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• Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickback Conspiracies US Dept. of Justice 24 Nov 2020 -- Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP (Purdue) pleaded guilty today in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, to conspiracies to defraud the United States and violate the anti-kickback statute.
• South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIS US Dept. of Justice 24 Nov 2020 -- In San Antonio today, 34-year-old Kristopher Sean Matthews (aka Ali Jibreel) admitted to conspiring to provide material support to the designated foreign terrorist organization Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham/Syria (aka ISIS), announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney Gregg N. Sofer for the Western District of Texas, and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Weekly Epidemiological Update WHO 24 Nov 2020
• Now "real hope" to end COVID-19 with vaccines: WHO chief People's Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- "There is now real hope that vaccines, in combination with other tried and tested public health measures, will help to end the pandemic," said the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday.
• Worldwide Coronavirus Cases Cross 59.09 Million, Death Toll at 1,397,239 SPA 24 Nov 2020 -- More than 59.09 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,397,239 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
• 'Foundational and necessary change' needed to heal post-COVID world UN News 24 Nov 2020 -- With the COVID-19 pandemic precipitating one of the world's worst health, socioeconomic and humanitarian crises in over a century, the UN chief told a high-level discussion on Tuesday to seize the opportunity "to make real, foundational, and necessary change".
• Here's How the Three COVID-19 Vaccines Compare VOA 24 Nov 2020 -- With pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca's announcement Monday that its vaccine successfully prevented coronavirus infection, three candidates appear to be promising vital tools to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic.

United States

• Department of Defense Press Briefing on COVID-19 DoD 24 Nov 2020 -- Jonathan Rath Hoffman, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs; Kenneth R. Rapuano, Assistant Secretary of Defense For Homeland Defense and Global Security; Thomas M. Muir, Washington Headquarters Services Director; Air Force Major General Lee E. Payne, Assistant Director for Combat Support, Defense Health Agency
• Air Force update for COVID-19 US Air Force 24 Nov 2020
• COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Dry Runs Taking Place Across U.S., General Says DoD News 24 Nov 2020 -- The chief operations officer for Operation Warp Speed discussed how the COVID-19 vaccines will be delivered and administered.
• Health workers helping COVID-19 patients among first to receive vaccine in US Texas Global Times 24 Nov 2020 -- Health workers providing direct care for COVID-19 patients and other vulnerable residents will be the first to receive vaccines, U.S. Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Monday.
• Rush Transcript: Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic New York State 24 Nov 2020
• Rush Transcript: Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State's COVID-19 Response and Distributes Turkeys on Long Island New York State 24 Nov 2020
• 100s of bodies of New York COVID victims still inside freezer trucks since April Press TV 24 Nov 2020 -- The bodies of nearly 700 people who died in New York City during the COVID-19 surge in the spring are still stored in freezer trucks, US media reports say.
• State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts California Department of Public Health 24 Nov 2020

China

• Tianjin's thorough investigation found pig heads from North America infected pork knuckles from Germany, causing infections Global Times 24 Nov 2020 -- The recent COVID-19 infections in North China's Tianjin Municipality have two sources, with one related to frozen pig heads imported from North America, Zhang Ying, a deputy director of Tianjin diseases control and prevention center, told a press conference on Tuesday.
• China takes the lead to invite experts from WHO to help trace coronavirus origin: FM Global Times 24 Nov 2020 -- China has been actively implementing the decision made by the WHO and is taking the lead to invite WHO experts to carry out science-based cooperation to trace the origin of the COVID-19 virus, the Chinese foreign ministry said Tuesday.
• Intl cargo resembles cold chain in winter, could carry COVID-19: expert Global Times 24 Nov 2020 -- All international freight by air, land and sea resembles cold-chain logistics as winter approaches, which means they could become carriers of COVID-19, a top Chinese epidemiologist warned, while the Global Times found that the largest marine products market in Beijing has strengthened management to prevent infections.
• China faces virus challenges as international freight resembles cold chain in winter: top Chinese epidemiologist Global Times 24 Nov 2020 -- All international freight transported by air, land and sea becomes just like cold-chain logistics as winter approaches, which means they could become carriers of COVID-19 virus, a top Chinese epidemiologist warned on Monday.
• Chinese mainland reports 2 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- China's National Health Commission said Tuesday that it received reports of 22 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Monday, including two domestically transmitted cases and 20 imported ones.
• Shanghai reports one new confirmed COVID-19 case People's Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- Shanghai reported one new confirmed COVID-19 case on Monday, according to the municipal health commission.
• Chinese mainland reports 20 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- The Chinese mainland reported 20 new imported COVID-19 cases Monday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 3,804.
• 15 COVID-19 patients newly discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- A total of 15 COVID-19 patients were newly discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Monday, the National Health Commission said in a daily report Tuesday.
• Chinese mainland reports 2 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- China's National Health Commission said Tuesday that it received reports of 22 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Monday, including two domestically transmitted cases and 20 imported ones.
• Tianjin reports one new domestically transmitted COVID-19 case People's Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- Tianjin reported one new domestically transmitted COVID-19 case from 6 p.m. Sunday to 6 p.m. Monday, according to the municipal center for disease control and prevention.
• Chinese mainland reports 2 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- China's National Health Commission said Tuesday that it received reports of 22 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Monday, including two domestically transmitted cases and 20 imported ones.
• China ready to boost COVID-19 vaccine cooperation with Germany: Xi PLA Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China stands ready to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Germany on COVID-19 vaccines and push for the vaccines to be fairly distributed as a global public good, especially for the benefit of developing countries.
• China Tests Millions for COVID-19 After New Cases Reported in Three Cities Sputnik 24 Nov 2020 -- The first case of the novel coronavirus virus was reported on December 31, 2019, in Wuhan, China. Since then, the virus has spread to more than 200 countries and territories around the world infecting more than 59 million people and killing more than 1.4 million.

