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• Arrests in US Capitol Attack Surpass 430 VOA 29 Apr 2021 -- U.S. federal agents have arrested more than 430 people in connection with the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, a senior Justice Department official told lawmakers Thursday, adding that the number of arrests continues to grow.
• U.S. Detains Alleged Russian Operator Of Bitcoin Money-Laundering Website RFE/RL 29 Apr 2021 -- U.S. officials have arrested the alleged main operator of the cryptocurrency money-laundering website Bitcoin Fog.
• Iranians Plead Not Guilty To Danish Terrorism Charge RFE/RL 29 Apr 2021 -- Three members of an Iranian Arab opposition group have pleaded not guilty to Danish charges of financing and promoting terrorism in Iran with Saudi Arabia's backing.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

United States

• U.S. CDC study shows mRNA COVID-19 vaccines reduce hospitalizations among older adults People's Daily 29 Apr 2021 -- The two mRNA COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use in the United States, developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, protect against COVID-19-related hospitalization among adults 65 years and older, according to a new study of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

China

• China strengthens solidarity with its neighbors in fight against COVID-19 People's Daily 29 Apr 2021 -- Foreign ministers from China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh held a meeting on coping with COVID-19 on Tuesday via video link.
• Chinese mainland reports 20 new COVID-19 cases, all imported People's Daily 29 Apr 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 20 new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursday.
• Hong Kong reports zero new local infection of COVID-19 People's Daily 29 Apr 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported Thursday no new local infection of COVID-19.
• Over 243 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China People's Daily 29 Apr 2021 -- More than 243.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Wednesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday.

Europe

• WHO Europe Reports First Drop in COVID Cases in 2 Months VOA 29 Apr 2021 -- The World Health Organization's Europe Regional Director Hans Kluge reported Thursday the number of new COVID-19 infections in the region dropped significantly in the last week for the first time in two months.
• Vaccinated Europeans now outnumber those infected by COVID, but 'threat remains present' UN News 29 Apr 2021 -- Just over 460 days since the first COVID-19 cases were reported in Europe, more citizens living in the region have now been vaccinated, than the number infected, and although new cases and hospitalizations are falling, "the threat remains present", a senior UN health official said on Thursday.
• German Health Minister Says COVID-19 Infection Numbers Have Fallen VOA 29 Apr 2021 -- German health officials had good news for the country Thursday in terms of falling COVID-19 infection rates and record numbers of vaccinations delivered but said there is still a long way to go.
• Belgium Reports 3,925 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 29 Apr 2021 -- Belgium reported 3,925 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 36 deaths during the past 24 hours.
• Macron Unveils France's 4-Phase Plan Out of COVID-19 Lockdown Sputnik 29 Apr 2021 -- French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday a four-phase national reopening plan that involves a gradual lifting of COVID-19 curfew and travel restrictions, including for foreign arrivals.
• Royal Navy and RAF combine efforts to deliver vaccines to world's most remote Overseas Territory UK MOD 29 Apr 2021 -- UK Armed Forces have transported coronavirus vaccines to the Overseas Territory of Tristan da Cunha – the most remote inhabited island in the world.

Russia

• Russia Records 9,284 New Cases of COVID-19, 364 Deaths SPA 29 Apr 2021 -- Russia recorded 9,284 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 364 deaths during the past 24 hours.
• Russia's daily COVID-19 cases drop below 8,000 People's Daily 29 Apr 2021 -- Russia confirmed 7,848 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, below 8,000 for the first time since the end of September, taking the nationwide tally to 4,787,273, the country's official monitoring and response center said Wednesday.

