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• Iranian Diplomat Goes On Trial In Belgium Over Bomb Plot RFE/RL 27 Nov 2020 -- An Iranian diplomat and three other Iranians went on trial in the Belgian city of Antwerp on November 27 accused of planning to bomb a meeting of an exiled opposition group in France in 2018, the first time an EU country has put an Iranian official on trial for terrorism.
• Iranian Diplomat on Trial in Belgium, Charged with Plotting Attack VOA 27 Nov 2020 -- An Iranian diplomat and three other Iranian citizens went on trial in Belgium Friday for allegedly plotting to bomb a 2018 rally of the Paris-based National Council Resistance of Iran (NCRI), an opposition group in exile.
• Taiwan bans import of live birds, eggs from Belgium due to bird flu CNA 27 Nov 2020 -- Starting Friday, the importation of live birds and their eggs from Belgium is banned, the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine (BAPHIQ) under the Cabinet-level Council of Agriculture announced that day.
• More than 700 Members Of Transnational Organized Crime Groups Arrested in Central America in U.S. Assisted Operation US Dept. of Justice 27 Nov 2020 -- Today, senior law enforcement officials from the United States, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras announced criminal charges in Central America against more than 700 members of transnational criminal organizations, primarily MS-13 and 18th Street gangs, which resulted from a one-week coordinated law enforcement action under Operation Regional Shield (ORS).

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• COVID-19: Testing still vital even as vaccines roll out UN News 27 Nov 2020 -- Testing will still be a critical tool against COVID-19, even as vaccines are deployed against the disease, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday during his regular briefing on the crisis.
• WHO Scientist Calls for More Vaccine Data VOA 27 Nov 2020 -- The World Health Organization's top vaccine expert says the agency needs to evaluate coronavirus vaccines and their immune responses based on more than just a press release.
• British AstraZeneca to Conduct Another Trial Before Widely Distributing COVID-19 Vaccine VOA 27 Nov 2020 -- British drug maker AstraZeneca is cooperating with government regulators in investigating a manufacturing error of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine.

United States

• This Week in Operation Warp Speed - Nov. 27, 2020 DoD 27 Nov 2020
• Record-high 90,000 Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 amid Thanksgiving People's Daily 27 Nov 2020 -- Nearly 90,000 COVID-19 patients are in hospitals across the United States as of Thursday, the Thanksgiving day, reaching a new all-time high for the 16th consecutive day, according to The COVID Tracking Project.
• State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts California Department of Public Health 27 Nov 2020

China

• Global health codes, fast track challenged Global Times 27 Nov 2020 -- With setting a "fast track" for personnel exchanges and requiring pre-departure health QR codes for overseas passengers, China is gradually pushing a global mechanism of mutual health status recognition to drag the world to the path of recovery amid the pandemic. However, as for China, the only entity that has maintained economic growth amid the pandemic, it is not easy to lead the formation of a global health recognition mechanism in which people from different countries can use the universal health code and fast track for recovery.
• 'Fast track' to be strictly managed not suspended amid Japan and South Korea's new surge Global Times 27 Nov 2020 -- The "fast track" between China, South Korea and Japan might be affected due to the surging epidemic in these two countries. With more sources and chains of coronavirus from abroad being found in China, experts believe that anti-pandemic measures will be prioritized in these countries and stricter measures will be applied.
• More flu-COVID-19 cases expected, causing detection dilemma Global Times 27 Nov 2020 -- China has reported four cases of dual infections of flu and COVID-19, and more such cases will occur as the country enters winter flu peak season, China's top respiratory expert Zhong Nanshan warned on Friday.
• Coronavirus maintains longer vitality in wet and cold containers: Zhang Wenhong Global Times 27 Nov 2020 -- Coronavirus can maintain a longer vitality in dark and cold environments, especially in wet and cold shipping containers that have just landed, which will increase the risk of infection via unprotected contact, Zhang Wenhong, Shanghai-based infectious disease expert and leader of Shanghai COVID-19 control group said Thursday on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo.
• Chinese mainland reports no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 27 Nov 2020 -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases, with five newly confirmed cases all arriving from outside, the National Health Commission said Friday.

