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• Portland Riots Read-out: July 27 DHS 27 Jul 2020
• Trump Sends 100 More Federal Officers to Portland Protests, Mulls Adding 50 More, Reports Say Sputnik 27 Jul 2020 -- The Trump administration has sent 100 more federal officers to Portland, Oregon, to quell ongoing protests in the city and is considering sending 50 more, the Washington Post reported on Monday citing US officials and government documents it obtained.
• Trump Says 'Large Standby Team' of US Federal Officers in Seattle In Case of Emergency Sputnik 27 Jul 2020 -- US President Donald Trump said via Twitter on Monday that a large contingent of federal officers has been deployed to the city of Seattle but emphasized that the agents are not yet involved in any law enforcement actions and instead remain on standby in case of emergency.
• FSB Says 'Terrorist' From Central Asia Killed Near Moscow RFE/RL 27 Jul 2020 -- Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) says it has killed a person from Central Asia who "planned a terrorist attack" in Moscow.
• Russian Federal Security Service Prevents Terror Attack in Moscow Sputnik 27 Jul 2020 -- The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday it had prevented a terror attack that a Central Asian national planned to stage in a crowded area in Moscow.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation report - 189 WHO 27 Jul 2020
• WHO Emergencies Press Conference on coronavirus disease outbreak - 27 July 2020 WHO 27 Jul 2020
• We must all accept hard choices if we're to beat COVID-19, urges WHO UN News 27 Jul 2020 -- Governments everywhere should adopt a much more focused approach to stopping coronavirus transmission if they want to avoid having to impose sweeping lockdowns once again.
• COVID Cases Grow in Places Where Infection Had Nearly Disappeared VOA 27 Jul 2020 -- Several places that had early success in fighting the coronavirus are seeing new waves of infections after relaxing restrictions, including Vietnam, Australia and Hong Kong.
• Public Health Measures Can Suppress COVID-19, WHO Says VOA 27 Jul 2020 -- The World Health Organization warns COVID-19 is continuing to accelerate globally at breathtaking speed but says basic public health measures – if followed -- can control its spread and turn the pandemic around.

United States

• Weekly Update: DHS Response to COVID-19 DHS 27 Jul 2020
• State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts California Department of Public Health 27 Jul 2020
• White House National Security Adviser Has Coronavirus VOA 27 Jul 2020 -- President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced on Monday.
• Air Force update for COVID-19 US Air Force 27 Jul 2020
• DOD, HHS Award $7.6 Million Contract to Hologic, Inc. to Expand Domestic Production of Custom Sample Collection & Processing Consumables for COVID-19 Tests DoD 27 Jul 2020 -- As part of an ongoing collaboration between the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), an undefinitized contract action with a ceiling of $7.6 million has been awarded to Hologic, Inc. on July 25 to expand domestic production of custom sample collection and processing consumables for COVID-19 testing.
• DOD Seeing Enormous Jump in Telework, Remote Collaboration DoD News 27 Jul 2020 -- The Defense Department has three priorities for dealing with COVID-19: protecting the entire force and their families, maintaining mission readiness and supporting the whole-of-government effort to mitigate and end the pandemic, said the DOD chief information officer.
• U.S. COVID-19 deaths near 150,000 amid calls to shut down country People's Daily 27 Jul 2020 -- The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States has neared 150,000 with daily deaths continuously passing 1,000, while some health experts are calling for a shutdown to contain the surging pandemic.
• Trump Wears Mask, Voices Hope for Coronavirus Vaccine VOA 27 Jul 2020 -- For the second time, U.S. President Donald Trump has been photographed wearing a mask amid the coronavirus pandemic.
• Remarks by President Trump in Press Briefing on COVID-19 The White House 27 Jul 2020
• Remarks by Vice President Pence and Governor DeSantis of Florida in a Press Briefing on COVID-19 The White House 27 Jul 2020
• Remarks by Vice President Pence in a Roundtable on Phase 3 COVID-19 Vaccine Trials | Miami, FL The White House 27 Jul 2020

