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• The Threat Posed by the Chinese Government and the Chinese Communist Party to the Economic and National Security of the United States FBI 07 Jul 2020 -- Christopher Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• FBI Opens a New China-Related Counterintelligence Case Almost Every 10 Hours, Director Wray Says Sputnik 07 Jul 2020 -- Last month, the US domestic intelligence agency added to its laundry list of allegations against Beijing, accusing the Chinese ambassador and another diplomat of working to recruit American scientists in an effort to get access to advanced US research and technology.
• FBI Director: China Uses Anti-Corruption Campaign to Target Dissidents in US VOA 07 Jul 2020 -- China is targeting hundreds of Chinese dissidents in the United States under the cover of a global anti-corruption effort, using coercive tactics to force critics to return to China, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation report - 169 WHO 07 Jul 2020
• WHO Emergencies Press Conference on coronavirus disease outbreak - 07 July 2020 WHO 07 Jul 2020
• WHO to issue new brief on airborne transmission, following 'active engagement' with scientists UN News 07 Jul 2020 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to issue a brief on the modes of transmission of the new coronavirus, a senior official said on Tuesday.
• WHO Under Fire Over COVID-19 Transmission Route VOA 07 Jul 2020 -- Does the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 spread through tiny aerosol particles in the air? Or is the main route of transmission the droplets people release when they talk or breathe?
• WHO Experts Admit COVID-19 Can Spread Through Air VOA 07 Jul 2020 -- Experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday acknowledged there is growing evidence the coronavirus can spread through the air and said they are preparing a brief on the subject.
• 'New dynamic' needed to overcome negative impacts of COVID-19 worldwide UN News 07 Jul 2020 -- The dramatic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, have laid bare "weaknesses in our systems and societies", a top official told the UN's key international forum on sustainable development which began on Tuesday, warning that "a new dynamic" is needed to overcome the negative shocks.
• Children Infected With COVID-19 May Suffer Severe Neurological Damage, Study Finds Sputnik 07 Jul 2020 -- A new study published last week in the journal JAMA Neurology found that COVID-19 may cause neurological symptoms in children.
• UN: COVID-19 Setting Back AIDS Fight Amid 'Staggering' Surge In East European, Central Asian Infections RFE/RL 07 Jul 2020 -- The United Nations says the coronavirus pandemic is disrupting treament for many and jeopardizing years of progress in the battle against HIV/AIDS, a stark warning for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, which together have seen "a staggering" increase in new HIV infections.
• Latest on pandemic: More than 11.63mn infected, over 538K dead Press TV 07 Jul 2020 -- The number of coronavirus cases around the world has now surged past the 11.63 million mark, and more than 538,000 people have died of the infection, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
• COVID-19 may have existed in environment for many decades: researchers People's Daily 07 Jul 2020 -- The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 may not have originated in China but could have been thriving in a dormant stage in the environment for decades, according to researchers.
• COVID-19 virus found in November sewage water samples in Brazil People's Daily 07 Jul 2020 -- An analysis of sewage water samples from last November in Florianopolis, the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil was found to contain traces of the novel coronavirus, a research group from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) of Brazil announced Thursday.