India

• India Struggles with COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Amid New Infection, Death Rates VOA 29 Apr 2021 -- India set new records again Thursday in COVID-19 deaths and infections as its new vaccination registration program stumbled while millions of voters nonetheless turned out for an election in the state of West Bengal.
• Govt. of India has so far provided more 16.16 crore vaccine doses to States/UTs Free of Cost India PIB 29 Apr 2021 -- Government of India has been at the forefront of the fight against the COVID19 pandemic
• India's crosses a major landmark with more than 15 Crore Cumulative Vaccination Coverage India PIB 29 Apr 2021 -- India has crossed a significant landmark in its fight against COVID19 pandemic today
• COVID19 Vaccination-Day 104 India PIB 29 Apr 2021 -- The total vaccination across the country has crossed more than 15.21 Cr mark
• Ministry of Home Affairs issues order to all States and Union Territories to Consider Containment Measures as Conveyed in Advisory of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of April 25th India PIB 29 Apr 2021 -- In an order issued today, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) directed all States and Union Territories (UTs) to consider the containment measures, as had been conveyed in the advisory of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), dated 25.4.2021, for immediate implementation based on the assessment of the situation
• Oxygen Express Operations expand to Haryana & Telangana after Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi India PIB 29 Apr 2021 -- Oxygen Express Operations of Indian Railways continued to bring relief to the States as its operations expanded to the States of Haryana & Telangana after Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi.

  Continuing the momentum, there are three more trains on the run either carrying Liquid Oxygen or on the way to the loading plants

• India allows import of medical devices to fight COVID-19 pandemic People's Daily 29 Apr 2021 -- India on Thursday allowed imports of necessary medical devices, particularly oxygen devices, to fight the COVID-19 pandemic which has gripped the country recently.
• Putin pledges medical aid to India in phone call with Modi People's Daily 29 Apr 2021 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday held a phone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pledging to offer emergency medical assistance to pandemic-battered India.
• BioNTech CEO "confident" vaccine will work against COVID variant found in India People's Daily 29 Apr 2021 -- BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin on Wednesday expressed his confidence in the effectiveness of the vaccine jointly developed by his company and the U.S. pharmaceutical firm Pfizer against the new coronavirus variant first found in India.
• Ireland offers COVID-19 assistance to India People's Daily 29 Apr 2021 -- An emergency donation of 700 oxygen concentrators departed Ireland for India on Wednesday in response to the worsening COVID-19 outbreak there, according to a government statement.
• India accounts for 38 pct of global COVID-19 case growth last week: WHO People's Daily 29 Apr 2021 -- As the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has been on the increase for the ninth consecutive week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that India alone accounted for 38 percent of all infections -- or 2,172,063 new cases -- recorded in the seven-day period that ended on April 25.
• UN helping India fight COVID-19: spokesman People's Daily 29 Apr 2021 -- The United Nations is helping India in its uphill battle against COVID-19, said a UN spokesman on Wednesday.
• India Registers Record 379,257 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 29 Apr 2021 -- India has registered 379,257 new COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours, marking the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak, the national Ministry of Health said on Thursday, according to Sputnik News Agency.

Iran

• Rouhani demands eastern borders to be controlled against COVID-19 Indian mutation IRNA 29 Apr 2021 -- President Hassan Rouhani called for the eastern borders of Iran to be meticulously controlled in order to stop COVID-19 from entering the country so that it would not face a condition like that of the UK coronavirus.
• COVID-19 claims 385 lives in Iran over past 24 hours: Official IRNA 29 Apr 2021 -- Some 385 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 71,351, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Thursday.
• Iran to receive 7th shipment of Sputnik-V vaccine IRNA 29 Apr 2021 -- The seventh consignment of the Russian "Sputnik V" vaccine has been dispatched to Iran on Thursday via Iran's Mahan Airlines.
• Iran taking delivery of large COVID vaccine shipment: CBI chief Press TV 29 Apr 2021 -- Iran is to take delivery of large coronavirus vaccine shipment later this week after the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) made payments for the consignment on Thursday.

South Korea

• S. Korea prioritizes securing COVID-19 vaccines for economic recovery: acting PM People's Daily 29 Apr 2021 -- South Korea prioritized securing COVID-19 vaccines for a continued economic recovery, after announcing the first-quarter data on gross domestic product (GDP) that restored a pre-pandemic level, Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki who serves as the acting prime minister said on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia

• Health Ministry: 1,026 New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Saudi Arabia SPA 29 Apr 2021 -- The Ministry of Health announced today in a statement that 1,026 new confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 416,307, including 9,852 active cases.

