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• Portland Riots Read-out: July 28 DHS 28 Jul 2020
• Barr Defends Tough Federal Response to Protests VOA 28 Jul 2020 -- U.S. Attorney General William Barr staunchly defended sending hundreds of federal agents to Portland, Oregon, and elsewhere to quell violent protests, while opposition Democrats accused him of violating the civil rights of peaceful protesters.
• US federal forces brutally clamp down on Portland protesters Press TV 28 Jul 2020 -- Brutal US agents have once again clamped down on pro-justice protesters staging daily rallies in Portland, Oregon, as more groups join the lines of protesters there.
• US mayors urge Congress to block Trump federal deployment against protesters Press TV 28 Jul 2020 -- Several US mayors have urged Congress to halt President Donald Trump's deployment of federal forces to their cities, saying the move has escalated tensions at anti-racism protests in the country.
• US Federal Agents in Portland for Protests Reportedly Expected to Stay Until Mid-October Sputnik 28 Jul 2020 -- US federal agents that are currently in Portland to quell violence are expected to stay in the city until mid-October, CNN reported on Tuesday citing an email it obtained from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
• Portland Mayor Calls For 'Immediate Meeting' With DHS Chiefs to Discuss 'Cease-Fire', Fed Removal Sputnik 28 Jul 2020 -- As civil unrest in Portland continues amid massive anti-racism protests spanning the United States, President Donald Trump has reportedly deployed 100 additional federal officers to the region as a means of quelling the protests.
• The United States Designates Two ISIS Facilitators US Dept. of State 28 Jul 2020 -- Today, the United States continued its efforts to disrupt the financial and logistical support networks that sustain ISIS operations in the Middle East and around the world by designating two ISIS facilitators.
• Treasury Designates Key ISIS Financial Facilitators in the Middle East US Treasury 28 Jul 2020 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated two Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) financial facilitators located respectively in Syria and Turkey for providing financial support to ISIS.
• Russia Hands Over Terror Suspect To Azerbaijan, Allegedly Trained In Iran Radio Farda 28 Jul 2020 -- At the request of the Republic of Azerbaijan Russia handed over an individual accused of receiving "terrorist" training in Iran, TASS and Azerbaijani media reported July 28.
• Top civil servant to head cyber security center Press TV 28 Jul 2020 -- In an expected move the UK has appointed a new national cyber security chief.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation report - 190 WHO 28 Jul 2020
• Coronavirus: Reshape the urban world to aid 'ground zero' pandemic cities UN News 28 Jul 2020 -- Cities have proved to be "ground zero" the world over for the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief said on Tuesday, encouraging leaders everywhere to "rethink and reshape the urban world" as we recover.
• COVID-19 is not just seasonal, cautions WHO, as 'first wave' continues UN News 28 Jul 2020 -- The COVID-19 virus is likely not impacted by the changing seasons like other respiratory diseases, the UN health agency said on Tuesday, before urging much greater respect for physical distancing measures to stop it spreading.
• WHO chief says global COVID-19 cases double over past 6 weeks People's Daily 28 Jul 2020 -- find, isolate, test and care for cases, and trace and quarantine their contacts.

United States

• Rush Transcript: Governor Cuomo Announces Individuals Traveling to New York From Three Additional States, Puerto Rico and Washington D.C. Will Be Required to Quarantine for 14 Days New York State 28 Jul 2020
• State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts California Department of Public Health 28 Jul 2020
• Readout from the Vice President's Governors Briefing on COVID-19 Response & Best Practices The White House 28 Jul 2020
• Remarks by President Trump in Press Briefing | July 28, 2020 The White House 28 Jul 2020
• Trump Administration Promises Huge Loan for Kodak to Develop Drug Ingredients VOA 28 Jul 2020 -- The U.S. government says it will use the Defense Production Act to help transform a legacy photographic film maker into a producer of pharmaceutical ingredients, including those for hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial President Donald Trump has touted as a treatment to ward off the coronavirus.
• Fauci Rejects Trump's Claims of COVID-19 Treatment VOA 28 Jul 2020 -- The top U.S. infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, rejected President Donald Trump's renewed claims that hydroxychloroquine is an effective treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Fauci also went on the defensive after a controversial tweet suggested the doctor has misled the public about the drug.
• Trump's security advisor O'Brien tests positive for coronavirus People's Daily 28 Jul 2020 -- Robert O'Brien, national security advisor for U.S. President Donald Trump, has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House confirmed on Monday.
• How U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa is finding and stopping the spread of COVID-19 USMC News 28 Jul 2020 -- U.S. Navy health professionals and Marines have been working around the clock to effectively trace and stop the spread of COVID-19 here, keeping service members ready to support the United States' allies and partners throughout the Indo-Pacific.
• Trump says no vaccine by year's end as US virus cases hit 4.31 million Press TV 28 Jul 2020 -- US President Donald Trump says he believes a vaccine for COVID-19 will only be available by the end of the year as the coronavirus crisis in worsening across the United States.