China

• HK infections risk spread to Shenzhen Global Times 27 Jul 2020 -- A truck driver traveling between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland was confirmed with COVID-19 infection, prompting the neighboring mainland city of Shenzhen to test thousands of residents and step up measures to prevent the port from becoming a loophole in mainland's epidemic control work.
• Urumqi virus strain similar to Beijing's: experts Global Times 27 Jul 2020 -- The spike in COVID-19 cases in cities in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has drawn national attention with 41 new confirmed cases and 38 asymptomatic ones reported on Monday.
• NE.China's Dalian tests 1.7m residents amid citywide COVID-19 screening Global Times 27 Jul 2020 -- After announcing citywide COVID-19 tests on Sunday, Dalian in Northeast China sampled 1.68 million people on the first day of the screening campaign, one sixth of its population.
• Shenzhen community undergoes nucleic acid testing after visiting Hong Kong driver confirmed infected Global Times 27 Jul 2020 -- Shenzhen is running free COVID-19 nucleic acid testing on all residents of a local community after a driver from Hong Kong visited the community earlier and was confirmed to be infected on Sunday.
• Hong Kong reports 128 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 27 Jul 2020 -- Vietnam on Sunday reported three new cases of COVID-19 infection, all of which were found in the community, bringing its total confirmed cases to 420, according to its Ministry of Health.

Europe

• Reversal of quarantine for travelers from Spain causes sense of 'panic and loss of control' Press TV 27 Jul 2020 -- British ministers have been seen as responsible for the sense of "panic and loss of control" as a consequence of the sudden decision to do away with an air bridge agreement with Spain, resulting in the reimposition of stringent quarantine measures.
• Austrian Resort Town Reports Sudden COVID-19 Surge VOA 27 Jul 2020 -- Austria's tourism industry received a blow after 53 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed since last week in the popular resort town of St. Wolfgang.

India

• India's Case Fatality Rate (CFR) continues to improve and is 2.28% India PIB 27 Jul 2020 -- The focused efforts of Centre and State/UT governments on early detection and isolation through aggressive testing and efficient clinical management of hospitalized cases have shown results with continuously falling Case Fatality Rate and improving Recovery Rate.
• Ayushman Bharat- Health & Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs) have made their presence felt during the times of COVID India PIB 27 Jul 2020 -- During the COVID-19 pandemic, the resilience of India's public health systems particularly in the rural hinterland was reflected through continued operationalization of the Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centers (AB - HWCs) and continued delivery of non-COVID essential health services while also meeting the urgent tasks of prevention and management of COVID-19.

Pakistan

• Pakistan Hits New Low Daily COVID-19 Death Toll VOA 27 Jul 2020 -- Pakistan has hit a low with its daily death toll from the coronavirus.

Iran

• Iran's Goverment Spokesman Hospitalized For COVID As Death Toll Reaches 16,000 Radio Farda 27 Jul 2020 -- Ali Rabiei, the Cabinet Spokesman of the administration of President Hassan Rouhani, has been hospitalized after testing positive for corornavirus, the state-run television reported on Monday.
• COVID-19: Iranian Government Spokesman Hospitalized; Kosovo Restaurant Owners Protest Restrictions RFE/RL 27 Jul 2020 -- The global death toll from the coronavirus is more than 640,000, with more than 16 million infections confirmed, causing mass disruptions as governments continue to try to slow the spread of the respiratory illness.
• Official: COVID-19 kills 212 more in Iran IRNA 27 Jul 2020 -- Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Monday that some 212 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 15,912.

Saudi Arabia

• Health Ministry: 2,613 New COVID-19 Recoveries Reported in Saudi Arabia SPA 27 Jul 2020 -- The Ministry of Health said in a statement today that 1,993 new confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 268,934 cases, including 43,238 active cases receiving necessary medical care. Of these, there are 2,126 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable.
• MoH: ICU beds increased by 75% in Najran hospitals SPA 27 Jul 2020 -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced that the intensive care unit (ICU) bed capacity in Najran hospitals has been increased by 75%, as a part of the Ministry's efforts to upgrade and improve health services in the region to meet the health needs of citizens and residents.

Taiwan

• Taiwan scrambles to trace possible domestic COVID-19 case contacts CNA 27 Jul 2020 -- Health authorities are currently trying to track down all people who may have come in contact with a Thai migrant worker found to be infected with COVID-19 after he returned to Thailand last week, the Central Epidemic Command Center said Monday.
• Thai national found to have COVID-19 after returning from Taiwan CNA 27 Jul 2020 -- The Thai government on Monday announced four newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus infection, including one involving a Thai migrant worker who returned on July 21 from Taiwan.
• Four more imported COVID-19 cases confirmed in Taiwan: CECC CNA 27 Jul 2020 -- Four people who recently returned from overseas have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in Taiwan since the start of the pandemic to 462, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Monday.