United States

• Governor Cuomo Announces Individuals Traveling to New York from Three Additional States Will Be Required to Quarantine for 14 Days New York State 07 Jul 2020
• State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts California Department of Public Health 07 Jul 2020
• Donald Trump Officially Withdraws the US From WHO, Senator Bob Menendez Announces Sputnik 07 Jul 2020 -- In March, Trump said that the US would cut all ties with the World Health Organisation (WHO), citing what he described as the international health watchdog's poor handling of the coronavirus pandemic and its alleged agreement with China to mislead the world about the spread of the virus.
• US Formally Starts Withdrawal From WHO VOA 07 Jul 2020 -- The White House has formally notified the United Nations that it is pulling the United States out of the World Health Organization, despite the surging number of COVID-19 cases in the country.
• US 'Dangerously Dependent' on Foreign Suppliers to Fight COVID-19, Biden Says VOA 07 Jul 2020 -- The United States is too dependent on foreign sources for critical supplies needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaign said, promising to bring back production "to U.S. soil."
• Readout from the Vice President's Governors Briefing on COVID-19 Response & Best Practices on Safely Reopening America's Schools The White House 07 Jul 2020
• Remarks by President Trump on Safely Reopening America's Schools The White House 07 Jul 2020
• US Grapples With Coronavirus Surge VOA 07 Jul 2020 -- With the number of new confirmed coronavirus cases each day in the United States about double the levels of a month ago, the country's top infectious disease expert is calling the state of the outbreak "really not good."
• US Leads World in Coronavirus Cases, Deaths VOA 07 Jul 2020 -- The death toll in the United States from the COVID-19 pandemic rose above 130,000 people Monday, according to data compiled by U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.
• Amid Pandemic, Trump Pushes for Schools to Reopen VOA 07 Jul 2020 -- Amid a surge of COVID-19 infections, especially among younger people, the White House is pressuring schools across the United States to reopen.
• New York Adds New States to Travel Quarantine VOA 07 Jul 2020 -- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo tweeted Tuesday, "If you're traveling to New York from the following states you must self-quarantine for 14 days:" and it was followed by a list of 19 U.S. states. New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut already put out a joint travel advisory requiring people from 17 states to self-quarantine when entering the so-called tri-state area.
• Novavax Awarded $1.6 Billion to Develop US COVID-19 Vaccine VOA 07 Jul 2020 -- The U.S. government has awarded a $1.6 billion contract to Novavax, Inc. to develop a coronavirus vaccine.
• Air Force update for COVID-19 US Air Force 07 Jul 2020
• Navy and Marine Leaders Brief Reporters on Training During COVID-19 DoD 07 Jul 2020 -- Major General William F. Mullen, Commanding General, Marine Corps Training And Education Command; Rear Admiral Milton J. Sands, Commander, Naval Service Training Command
• 'Protective Bubble' Erected Around Recruit Training DoD News 07 Jul 2020 -- Initial training for Navy and Marine Corps recruits is continuing, as the services have adapted to keep the training pipeline open while maintaining safety measures necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Urgent Acquisition Effort Provides Safe COVID-19 Patient Transport in 95 Days DoD News 07 Jul 2020 -- The Air Force, Air Mobility Command and U.S. Transportation Command have a new capability to bring large numbers of COVID-19 patients home via airlift without putting associated flight crews at risk – and the solution arrived quicker than expected.
• NYC enters phase three of reopening minus indoor dining Global Times 07 Jul 2020 -- New York City, once the epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis in the United States, entered phase three of reopening on Monday without resuming indoor dining.
• "America first" attitude draws worldwide backlash as US buys up COVID-19 drug People's Daily 07 Jul 2020 -- The US has bought up virtually all the stocks for the next three months of remdesivir, which can help patients recover from COVID-19, leaving none for most of the rest of the world, reported The Guardian on June 30.
• FDA issues emergency use authorization for COVID-19 antigen diagnostic test People's Daily 07 Jul 2020 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 antigen diagnostic test, the Becton Dickinson Veritor System for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2.
• U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 2.9 mln: Johns Hopkins University People's Daily 07 Jul 2020 -- The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 2.9 million on Monday, reaching 2,910,023 as of 2:34 p.m. (1834 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
• Coronavirus surges in 32 US states as death toll passes 130,000 Press TV 07 Jul 2020 -- The coronavirus is surging rapidly in 32 US states as the virus death toll has surpassed 130,000 across the country.
• Trump: Administration Will 'Put Pressure' on State Officials to Open Schools by Fall Sputnik 07 Jul 2020 -- US President Donald Trump has claimed that his administration will be putting "pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools" and ensure that people are not making "political statements."