China

• Beijing locks down community with new COVID-19 case, rolls out testing for 7,000 households Global Times 28 Jul 2020 -- Beijing locked down the community where a new COVID-19 patient was reported on Tuesday, breaking the city's 21-day run of zero infections. The community lifted its epidemic response from Level-III to Level-II and rolled out full testing for all 7,000 households, starting from 5 am on Tuesday.
• China's daily new COVID-19 cases hit 3-month high Global Times 28 Jul 2020 -- The Chinese mainland recorded 68 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, marking the highest daily figure in three months, with numbers of infections in two virus clusters, Northeast China's Liaoning Province and Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region continuing to surge, propelling fears of a new wave of pandemic.
• Beijing reports two COVID-19 cases, breaking 20-day run of zero infections Global Times 28 Jul 2020 -- Beijing on Tuesday announced two new COVID-19 infections - one from Indonesia, and the other from the Chinese city of Dalian, after 20 consecutive days of zero infections.
• Fuzhou in 'wartime mode' after discovery of COVID-19 case from Dalian Global Times 28 Jul 2020 -- Fuzhou, capital city of East China's Fujian Province, announced it was entering "wartime mode" after the discovery of an asymptomatic COVID-19 patient from Dalian, where a recent cluster of infections was found.
• Hong Kong reports 145 new COVID-19 cases, anti-epidemic measures to be tightened People's Daily 28 Jul 2020 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) Monday reported 145 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, hitting a new daily high in Hong Kong.
• Beijing reports 2 new confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 28 Jul 2020 -- Beijing reported two new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday, the municipal health commission said Tuesday.
• NE China city tests 1.25 mln in a day after new COVID-19 cases reported People's Daily 28 Jul 2020 -- A total of 1.68 million people have been sampled for nucleic acid tests in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, since the city began large-scale testing on Sunday following reports of new COVID-19 cases.
• China's Liaoning reports 6 new confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 28 Jul 2020 -- China's Liaoning Province reported six new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday, the provincial health commission said Tuesday.
• Chinese mainland reports 68 new confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 28 Jul 2020 -- Chinese health authority said Tuesday that it received reports of 68 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Monday, including four imported cases and 64 locally-transmitted ones.

Europe

• Spain goes on the offensive against UK over 'unjust' quarantine rule Press TV 28 Jul 2020 -- The Spanish Prime Minister has condemned the British government's quarantine decision as "inappropriate" and "unjust".
• PM says government doing everything necessary to avoid covid-19 second wave Press TV 28 Jul 2020 -- Boris Johnson has warned of signs pointing to a "second wave" of coronavirus infections in Europe as he tries to deflect criticism about the sudden change of travel advice to Spain.
• There Are Signs of Second COVID-19 Wave in Europe, UK PM Johnson Warns Sputnik 28 Jul 2020 -- European countries fear a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic as people begin to relax and stop following the restrictions though the virus is still present.

India

• India tests more than 5 lakh per day for the 2nd day in a row India PIB 28 Jul 2020 -- Pursuant to "Test, Track, Treat" strategy, India has created and maintained a new high of testing more than 5 lakh COVID-19 in a single day over two consecutive days.
• India's Case Fatality Rate (CFR) further improves and drops to 2.25% India PIB 28 Jul 2020 -- India's Case Fatality Rate (CFR) is progressively falling and currently, it is 2.25%. India continues its march as a country with one of the lowest fatality rates in the world.

Pakistan

• UN: Too Early for Pakistan to Celebrate Improving COVID-19 Situation VOA 28 Jul 2020 -- The United Nations has commended Pakistan's gains in the fight against the coronavirus but warned complacency during the coming Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha could lead to a new surge in cases.

Iran

• Official: COVID-19 kills 235 more in Iran IRNA 28 Jul 2020 -- Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Tuesday that some 235 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 16,147.
• Iran posts record 235 deaths from coronavirus in past 24 hours Press TV 28 Jul 2020 -- Iran has registered a record 235 deaths in the past 24 hours from its outbreak of the new coronavirus, Health Ministry figures show.
• Ideology And Profits Drive Hardliners In Iran To Hold Religious Events Amid Pandemic Radio Farda 28 Jul 2020 -- As the coronavirus crisis in Iran shows no sign of abetting, the clerical rulers have to decide what to do with upcoming religious ceremonies that are highly important for the regime both ideologically and in terms of financial interests of hardliners.

