and places of worship on Tuesday, with a warning from health experts that the U.S. territory's government is not prepared for a possible surge in new infections as it moves from a two-month lockdown.
• State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts California Department of Public Health 22 May 2020

China

• China moves to block COVID-19 resurgence with detailed public health policy Global Times 22 May 2020 -- The government work report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang at the third session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) on Friday clearly charted the future efforts in the public health sector, especially those found inadequate from China's COVID-19 response at the early stage, which showed the central government's determination to never allow a resurgence of the epidemic or any other infectious disease, Chinese medical experts said on Friday.
• Over 3,600 COVID-19 patients aged over 80 cured in Hubei: NPC deputy People's Daily 22 May 2020 -- Over 3,600 COVID-19 patients above 80 years old have been cured in central China's Hubei province, including seven who were aged above 100, said Luo Jie, a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC).
• Epidemic impact on China's economy significant, but temporary: official People's Daily 22 May 2020 -- The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on China's economy is significant but will be short-term and temporary, a senior official with the country's top economic planning body said Friday.
• Orderly and calm, Wuhan residents line up for citywide tests People's Daily 22 May 2020 -- After a night of heavy rain, red and blue plastic stools mushroomed along Wuhan's Dongting Road on Thursday to offer seats for residents as they lined up for novel coronavirus tests.
• China's Hubei reports no new confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 22 May 2020 -- No new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in central China's Hubei Province on Thursday, the provincial health commission said Friday.
• China to implement policy package to support epidemic-hit Hubei People's Daily 22 May 2020 -- China will implement a package of policies to support the development of epidemic-hit Hubei Province, according to a government work report submitted to the national legislature for deliberation on Friday.
• China pledges efforts to minimize losses from COVID-19 People's Daily 22 May 2020 -- China will redouble its efforts to minimize the losses resulting from COVID-19 and fulfill the targets and tasks for economic and social development this year, according to a government work report submitted to the national legislature for deliberation on Friday.

Europe

• Europe Coronavirus Updates: UK deaths top 36,000, Italy's death toll at 32,486 People's Daily 22 May 2020 -- UK COVID-19 deaths top 36,000 as gov't vows to deliver virus trace system;
• UK Dropped South Korea-Style Widespread Testing Due to 'Sheer Scale' of Coronavirus Outbreak Sputnik 22 May 2020 -- The coronavirus pandemic has spread across the United Kingdom to such a degree that it has become the worst country in Europe for total deaths from the disease. The government has been under fire in recent weeks for not rolling out sufficient testing and learning from the example of countries which were hit by the outbreak earlier.
• UK government intentionally put a stop to mass testing and tracing in March: advisers Press TV 22 May 2020 -- It has been brought to light that Britain intentionally put an end to mass testing and contact tracing of those with or suspected of having COVID-19 in March since a surge in new cases at that time would have been beyond the system's capacity.
• Priti Patel Announces 14 Day Quarantine for People Entering UK Sputnik 22 May 2020 -- Earlier in the day, Sky News reported that the UK government was expected to strengthen its 14-day quarantine policy for those arriving or returning to the country following the end of the current coronavirus lockdown.
• Germany's Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Rise by 460 to 177,212 SPA 22 May 2020 -- The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 460 to 177,212, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday, Reuters reported.
• Spain's New Poor Take Brunt of COVID-19 Fallout VOA 22 May 2020 -- Eduardo Sánchez is among the volunteers at a Red Cross food bank in Barcelona. Unfortunately, he is also one of a growing number of Spaniards who depend upon the charity for basic necessities.
• Spain to Begin Easing COVID-19 Restrictions in Madrid, Barcelona VOA 22 May 2020 -- The Spanish government Friday announced it will allow the cities of Madrid and Barcelona to ease their COVID-19-related lockdown measures beginning Monday.