China

• Experts say side effect of COVID-19 vaccine tolerable, dismiss pessimism of West media reports Global Times 07 Jul 2020 -- Despite skepticism and pessimism from Western media, vaccine experts advised the public not to panic over the side effects revealed in the preliminary results of a Chinese-developed coronavirus vaccine as the adverse reactions exposed are tolerable and the vaccine is under constant optimization.
• Disinfection of Beijing's Xinfadi market completes Global Times 07 Jul 2020 -- A thorough disinfection of Beijing's Xinfadi wholesale market, at the center of the latest COVID-19 outbreak, has been completed, the Beijing government announced on Tuesday.
• Epidemic subsides in Beijing as city reports no new COVID-19 cases Global Times 07 Jul 2020 -- Beijing is cautiously recovering from the wave of coronavirus cases centered around the Xinfadi wholesale food market, and is on the brink of downgrading its emergency response, observers said Tuesday, as the city reported no new COVID-19 cases for the first time in 26 days.
• Beijing reports zero new COVID-19 cases for first time in 26 days Global Times 07 Jul 2020 -- Beijing reported zero new COVID-19 cases for the first time on Tuesday, 26 days after the recent outbreak was discovered on June 11.
• Chinese COVID-19 vaccine approved to enter Phase III clinical trial in Brazil Global Times 07 Jul 2020 -- Beijing-based Sinovac Life Sciences Co announced on Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine collaboration with Brazilian immunobiologic producer Instituto Butantan has received approval from the Brazilian regulator for phase III clinical trials.
• China suspends meat imports from more foreign plants due to COVID-19 spread Global Times 07 Jul 2020 -- China customs has issued a revised import suspension list, adding a number of contaminated meat suppliers from Germany, Brazil and the UK, where the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
• Chinese mainland reports 8 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported People's Daily 07 Jul 2020 -- Chinese health authority said Tuesday that it received reports of eight new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Monday, of which all were imported.
• China's Hubei reports no new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 07 Jul 2020 -- No new confirmed, asymptomatic or suspected cases of COVID-19 were reported in central China's Hubei Province Monday, the provincial health commission said Tuesday.
• China suspends Dhaka-Guangzhou flight over COVID-19 cases People's Daily 07 Jul 2020 -- China's civil aviation regulator said on Monday that a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, to China's Guangzhou would be suspended after five passengers had tested positive for COVID-19 on a June 28 flight.
• Chinese mainland reports 8 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported People's Daily 07 Jul 2020 -- Chinese health authority said Tuesday that it received reports of eight new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Monday, of which all were imported.
• Beijing reports zero increase in confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 07 Jul 2020 -- Beijing on Monday reported no new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases and one asymptomatic case, the municipal health commission said Tuesday.
• Over 11 mln in Beijing given COVID-19 tests People's Daily 07 Jul 2020 -- More than 11 million people in Beijing have been given nucleic acid tests since the resurgence of domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases in June, local authorities said on Monday.
• New COVID-19 test kit passes emergency approval PLA Daily 07 Jul 2020 -- According to news from the Military Medical Institute (MMI) under the PLA's Academy of Military Sciences (AMS), former PLA Academy of Military Medical Sciences, the 2019-nCoV IgM/IgG antibody test kit, co-developed by a team from the AMS-MMI and the local enterprise, has recently passed the emergency approval of China's National Medical Products Administration(NMPA) and obtained the Medical Device Registration Certificate (MDRC).

Europe

• Can Europeans Handle a Spike in COVID-19 Cases? VOA 07 Jul 2020 -- The United States is not the only country watching anxiously as coronavirus cases spike.
• Coronavirus tests confirm 5.2 pct of Spaniards have antibodies People's Daily 07 Jul 2020 -- just 1.2 percent in Huelva, 1.6 percent in the provinces of Cadiz and Almeria in the south and 1.9 percent in the northern community of Asturias.
• Spain's Coronavirus Antibody Study Suggests Herd Immunity Unfeasible Sputnik 07 Jul 2020 -- The results of a study carried out in Spain suggest that so-called herd immunity is not a feasible way of tackling the coronavirus pandemic. Researchers discovered that only 5 percent of the Spanish population had developed antibodies, which is nowhere near the levels needed to develop herd immunity.

India

• UPDATES ON COVID-19 India PIB 07 Jul 2020
• "We cannot let the pandemic stop us"; Dr. Harsh Vardhan discusses bilateral Health Co-operation with his Swedish counterpart in the background of COVID-19 pandemic India PIB 07 Jul 2020 -- The Swedish Minister for Health and Social Affairs Ms. Lena Hallengren digitally called upon Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare to discuss co-operation in the field of health and medicine, here today.
• India has one of lowest COVID-19 cases per million in the world India PIB 07 Jul 2020 -- The WHO Situation Report 168 dated 6thJuly, 2020 shows that India has one of the lowest cases of COVID-19 per million population. India's cases per million population is 505.37 while the global average is at 1453.25.

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 200 more in Iran IRNA 07 Jul 2020 -- Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Tuesday that some 200 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 11,931.
• Public Enemy: Islamic Republic's Coronavirus Disinformation Radio Farda 07 Jul 2020 -- Mark Dubowitz and Saeed Ghasseminajad of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies have done an investigation of the Iranian regime's disinformation campaign to minimize the real impact of the coronavirus pandemic and blame the United States for their failures in confronting the health crisis.
• Iran COVID Daily Toll Rises To Unprecedented 200, 70 Victims Buried In Tehran Radio Farda 07 Jul 2020 -- For the first time since February, Iran's official death toll on Tuesday reached 200 while according to the Chairman of Tehran City Council over the last 24-hour reporting period 70 died in the capital Tehran alone.