Saudi Arabia

• Ministry of Health assigns a health leader for every 50 pilgrims SPA 28 Jul 2020 -- In an unprecedented measure to get reassured about the implementation of all health conditions in the aftermath of the outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19 worldwide, the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia assigned a health leader for every 50 pilgrims during this year's exceptional Hajj.
• Health Ministry: More Than 225,000 Recovered from COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia SPA 28 Jul 2020 -- The Ministry of Health said in a statement today that 1,897 new confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 270,731 cases, including 42,418 active cases receiving necessary medical care. Of these, there are 2,103 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable.
• MoH: ICU beds increased by 41% in Riyadh hospitals SPA 28 Jul 2020 -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced that the intensive care unit (ICU) bed capacity in Riyadh hospitals has been increased by 41%, 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.
• MoH: ICU beds increased by 20% in Madinah hospitals SPA 28 Jul 2020 -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced that the intensive care unit (ICU) bed capacity in Madinah hospitals has been increased by 20%, 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 tests 189 contacts identified in suspected domestic COVID-19 case CNA 28 Jul 2020 -- Taiwan health authorities have tested 189 people who may have come into contact with a migrant worker that tested positive for COVID-19 shortly after he returned to Thailand last week, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Tuesday.
• Taiwan records five new imported COVID-19 cases CNA 28 Jul 2020 -- Five people who returned to Taiwan on Sunday have tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the country since the start of the pandemic to 467, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Tuesday.

North Korea

• Measures Taken for Maximum Emergency System in DPRK KCNA 28 Jul 2020 -- The state emergency anti-epidemic system has been shifted to the maximum emergency system in the DPRK, according to the decision made at the emergency enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Other Countries

• COVID-19 cases soar in LatAm, vaccine tests launched globally People's Daily 28 Jul 2020 -- Bharat Biotech and Zydus Cadila -- are currently carrying out human trials in six cities across the country.
• China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal to jointly fight COVID-19 People's Daily 28 Jul 2020 -- China, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nepal on Monday agreed to work together to fight COVID-19 and resume economy.
• 'No Beds, No Medicine, No Doctors': Coronavirus Leads To Shortages, Price Gouging In Central Asia RFE/RL 28 Jul 2020 -- As the coronavirus pandemic hits home, people in Central Asian countries are lining up to keep healthy. But many are finding a lack of medicines at pharmacies, rising drug prices, and little help from their governments.
• Hot With A Chance Of COVID: Tajik Weather Forecast Irks Turkmenistan RFE/RL 28 Jul 2020 -- A weather forecast in Tajikistan by the Moscow-based Mir TV channel warning of a coming heatwave has irked Ashgabat because it mentions Turkmenistan, which feels it implied the coronavirus would be carried into its neighbor by the weather system.
• COVID-19: Lukashenka Says He Has Overcome Virus; Kyrgyzstan Announces Day Of Mourning RFE/RL 28 Jul 2020 -- The global death toll from the coronavirus is more than 650,000, with more than 16.5 million infections confirmed, causing mass disruptions as governments continue to try to slow the spread of the respiratory illness.
• Egypt reports 420 new coronavirus cases, 46 fatalities on Monday SPA 28 Jul 2020 -- Egypt reported 420 new coronavirus cases on Monday, bringing the total infection tally to 92,482 since the outbreak began in February.
• Belarusian President Lukashenko Says He Had Asymptomatic Coronavirus Sputnik 28 Jul 2020 -- As of 28 July, Belarus has confirmed 67,251 coronavirus cases, including 538 deaths and 60,492 recoveries from the disease. Belarus is among the few countries that did not lock down the economy and restrict the movement of people during the pandemic.
• IMF Approves $4 Billion for South Africa to Combat Coronavirus Pandemic VOA 28 Jul 2020 -- The International Monetary Fund has approved a $4.3 billion loan to South Africa to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
• Inmates at Bolivia Prison Stage Uprising Over Lack of Medical Services Amid Suspected Coronavirus Deaths VOA 28 Jul 2020 -- Inmates at a prison in central Bolivia staged a rooftop protest Monday, demanding medical services after the deaths of three inmates, including one suspected of having the novel coronavirus.
• Brazil Healthcare Workers Call For Bolsanaro Investigation VOA 28 Jul 2020 -- Brazilian healthcare workers are urging the International Criminal Court to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro's government for crimes against humanity for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
• Vietnam's Danang Enters Lockdown Amid Surge in New COVID cases Radio Free Asia 28 Jul 2020 -- Vietnam's Danang has suspended all flights and travel by train or bus to or from the coastal city for 15 days following a surge of at least 18 cases of COVID-19 infection over the weekend, sources in the country say.