Russia

• Meeting on sanitary and epidemiological situation President of Russia 22 May 2020 -- The President held a videoconference meeting on the sanitary and epidemiological situation in the Russian Federation.
• Survey: One In Three Russian Doctors Told To 'Adjust' COVID-19 Stats RFE/RL 22 May 2020 -- More than a third of doctors working with coronavirus patients in Russia have received "instructions" to manipulate statistics on the COVID-19 outbreak, a new poll suggests.
• Russia reports record daily rise in new coronavirus deaths SPA 22 May 2020 -- Russia on Friday reported 150 new fatalities from the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, a record daily rise, taking the country's official nationwide death toll from the virus to 3,249, according to Reuters.
• Chechen Parliament Speaker Denies Reports That Kadyrov is Infected With COVID-19 Sputnik 22 May 2020 -- Earlier, it had been reported that Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov was infected with the coronavirus and had been transferred to hospital in Moscow.
• Russia May Face Second COVID-19 Wave in October-November - Putin Sputnik 22 May 2020 -- Russia may face a new COVID-19 wave in the period between October and November, and this should be taken into consideration while removing the restrictions imposed to contain the virus, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

India

• UPDATES ON COVID-19 India PIB 22 May 2020
• India's coronavirus cases exceed 118,000 SPA 22 May 2020 -- India's coronavirus cases rose by a record 6,088 to 118,447 in the past day, according to the country's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Russian News Agency (TASS) reported.
• India Reports Largest Daily Spike in Coronavirus Infections VOA 22 May 2020 -- India's health ministry said Friday the country has recorded its largest increase in COVID-19 infections in a 24-hour period - 6,088. There were 148 deaths in the same time frame - from Thursday morning to Friday, the ministry said. Currently, the massive country has 119,574 reported coronavirus infections, according to the Johns Hopkins University coronavirus dashboard, and 3,707 deaths.

Iran

• Official: COVID19 death toll hits 7,300 in Iran IRNA 22 May 2020 -- Head of Iranian Health Ministry's Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Friday that some 51 more Iranians died because of coronavirus over the past 24 hours and 102,276 people out of a total of 131,652 infected with the coronavirus have survived and recovered, but regretfully the total number of deaths reached 7,300.
• Iran Suspected Of Being Behind New Cyberattacks Against Israel Radio Farda 22 May 2020 -- Hundreds of mostly unsecured Israeli websites were attacked by Iran-based hackers on Thursday morning, disabling the sites and replacing them with a message "threatening Israel" with "destruction", local media reported.
• Iran Health Officials Warning To Stay Home During Eid Al-Fitr Holiday Radio Farda 22 May 2020 -- Amid ever-increasing number of infections, Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi on Friday once again called on Iranians to stay home during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Japan

• Japan to Start COVID-19 Antibody Testing Next Month VOA 22 May 2020 -- Japan's health ministry announced Friday plans to begin conducting 10,000 antibody tests on residents of Tokyo, Osaka and northeastern Miyagi prefecture to better understand how the coronavirus spreads.

Saudi Arabia

• COVID-19 Committee Holds 93rd Meeting SPA 22 May 2020 -- Under the chairmanship of Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, the COVID-19 Follow-up Committee held its 93rd meeting today, in the presence of the members of the Committee representing a number of the relevant governmental entities.

Taiwan

• No new COVID-19 cases in Taiwan Friday CNA 22 May 2020 -- Taiwan confirmed no new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus on Wednesday, keeping the total at 441 since the pandemic began late last year, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Taiwan's COVID-19 vaccine could begin human trials this fall: VP CNA 22 May 2020 -- A vaccine Taiwan's National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) is developing for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will enter human trials as early as this autumn, Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) disclosed Friday.

Yemen

• Yemen: Coronavirus transmission likely widespread, decimating 'collapsed' health system, UN warns UN News 22 May 2020 -- War-torn Yemen's health system has 'in effect, collapsed" under the strain of a widening COVID-19 outbreak, with epidemiologists estimating that the virus could spread faster and more widely than in many other countries, the UN warned on Friday.
• UN: Yemen on Brink of Disaster as COVID-19 Spreads VOA 22 May 2020 -- The United Nations warns COVID-19 could have catastrophic consequences for millions of people in Yemen, and worsen what is already the world's worst humanitarian crisis. The latest World Health Organization figures put the number of cases in Yemen at 184, with 30 deaths, but experts think the number is grossly underestimated.
• UN says Yemen's health system 'has in effect collapsed' as COVID-19 spreads Press TV 22 May 2020 -- The United Nations warns that urgent funding is needed to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak in Yemen, where the healthcare system has collapsed as a result of the Saudi-led coalition's devastating campaign.