Europe

• EU Near Deal with Moderna on Coronavirus Vaccine VOA 24 Nov 2020 -- European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen announced Tuesday the European Union has reached a deal with U.S. biotech company Moderna for 160 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine candidate.
• Visitors to Britain Could Shorten Quarantine With Negative Test VOA 24 Nov 2020 -- Britain announced Tuesday that travelers from abroad could face a shorter isolation period with a negative COVID-19 test days after their arrival.
• Scotland's COVID-19 Infections Stabilize, Hospitalizations Fall VOA 24 Nov 2020 -- Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told Parliament Tuesday that the number of new COVID-19 cases has stabilized and hospitalizations are down, but the COVID-19 alert levels in the country will remain as they are.
• Quarantine Upon Arrival in England to Be Cut to 5 Days With Negative COVID-19 Test Sputnik 24 Nov 2020 -- All passengers arriving in England will be able to have the mandatory 14-day quarantine cut to five days on condition of a negative COVID-19 test, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) said in a statement.
• UK PM unveils "tougher" tiered system of COVID restrictions to replace lockdown People's Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday a "tougher" tiered system of coronavirus restrictions to replace England's current lockdown when it ends on Dec. 2.
• Germany to start COVID-19 vaccinations by mid-December Global Times 24 Nov 2020 -- In light of "encouraging developments" in clinical trials and the expected regulatory approval of a COVID-19 vaccine, vaccination centers across Germany would be operational by mid-December, Minister of Health Jens Spahn said in a press conference here on Monday.
• Italy's coronavirus death toll climbs above 50,000 mark Global Times 24 Nov 2020 -- Italy's coronavirus death toll has climbed to 50,453 as another 630 COVID-19 patients died, the Ministry of Health reported on Monday.
• Croatian capital Zagreb launches massive tests for COVID-19 Global Times 24 Nov 2020 -- Croatia's capital Zagreb started on Monday massive free antigen tests for COVID-19 amid the pandemic that has infected over 100,000 people since February in the country.

Russia

• Vaccination With Russia's Sputnik-V To Cost 'Less Than $20' RFE/RL 24 Nov 2020 -- The financial backers and developers of Russia's Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine say the two shots required to vaccinate one person will cost "less than $20" on international markets and will be free of charge for Russian citizens.
• Mass COVID-19 Vaccination in Russia to Begin in 2021, Will Be Voluntary, Deputy PM Says Sputnik 24 Nov 2020 -- Last week, the developers of the world's first vaccine against coronavirus announced that the price of Sputnik V would be much lower than that of vaccines developed by US pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna.

India

• India reports less than 40K Daily New Cases India PIB 24 Nov 2020 -- India has registered less than 40,000 daily new cases after six days. The number of daily new cases in the last 24 hours is 37,975. For the last 17 days in a row, daily new cases have been sustained below the 50,000 mark, since 8th November.
• PM chairs high level meeting with CMs to review status and preparedness of COVID-19 response and management India PIB 24 Nov 2020 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting with Chief Ministers of all States and UTs on 24 November 2020 via video conferencing, to review the status and preparedness of COVID-19 response and management, with special emphasis on eight high focus States.

Iran

• Official: 483 more Iranians die from COVID-19 over past 24 hours IRNA 24 Nov 2020 -- Some 483 people in Iran have died as a result of the coronavirus disease over the past 24 hours, Iranian Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Tuesday.
• Iran, one of two regional candidates to produce COVID-19 vaccine IRNA 24 Nov 2020 -- Iran and Egypt are two main candidates of producing COVID-19 vaccine in the region and are separately working on the project, according to Mostafa Ghanei, a senior official with the national headquarters for the fight against the coronavirus.

Saudi Arabia

• Health Ministry: 252 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Reported, in Saudi Arabia SPA 24 Nov 2020 -- The Ministry of Health announced today that 252 new confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 355,741 cases, including 5,619 active cases receiving necessary medical care.

Taiwan

• Taiwan can buy COVID-19 vaccines for 10-50% of population through COVAX CNA 24 Nov 2020 -- Taiwan can procure COVID-19 vaccines for 10-50 percent of the country's population through the COVAX allocation platform, a top Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) official said on Tuesday, although he declined to give the specific amount that Taiwan plans to buy.

Other Countries

• Two Thai COVID-19 vaccines getting to human trial stage People's Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- Thailand's National Vaccine Institute on Monday announced that two of seven COVID-19 vaccine candidates have been successfully tested on animals and are moving onto human trials.
• Canada Signs Deal to Procure 26,000 Doses of Eli Lilly COVID-19 Treatment Sputnik 24 Nov 2020 -- Canada has signed a deal to procure 26,000 doses of Eli Lilly's experimental coronavirus antibody treatment called bamlanivimab, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said during a press briefing on Tuesday.
• Kenya Doctors Threaten to Strike Over Lack of COVID Protections VOA 24 Nov 2020 -- Kenyan doctors are threatening to go on strike next month unless the government addresses their concerns about safety, health insurance, and staffing needs to fight COVID-19. The threat comes after at least 10 doctors died from the virus this month.
• World's Largest Rubber Glove Maker Cuts Production Due to COVID-19 Outbreak VOA 24 Nov 2020 -- Officials in Malaysia say the world's top rubber glove manufacturer is shutting down 28 of its factories after more than 2,000 workers tested positive for COVID-19.