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• Owner of Bitcoin Exchange Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy for Laundering Millions of Dollars in International Cyber Fraud Scheme US Dept. of Justice 28 Sep 2020 -- A Bulgarian national was found guilty today for his role in a transnational and multi-million dollar scheme to defraud American victims through online auction fraud.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Weekly Epidemiological Update WHO 28 Sep 2020
• Novel coronavirus "happened naturally": WHO chief People's Daily 28 Sep 2020 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has reiterated the natural origin of the novel coronavirus.
• Worldwide Coronavirus Cases Cross 32.88 Million, Death Toll at 992,953 SPA 28 Sep 2020 -- More than 32.88 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 992,953 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
• Most countries failing to protect women from COVID-19 economic and social fallout UN News 28 Sep 2020 -- The COVID-19 pandemic is "hitting women hard", but most nations are failing to provide sufficient social and economic protection for them, the head of the UN gender empowerment agency said on Monday.

United States

• U.S. Reports 49,871 New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 853 Deaths SPA 28 Sep 2020 -- The United States of America reported today 49,871 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 853 death cases.
• U.S. Reports 49,871 New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 853 DeathsNigeria reports 136 new cases of Novel Coronavirus SPA 28 Sep 2020 -- Nigeria reported today 136 new cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and three deaths.
• Remarks by President Trump in an Update on the Nation's Coronavirus Testing Strategy The White House 28 Sep 2020
• President Trump's Letter to America's Governors The White House 28 Sep 2020
• DOD and HHS Award $20 Million Contract to On Demand Pharmaceuticals to Develop Domestic Production of Critical Pharmaceutical Ingredients DoD 28 Sep 2020 -- On September 28, the Department of Defense (DOD), in coordination and on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), signed a $20 million contract award with On Demand Pharmaceuticals (ODP) to develop a domestic production capability for critical active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and final formulated medicines using their proprietary Pharmacy on Demand technology.
• 200,000 dead as Trump vilifies science, prioritizes politics People's Daily 28 Sep 2020 -- In a conversation overheard by an Associated Press reporter, U.S. President Donald Trump was describing how he'd just publicly rebuked one of his top scientists – Dr. Robert Redfield, a virologist and head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
• State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts California Department of Public Health 28 Sep 2020

China

• Childcare centers reopen as strict COVID-19 restrictions eased in Australia's hardest-hit state Global Times 28 Sep 2020 -- Childcare centers reopened for all children as Australia has made a progress in its fight against a second wave of COVID-19 infections with strict restrictions in Melbourne eased on Monday.
• Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 28 Sep 2020 -- No new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported Sunday across the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Monday.

Europe

• UK could face "third wave" of coronavirus, government adviser warns People's Daily 28 Sep 2020 -- Britain could face a third wave of coronavirus and lockdown restrictions will not solve the problem, a British government scientific adviser warned Sunday.
• Netherlands tightens coronavirus rules amid second wave SPA 28 Sep 2020 -- The Dutch government on Monday announced a raft of new restrictions to slow a second wave of coronavirus infections, including earlier closing times for bars and restaurants and limited travel between major cities, Reuters reported.

India

• COVID-19 infects Indian troops, may sway border situation Global Times 28 Sep 2020 -- Chinese observers and netizens believe mass COVID-19 infections in the Indian army, including its border troops, may sway the border situation, as more than 10,000 of its border troops have caught the virus.
• India's COVID-19 recoveries higher than number of new cases: health ministry Global Times 28 Sep 2020 -- The number of recovered COVID-19 cases in India has been higher than the number of fresh cases registered over the past nine consecutive days, confirmed an official in the federal health ministry on Sunday.

Iran

• Official: COVID-19 kills 190 more in Iran IRNA 28 Sep 2020 -- Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Monday that some 190 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 25,779.

Saudi Arabia

• Health Ministry: 455 New Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Detected, 44,112 Lab Tests Conducted, in Saudi Arabia SPA 28 Sep 2020 -- The Ministry of Health announced in a statement here today that 455 new confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 333,648 cases, including 11,090 active cases undergoing treatment.

Taiwan

• Three new imported cases of COVID-19 reported in Taiwan CNA 28 Sep 2020 -- Taiwan reported three new imported cases of COVID-19 on Monday, two of them involving Philippine nationals and one involving a Taiwanese man returning from Indonesia, raising the total number of infections to 513 since the outbreak began.

Other Countries

• Turkey's local COVID-19 vaccine studies complete animal trial phase: minister People's Daily 28 Sep 2020 -- Two local potential vaccine studies in Turkey for the novel coronavirus have finalized their animal trial phase, Turkish Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank said on Sunday.
• Myanmar Fights COVID-19 in Biggest City And in War Refugee Camps Radio Free Asia 28 Sep 2020 -- Health workers fighting a coronavirus resurgence across Myanmar face serious sanitation problems in the country's largest city and a military conflict that is pushing fresh waves of refugees into overcrowded refugee camps in Rakhine state, straining threadbare resources, doctors and relief workers said.