NATO

• Coronavirus response: Poland delivers medical aid to Kosovar authorities in response to global pandemic NATO 22 May 2020 -- Today, the Polish military contingent operating with the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) has distributed sanitary and personal protection equipment to the Health Institutions in Kosovo, as part of NATO Allies' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This delivery represented a donation from the office of the President of the Republic of Poland. It included 50,000 face masks and 1000 liters of disinfectant fluid that were transported on the 18th of May, with a C-295M Casa transport plane of the Polish Air Force.

Brazil

• Brazil Rises to 2nd Place in COVID-19 Cases, Overtaking Russia - Health Ministry Sputnik 22 May 2020 -- The overall number of coronavirus-infected people in the world has topped 5.1 million, with the death toll reaching over 330,000, according to data collected by the Johns Hopkins University Resource Centre.
• Brazil Suffers Record 1,188 Daily Coronavirus Deaths SPA 22 May 2020 -- Brazil registered a record of 1,188 daily coronavirus deaths on Thursday, with more than 20,000 total fatalities from the coronavirus outbreak, the Health Ministry said, Reuters reported.

Mexico

• Mexico Posts Record 2,973 Coronavirus Cases in Single Day SPA 22 May 2020 -- Mexican health authorities on Thursday reported 2,973 more coronavirus cases, a daily record for new infections, bringing the country's total tally to 59,567 cases, Reuters reported.
• Mexico City Factory Begins Producing Medical-Grade N95 Face Masks VOA 22 May 2020 -- A factory in Mexico City is now producing the all-important medical-grade N95 face masks for health care workers treating a growing number of COVID-19 patients.

Other Countries

• Eid Traditions Become 'Very Different' For Muslims In The Age Of Coronavirus RFE/RL 22 May 2020 -- As Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr this weekend - the breaking of the monthlong Ramadan fast - precautions against the coronavirus are preventing some aspects of the Islamic holiday from being celebrated in the usual way.
• Georgia To End Pandemic Regulation Limiting Vehicles To Three People RFE/RL 22 May 2020 -- Drivers in Georgia will be able to have more than two passengers as of May 23 when some coronavirus restrictions on the number of people in a vehicle will be relaxed.
• Kuwait confirms 955 more coronavirus cases, nine fatalities SPA 22 May 2020 -- The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health on Friday announced 955 persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in the past 24 hours, taking the overall count to 19,564, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.
• Palestine reports total recoveries 466 coronavirus cases SPA 22 May 2020 -- The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed today two more recoveries from coronavirus in Hebron district, south of the West Bank, bringing up the total recoveries in Palestine to 466, representing 77.4 percent of the total infections, Palestine News Agency (WAFA) reported.
• Oman Reports 424 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 22 May 2020 -- The Omani Ministry of Health reported today 424 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Sultanate of Oman to 6,794.
• Philippines reports 11 coronavirus deaths, 163 more cases SPA 22 May 2020 -- The Philippines on Friday recorded 11 additional coronavirus deaths and 163 more infections, the lowest daily increase in cases in nearly two weeks, health ministry said, according to Reuters.
• Malaysia reports 78 new coronavirus cases with 1 new death SPA 22 May 2020 -- Malaysian health authorities on Friday reported 78 new coronavirus cases, raising the cumulative total to 7,137 cases.
• Thailand reports no new coronavirus cases, no new deaths SPA 22 May 2020 -- Thailand on Friday reported no new coronavirus infections or deaths, maintaining the total of 3,037 confirmed cases and 56 fatalities since the outbreak started in January, Reuters reported.
• Kenya Church Leader Takes Services to Worshippers Amid COVID-19 Restrictions VOA 22 May 2020 -- Kenya's ban on church services because of social distancing restrictions to slow the coronavirus pandemic, is not stopping one church leader from spreading the Gospel.