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• Treasury Sanctions Network for Assisting Colombia's Clan del Golfo Drug Trafficking Organization US Treasury 01 Dec 2020 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Jhon Fredy Zapata Garzon (Zapata Garzon) pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) for materially assisting the international narcotics trafficking activities of the Clan del Golfo. Three of his family members and associates are also being designated along with four businesses they own or control.
• US Sanctions Garzon Network for Aiding Clan Del Golfo Cocaine Cartel - Treasury Sputnik 01 Dec 2020 -- The US government has sanctioned Colombian national Zapata Garzon and three of his associates for aiding the Clan del Golfo cocaine smuggling cartel, also known as Los Urabenos, the Department of the Treasury announced in a press release issued on Tuesday.
• Designation of Jhon Fredy Zapata Garzon Under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act US Dept. of State 01 Dec 2020 -- The Department of State joins the Department of the Treasury in announcing the designation of Jhon Fredy Zapata Garzon pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act for materially assisting the international narcotics trafficking activities of the Clan del Golfo in Colombia.
• Joint Statement of the U.S.-India Counternarcotics Working Group US Dept. of State 01 Dec 2020 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of India.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Weekly Epidemiological Update WHO 01 Dec 2020
• COVID-19 can spark new generation of social protection measures: UN chief UN News 01 Dec 2020 -- While COVID-19 has wiped out important development gains in mere months, with extreme poverty rising for the first time in decades, the pandemic could spark the transformations needed to achieve stronger social protection systems, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday.
• Global Fight Against AIDS Hampered by COVID-19 Pandemic VOA 01 Dec 2020 -- Tuesday is World AIDS Day, with organizations around the world highlighting the need to support those living with and affected by HIV, the virus that causes the disease, while also remembering those who have died.
• COVID-19 could result in more HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths for next 2 years: UN report Global Times 01 Dec 2020 -- Prior to the World AIDS Day on Tuesday, a latest report from the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has warned that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could result in 123,000 to 293,000 new HIV infections and 69,000 to 148,000 additional AIDS-related deaths between 2020 and 2022.
• Worldwide Coronavirus Cases Cross 62.84 Million, Death Toll at 1,464,200 SPA 01 Dec 2020 -- More than 62.84 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,464,200 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
• Pfizer & BioNtech Apply to European Medicines Agency for Marketing Authorisation of Covid-19 Vaccine Sputnik 01 Dec 2020 -- The purpose of the marketing authorisation application with EMA is to get the agency's approval to market a medicine within the European Union.

United States

• Air Force update for COVID-19 US Air Force 01 Dec 2020
• First COVID-19 Vaccines Could Be Administered By Year's End VOA 01 Dec 2020 -- The first shots of a vaccine against the coronavirus may be administered before year's end if all goes according to schedule.
• US CDC Advisers Meet to Prioritize Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution VOA 01 Dec 2020 -- Members of a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee are meeting Tuesday to determine who should get inoculated first against the coronavirus once a vaccine receives final approval.
• US COVID-19 Cases Climb as Hospitalizations Hit New High, More ICU Beds Occupied Sputnik 01 Dec 2020 -- Ahead of the US' Thanksgiving holiday, multiple health officials and agencies warned Americans to avoid travel and opt for remote celebrations, as a sudden rush in celebratory gatherings would promote a spike in COVID-19 cases across the nation.
• U.S. health official asks people to get COVID-19 test after holiday People's Daily 01 Dec 2020 -- With the Thanksgiving holiday weekend over, U.S. Texas health officials on Monday urged everyone to get a COVID-19 test.
• COVID-19 hospitalizations hit all-time high in U.S. People's Daily 01 Dec 2020 -- Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients in the United States reached an all-time high of 93,238 on Sunday, according to the latest data of the COVID Tracking Project.
• After 4.2 million COVID-19 cases in November, U.S. pins hope on vaccine SPA 01 Dec 2020 -- The United States entered the final month of the year hoping that promising vaccine candidates will soon be approved to halt the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus after 4.2 million new cases were reported in November, Reuters reported.
• Rush Transcript: Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic New York State 01 Dec 2020
• State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts California Department of Public Health 01 Dec 2020