Saudi Arabia

• As Saudi COVID Cases Surge, Hajj Restrictions Implemented VOA 07 Jul 2020 -- Saudi Arabia has one of the highest coronavirus infection rates in the Middle East, with more than 213,000 confirmed cases and nearly 2,000 deaths as of Tuesday, prompting the custodian of Islam's holiest shrines to restrict the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage to a "small and limited" ritual event in accordance with safety guidelines. But scaling back the pilgrimage is expected to deepen the kingdom's economic slump, analysts say.
• Spokesperson of Health Ministry: 3,392 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Saudi Arabia SPA 07 Jul 2020 -- Assistant Minister of Health and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health Dr. Mohammed Al-Abdulaali said in a statement today that 3,392 new confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 217,108 cases, including 60,252 active cases receiving necessary medical care. Of these, there are 2,268 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable.

Taiwan

• FDA considers NT$1bn for clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines CNA 07 Jul 2020 -- Taiwan's government will formalize plans by the end of July to allocate NT$1 billion (US$33.9 million) to hold clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine candidates with the goal of developing an effective vaccine by the first quarter of 2021, according to the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
• 240 Vietnamese repatriated from Taiwan on second charter flight CNA 07 Jul 2020 -- The Vietnamese government on Tuesday repatriated 240 citizens stranded in Taiwan due to the COVID-19 pandemic on a government-contracted charter flight, the second such flight for Vietnamese nationals since the coronavirus outbreak.

North Korea

• Coronavirus Causes Early Vacation for North Korean Schools From July 1 Radio Free Asia 07 Jul 2020 -- Educational authorities in North Korea have ordered all primary and secondary schools on vacation from July 1, likely in response to growing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus that undercut official claims of success against the pandemic, RFA has learned.

Israel

• Top Israel health official resigns, blasts regime's performance vs. virus Press TV 07 Jul 2020 -- A senior Israeli health official has resigned, blasting the regime in Tel Aviv for its lax performance in the face of the new coronavirus outbreak and for turning a deaf ear to her relevant pieces of advice.
• Israel's Public Health Chief Resigns Amid Surge in New COVID-19 Cases Sputnik 07 Jul 2020 -- The Israeli Health Ministry's director for public health services Siegal Sadetzki announced on Tuesday she would step down over criticism of the government's way of handling the coronavirus outbreak amid a sharp increase in new cases.

Brazil

• Brazil's President Tests Positive for COVID-19 VOA 07 Jul 2020 -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who repeatedly has expressed skepticism about the coronavirus, said Tuesday he has tested positive for COVID-19.
• Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tests Positive for COVID-19 Sputnik 07 Jul 2020 -- On Monday, reports emerged that Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro had been experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and was awaiting his corona-test results, which were due the next day.

Australia

• Australia's Melbourne Locks Down Again Due to Coronavirus VOA 07 Jul 2020 -- The southern Australian city of Melbourne will be placed under a six-week lockdown due to a spike of new COVID-19 cases.
• Spike in Australian COVID-19 cases "deeply concerning": health authority People's Daily 07 Jul 2020 -- Australia has recorded almost 200 new cases of coronavirus in a single day.

Other Countries

• Indonesia reports 1,268 new COVID-19 cases, 68 new deaths Global Times 07 Jul 2020 -- The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,268 within one day to 66,226, with the death toll adding by 68 to 3,309, Achmad Yurianto, a Health Ministry official, said at a press conference Tuesday.
• Lao Doctors, Nurses Demand Overtime Pay Owed For Work Containing COVID Radio Free Asia 07 Jul 2020 -- Over 800 health-care workers in southern provinces of Laos are calling on authorities to pay them for extra hours worked this year in hospitals and quarantine centers while trying to control the spread of coronavirus, according to sources in the one-party communist state.
• WHO Mission Arrives In 'Coronavirus-Free' Turkmenistan After Months Of Delays RFE/RL 07 Jul 2020 -- A long-delayed mission from the World Health Organization (WHO) has arrived in Turkmenistan, the only Central Asian nation that has not officially registered a single coronavirus case.
• Kenya President Relaxes Restrictions on Interstate Travel Amid COVID-19 Outbreak VOA 07 Jul 2020 -- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's order allowing travel in and out of Nairobi, Mombasa and Mandera counties went into effect early Tuesday morning.