North Korea

• Rodong Sinmun Calls for Overcoming Present Crisis in Anti-Epidemic Work KCNA 27 Jul 2020 -- Rodong Sinmun in an editorial on Monday says that the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) convened an emergency enlarged meeting as regards the dangerous situation in Kaesong City that may lead to a deadly and destructive disaster.
• North Korean Call For Help Seen in COVID-19 Announcement, Blame Radio Free Asia 27 Jul 2020 -- North Korea may be seeking help from abroad along with propaganda points at home with a weekend announcement of its first suspected COVID-19 case, a report that blamed the infection on an exiled North Korean man fleeing from South Korea, experts told RFA Monday.
• Suspected North Korean Defector Who Returned From South Not Infected With COVID-19, Seoul Says Sputnik 27 Jul 2020 -- A person who is believed to be a North Korean defector and has recently returned to his country is not infected with COVID-19, South Korea's Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said on Monday.
• DPRK sees 1st suspected COVID-19 case, adopts maximum emergency system People's Daily 27 Jul 2020 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) reported its first suspected case of COVID-19 in Kaesong City, a person who illegally returned to the country from the Republic of Korea (ROK) on July 19, state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Sunday.
• Defector Accused of Rape in South Korea Swims Back to North Korea VOA 27 Jul 2020 -- South Korea has acknowledged that a North Korean defector, who had been accused of rape in the South, may have sneaked past South Korean border guards before apparently swimming back to his North Korean homeland.

NATO

• Coronavirus response: Spain delivers critical medical aid to Iraq NATO 27 Jul 2020 -- On Sunday 26 July 2020, in response to a request for COVID-19 relief aid from Iraq to NATO's Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC), Spain handed over critical medical supplies to Iraqi authorities.

Vietnam

• Envoy Wishes US Was More Like Vietnam in Virus Fight VOA 27 Jul 2020 -- Vietnam may look to the United States for everything from technology to study abroad programs. But when it comes to a pandemic that has killed nearly 147,000 Americans and zero Vietnamese, according to Johns Hopkins University, the richer nation would do well to follow Vietnam's lead, according to a top U.S. envoy in the Southeast Asian nation.
• Vietnam Evacuating Tourists from Area with New Coronavirus Cases VOA 27 Jul 2020 -- Vietnam is evacuating tourists from the Danang area after several people tested positive for COVID-19, as governments in many parts of the world try to stop the spread of the virus that has killed nearly 650,000 people.

Other Countries

• Malawi Government Under Pressure to Pardon COVID-19 Prisoners VOA 27 Jul 2020 -- In Malawi, pressure is mounting on authorities to consider decongesting the country's prisons after 51 inmates and 16 prison guards tested positive for COVID-19 in the past two weeks.
• Amid Algeria's Political Standoff, Coronavirus Offers Opportunity for Economic Dialogue: Report VOA 27 Jul 2020 -- As Algeria extends a partial coronavirus lockdown across much of its territory, a new report warns of an intensifying political conflict between the government and a months-long protest movement, urging both sides to turn to economic dialogue as a way to help the country forward.
• Cameroon Citizens Raised $40M for COVID Relief, But Where is It? VOA 27 Jul 2020 -- Cameroon has bowed to pressure from rights groups and ordered investigations into the management of the COVID-19 solidarity fund contributed to by civilians. The rights groups said most of the $40 million cash and material had been embezzled. An outcry was sparked after rights groups said 4,000 bags of rice donated to COVID-19 patients were illegally sold.
• Australian State Posts Single-Day Record of New COVID-19 Cases VOA 27 Jul 2020 -- Australia's coronavirus-stricken Victoria state reported a record-high 532 new cases Monday despite reaching the midway point of a six-week lockdown of its capital, Melbourne.
• Indonesia Steps Up in COVID-19 Vaccine Race VOA 27 Jul 2020 -- Indonesia is set to move into the front ranks of countries pursuing a vaccine against the coronavirus next week with the launch of phase 3 clinical trials in Bandung, West Java.