Taiwan

• COVID-19 cases related to China Airlines climb to 16 CNA 29 Apr 2021 -- Three more people linked to China Airlines (CAL), one of Taiwan's major carriers, have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the number in that group to 16, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Thursday.
• Taiwan to send 150 oxygen concentrators to India this week: minister CNA 29 Apr 2021 -- Taiwan will send 150 locally made oxygen concentrators to India by the end of this week to support the country's fight against the raging COVID-19 crisis there, Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said Thursday.
• Possible COVID-19 cluster probed at Taoyuan airport hotel: CECC CNA 29 Apr 2021 -- A probe is underway to determine whether there is a COVID-19 cluster at an airport hotel in Taoyuan, where an employee tested positive on Thursday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

Other Countries

• Duterte: Philippines Grateful for Beijing's Vaccines, But Won't Stop Sea Patrols Radio Free Asia 29 Apr 2021 -- The Philippine president said Thursday he was grateful that Beijing has supplied his country with coronavirus vaccines amid a global shortage, but he would not withdraw patrols in Manila-claimed waters of the South China Sea because Chinese vessels had not left.
• India's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 200,000, Philippines reports 6,895 new cases People's Daily 29 Apr 2021 -- Asia-Pacific countries are still facing growing cases of the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday as India's death toll surpassed the 200,000-mark, reaching 201,187, said the health ministry.
• Cambodia receives 3rd batch of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine People's Daily 29 Apr 2021 -- A plane carrying the third batch of China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the capital of Cambodia Wednesday night.
• Bangladesh approves proposal of producing Russian, Chinese COVID-19 vaccines People's Daily 29 Apr 2021 -- The Bangladeshi government on Wednesday gave the greenlight to a proposal of producing Chinese and Russian COVID-19 vaccines in the country.
• Canada's COVID-19 cases surpass 1.2 million despite decreased daily cases People's Daily 29 Apr 2021 -- Canada reported 5,071 new COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday afternoon, bringing the total number to 1,200,057, including 24,106 deaths and 101,586 variants, according to CTV.
• Mexico to produce Russia's Sputnik V vaccine People's Daily 29 Apr 2021 -- Mexico will begin production of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine as early as in May, the vaccine's official Twitter account said Wednesday during Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard's ongoing visit to Moscow.
• Cambodia Breaks New COVID-19 Record While Laos Struggles With Coronavirus Unemployment Radio Free Asia 29 Apr 2021 -- Cambodia smashed its record of COVID-19 cases Thursday, with nearly 900 people infected from the disease caused by the coronavirus, while the country's death toll rose to 91 and its total caseload increased to more than 12,000.
• Algeria Records 286 New Coronavirus Cases SPA 29 Apr 2021 -- Algeria recorded 286 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 10 deaths, while 195 patients had recovered.
• Morocco Records 421 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 29 Apr 2021 -- Morocco recorded, in the past twenty-four hours, 421 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number infections to 510,886.
• Egypt Reports 1,011 New Covid-19 Cases SPA 29 Apr 2021 -- Egypt reported 1,011 new cases of Noval Corona Virus, and 51 deaths, during the past 24 hours.
• Turkey in New Lockdown as Its COVID Numbers Surge VOA 29 Apr 2021 -- Turkey on Thursday starts a strict new three-week lockdown as COVID-19 infections surge. Initially, Turkish authorities claimed success in curbing the pandemic, but the country could be paying the price for a premature easing of restrictions.
• Zimbabweans Take Stock of Abuses During COVID-19 Lockdowns VOA 29 Apr 2021 -- Human rights groups in Zimbabwe say the government has frequently violated people's basic rights since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The groups presented their findings at a partially virtual meeting with officials in the capital Thursday.