Europe

• Slovenia's COVID-19 cases exceed 70,000 Global Times 27 Nov 2020 -- Slovenia on Thursday reported 1,767 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the national tally of confirmed cases to 70,911, according to official figures.
• Croatia to shut restaurants amid COVID-19 spike Global Times 27 Nov 2020 -- Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Thursday announced strict new measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, as a record high of 4,009 new cases and 51 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours.
• Sweden to reach COVID-19 peak in two weeks: forecast Global Times 27 Nov 2020 -- The second wave of Sweden's COVID-19 epidemic will peak in mid-December, according to a new forecast from the country's Public Health Agency Thursday.
• Rome airport to try "COVID-tested" flights from U.S. to replace quarantine People's Daily 27 Nov 2020 -- Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport in Rome will start the operation of "COVID-tested" flights from three U.S. airports on a trial basis, Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), the airport's operator said Thursday.
• Germany's COVID-19 cases surpass 1 mln People's Daily 27 Nov 2020 -- Germany reported 22,806 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 1,006,394, the Robert Koch Institute said on Friday.
• Merkel confirms extension of partial COVID-19 lockdown in Germany People's Daily 27 Nov 2020 -- Addressing the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday confirmed the extension of the partial COVID-19 lockdown in the country into December.
• UK Regulator Confirms Government's Request to Assess Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Sputnik 27 Nov 2020 -- The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) confirmed on Friday that it has received a request from the government's Department of Health and Social Care to assess the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.
• Europe Coronavirus Updates: France's COVID-19 data improve, Italy's infections plateau; Germany to extend partial lockdown People's Daily 27 Nov 2020 -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in European countries.

Russia

• Russian Armed Forces Begin Mass COVID-19 Vaccination to Cover 400,000 Servicemen Sputnik 27 Nov 2020 -- Russia has begun mass coronavirus vaccination among its armed forces personnel, planning to inoculate more than 400,000 servicemen, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday at a ministral meeting.
• Russia's RDIF Agreed on Producing 100Mln Doses of Sputnik V Coronavirus Vaccine in India Sputnik 27 Nov 2020 -- The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced on Friday that it reached an agreement with India's pharmaceutical company Hetero on producing over 100 million doses of Russia's coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V per year in India.

India

• 70% of India's Active Caseload from Maharashtra, Kerala, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal, and Chhattisgarh India PIB 27 Nov 2020 -- The Active Caseload of India stands at 4,55,555 today. Present contribution of Active Caseload to India's total positive cases is 4.89%.

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 406 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 27 Nov 2020 -- Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Friday that some 406 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours.

South Korea

• S. Korea PM Warns of Full-Fledged Virus Resurgence As Daily Cases Exceed 500 SPA 27 Nov 2020 -- S. Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said today, on Friday that South Korea has confirmed more than 500 COVID-19 infections for the second consecutive day and warned that the virus appears to be spreading again in earnest nationwide, Yonhap reported.
• South Korea Reports 569 New Coronavirus Cases SPA 27 Nov 2020 -- The daily number of novel Coronavirus cases in South Korea exceeded 500 for the second straight day on Friday, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Saudi Arabia

• Health Ministry: 302 New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 407 Recoveries Reported, in Saudi Arabia SPA 27 Nov 2020 -- The Ministry of Health announced in a statement here today that 302 new confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 356,691, including 5,212 active cases undergoing treatment.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 14 new imported COVID-19 cases in 1 day (update) CNA 27 Nov 2020 -- Taiwan confirmed 14 new imported cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the highest number reported in one day since April, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Taiwan bans 2 Indonesian agencies from sending migrants due to COVID-19 CNA 27 Nov 2020 -- Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Friday that it is temporarily banning migrant workers from two Indonesian manpower agencies from entering, after it reported 13 new imported cases of COVID-19 from the Southeast Asian country earlier that day.

North Korea

• Media Claims North Korea Launched a Cyberattack Against Covid Vaccine Developer AstraZeneca Sputnik 27 Nov 2020 -- Also on Friday, a UK regulator confirmed that it had received a formal request from the Government to assess the prospective Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca. Earlier, an executive from British-Swedish pharma giant said its vaccine could be approved even if its efficacy is no higher than 60 percent.

Other Countries

• Canada's COVID-19 cases surpass 350,000 level Global Times 27 Nov 2020 -- Canada's COVID-19 cases surpassed the 350,000 level on Thursday afternoon as the country confirmed a total of 351,133 COVID-19 cases and 11,776 deaths, according to CTV.
• WHO urges African states to strengthen readiness for COVID-19 vaccine People's Daily 27 Nov 2020 -- African countries should establish robust infrastructure and invest in manpower to facilitate deployment of COVID-19 vaccine in the continent, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday.
• African nations 'far from ready' for COVID-19 vaccination drive, says UN health agency UN News 27 Nov 2020 -- As efforts to find safe and effective vaccines for COVID-19 are showing increasing promise, the African continent is "far from ready" to roll out what will be its largest ever immunization drive, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
• COVID-19 Staffers Test Positive in Sudan Leader's Office VOA 27 Nov 2020 -- Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok's staff is self-isolating after 19 members, including Cabinet Affairs Minister Omer Manis, tested positive for coronavirus during a recent random sampling.