China

• Today's China the most convincing response to Western COVID suspicions Global Times 01 Dec 2020 -- No matter how successfully China has contained the spread of the coronavirus with all-out efforts and how the country has passed on its experiences of handling the epidemic to the world in a timely manner, some Western media has not given up its longstanding prejudices and ideological biases when looking back at the past year, after American broadcaster CNN came up with a so-called classified file on Tuesday in an attempt to sensationalize obsolete issues and mislead the world again.
• China's vaccines better suit Africa, LatAm due to 'lower costs, easier logistics' Global Times 01 Dec 2020 -- African and some Latin American countries would prefer Chinese-developed inactivated vaccines, due to their competitive costs and easier logistics, to stop their pandemic crisis, said analysts in both the vaccine and drug transportation services.
• Transit inspection on imported cold-chain foods enacted in East China's Ningbo Global Times 01 Dec 2020 -- A transit inspection process on imported cold-chain foods has been implemented in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang Province, on Tuesday, to inspect and manage imported cold-chain foods through Ningbo customs as well as customs in other cities as COVID-19 risks surge in imported cold-chain cargo while the pandemic spirals overseas with winter approaching, reported Ningbo Evening News.
• SK Hynix Chongqing staff test negative for COVID-19, set to resume operation under strict prevention measures Global Times 01 Dec 2020 -- All staff at SK Hynix's Chongqing plant have tested negative for COVID-19 allowing operations to resume under strict prevention measures, the company said in a statement on Monday.
• Alibaba's Cainiao launches air route with Ethiopian Airlines, to deliver COVID-19 vaccines Global Times 01 Dec 2020 -- Alibaba's Cainiao Network announced on Sunday the launch of an air route in partnership with Ethiopian Airlines to aid the export of drugs that require temperature-controlled storage facilities, including COVID-19 vaccines.
• Fears over supply chain from COVID-19 cases in imported Russian seafood Global Times 01 Dec 2020 -- The rising number of coronavirus cases in cold chain imported aquatic products from Russia, China's largest source of aquatic imports, has cast a shadow of uncertainty over the seafood industry both domestically and globally, with industry insiders calling for further cooperation in cross-border cold chains in a bid to ensure smoother supply in the post-pandemic era.
• East China's Shandong Province reports one asymptomatic COVID-19 case People's Daily 01 Dec 2020 -- One asymptomatic case of COVID-19 was found during regular checks on cold-chain workers in the city of Jiaozhou in east China's Shandong Province, local authorities said Tuesday.
• Beijing reports 1 new imported COVID-19 case People's Daily 01 Dec 2020 -- One new imported COVID-19 case was reported in Beijing on Monday, the municipal health commission said Tuesday.
• Chinese mainland reports 4 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 01 Dec 2020 -- China's National Health Commission said Tuesday that it received reports of 12 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Monday, including four domestically transmitted cases and eight imported ones.

Europe

• UK says coronavirus "back under control" after national lockdown People's Daily 01 Dec 2020 -- British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Monday that coronavirus is "back under control" in Britain as the month-long national lockdown is due to end on Wednesday.
• Most European Governments to Ease Pandemic Rules Over Christmas Holiday, But Fearfully VOA 01 Dec 2020 -- All Europeans want is a merry and bright Christmas season, just like the ones they used to know. And under public pressure some governments are easing their pandemic restrictions in a bid to salvage something of the holiday spirit.
• EU Leader Hopes COVID-19 Vaccinations Start in December VOA 01 Dec 2020 -- The European Union said Tuesday it could be vaccinating citizens against COVID-19 by the end of the month if medical officials grant emergency approval of two vaccines candidates.

India

• India's Active Caseload further contracts to 4.35 Lakhs India PIB 01 Dec 2020 -- India's active cases today stand at 4,35,603, much below the 5-lakh mark. The share of Active Cases in the total Positive Cases has further shrunk to 4.60%.

Iran

• Some 382 more Iranians die from COVID-19 IRNA 01 Dec 2020 -- Some 382 more Iranians have died from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Tuesday.
• Iran setting up ultra-cold storage facilities for COVID-19 vaccines: Official Press TV 01 Dec 2020 -- An Iranian deputy transportation minister says the country has officially begun preparations for transfer and storage of vaccines needed to battle the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Saudi Arabia

• Health Ministry: 263 New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, and 374 Recoveries Reported, in Saudi Arabia SPA 01 Dec 2020 -- The Ministry of Health announced in a statement here today that 263 new confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to 357623 cases, including 4540 active cases are still receiving medical care.

Taiwan

• Four new imported COVID-19 cases reported in Taiwan CNA 01 Dec 2020 -- Taiwan recorded four new imported cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, including a Taiwanese national who violated Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) protocols to return, according to the CECC.
• Trips of 3 days or less exempt from new COVID-19 testing rule: CECC CNA 01 Dec 2020 -- Travelers who return to Taiwan within three days of their departure will be exempt from a new rule requiring international arrivals to present proof of a recent COVID-19 test, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) has announced.

Other Countries

• Zimbabwe's COVID-19 cases surpass 10,000 mark Global Times 01 Dec 2020 -- Zimbabwe reported 84 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the national tally to 10,034, said the Ministry of Health and Child Care.
• South Africa reports 2302 new confirmed coronavirus cases SPA 01 Dec 2020 -- South Africa reported 2302 new confirmed coronavirus COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours and 58 dead.
• UAE Announces 1,289 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 01 Dec 2020 -- The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced that it conducted 129,900 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
• Trudeau Says Border Restrictions to Remain in Place Until COVID-19 Under Control Sputnik 01 Dec 2020 -- Canada will not lift border restrictions until the COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control globally, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in an interview on Tuesday.
• Fears Grow of Further COVID-19 Spikes Ahead of Ghana's Election VOA 01 Dec 2020 -- Ghana has been lauded for its COVID-19 response and a fairly low death toll of 323 people. Total cases have now surpassed 50,000, however, and the president recently warned citizens to stay vigilant. Experts fear that cases will increase as political parties go into full campaign mode ahead of the December 7 vote.
• Ethiopian Refugees Worry About COVID-19 Outbreak in Sudanese Camps VOA 01 Dec 2020 -- Thousands of Ethiopians who fled fighting in Tigray for camps in Sudan fear a new threat — a COVID-19 outbreak. While there are no confirmed cases, concern is running high.
• Nigerian Authorities Worry as Citizens Flout Coronavirus Rules VOA 01 Dec 2020 -- In Nigeria, authorities are worried that coronavirus infections may spike again, as millions ignore safety measures such as wearing face masks and social distancing. A jump in infections could force another lockdown, hurting the economy.
• Myanmar Government Under Fire as Coronavirus Cases Top 90,000 Radio Free Asia 01 Dec 2020 -- Myanmar's government is facing growing criticism from physicians and experts over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic as the country's number of cases surpassed 90,000 for the first time Tuesday and the health crisis continued to hammer the Southeast Asian region in recent weeks.