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• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies Anne Neuberger, May 10, 2021 The White House 10 May 2021
• FBI Statement on Compromise of Colonial Pipeline Networks FBI 10 May 2021 -- "The FBI confirms that the Darkside ransomware is responsible for the compromise of the Colonial Pipeline networks."
• Top US security agency confirms Darkside hacking group behind pipeline attack Press TV 10 May 2021 -- The premier US intelligence and security service on Monday confirmed that DarkSide, a hacking group, was behind the massive ransomware attack on a US pipeline that provides the East Coast of the country with nearly half of its gasoline and jet fuel.
• FBI Confirms DarkSide Hacker Group Is Behind Pipeline Cyberattack RFE/RL 10 May 2021 -- A criminal gang known as DarkSide is behind a ransomware cyberattack that has paralyzed the largest U.S. fuel pipeline, the FBI confirmed on May 10.
• Ransomware Attack That Halted US Fuel Pipeline a 'Criminal Act,' Biden Says VOA 10 May 2021 -- A Russia-linked cyberattack targeting the largest U.S. fuel pipeline system is a "criminal act, obviously," President Joe Biden said Monday.
• FBI Confirms DarkSide Ransomware Responsible for Compromise of Colonial Pipeline Networks Sputnik 10 May 2021 -- The Washington Post previously reported the cyberattack on the pipeline could have been carried out by the DarkSide ransomware gang, which is reportedly based in Eastern Europe.
• Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Colonial Pipeline Incident The White House 10 May 2021
• Two for Two: USS Sioux City Conducts Back-to-Back Drug Busts US Navy 10 May 2021 -- The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 109 seized over $24 million in suspected cocaine, April 26-28, 2021.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Weekly operational update on COVID-19 - 10 May 2021
• COVID's grip keeps world in 'perilous situation' UN News 10 May 2021 -- Amidst an "unacceptably high plateau" in COVID-19 cases and deaths globally, the UN health agency chief on Monday shone a light on last week's death toll that totalled almost 90 thousand people and 5.4 million reported cases.
• WHO Says Global COVID-19 Cases Plateauing, Declining in Many Areas VOA 10 May 2021 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that while COVID-19 cases and deaths have seen plateaus and declines in new cases and deaths globally, the numbers are still too high and continue to climb in some areas.

United States

• Statement by President Biden on FDA's Expanded Emergency Use Authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to Include Adolescents The White House 10 May 2021
• Rush Transcript: Governor Cuomo Announces Eight New Pop-Up Vaccination Sites at MTA Stations New York State 10 May 2021
• US Approves Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Children as Young as 12 VOA 10 May 2021 -- U.S. regulators have authorized the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech to be used by children as young as 12, widening the pool of those eligible to get inoculated.

China

• China to Create 'Separation' Line at Mt. Everest VOA 10 May 2021 -- China says it will create a "line of separation" atop Mount Everest to keep climbers from Nepal from possibly spreading COVID-19 among climbers climbing from Chinese-controlled Tibet.
• China fills vaccine gap left by US, India with expanded production to reach 5b doses annually Global Times 10 May 2021 -- The grave epidemic situation in India, the world's largest vaccine producer, the WHO's approval of Chinese vaccines for emergency use, lingering questions on whether the US can really deliver its promise to provide vaccines to the world, all these have led to a widely acknowledged situation that China could be a much more reliable global vaccine supplier, especially as domestic vaccine producers vowed to ramp up production to meet domestic immunity targets and overseas demand.
• WHO's emergency listing of Chinese vaccine to benefit global COVID-19 fight People's Daily 10 May 2021 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday validated the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm for emergency use, a move widely welcomed by officials and experts worldwide and set to benefit the global fight against the pandemic.
• China maintains COVID-19 prevention on Mt. Qomolangma, reports zero infections People's Daily 10 May 2021 -- China is taking strict measures to prevent COVID-19 infections on Mount Qomolangma, and has reported zero infections so far on the north side of the mountain since the climbing season began in early April.
• China's Ningxia logs 449 close contacts of new COVID-19 case People's Daily 10 May 2021 -- Yinchuan City, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, has tracked 133 close contacts and 316 secondary close contacts of a new imported COVID-19 case reported on Saturday, according to the local COVID-19 prevention and control headquarters.
• Chinese mainland reports 11 new COVID-19 cases, all imported People's Daily 10 May 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 11 new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.
• China provides COVID-19 vaccines to Hungarian, Gabonese militaries PLA Daily 10 May 2021 -- In order to implement President Xi Jinping's important pledge to make China's COVID-19 vaccines a global public good, with the approval of the Central Military Commission and at the request of the Hungarian and the Gabonese militaries, the COVID-19 vaccines assisted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) were respectively delivered to the Hungarian military on May 8 and the Gabonese military on May 9.
  

Europe

• UK records another 1,770 coronavirus cases, 2 deaths People's Daily 10 May 2021 -- Another 1,770 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,434,860, according to official figures released Sunday.
• UK Records 2,357 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 10 May 2021 -- The United Kingdom recorded 2,357 new cases of the Coronavirus along with 4 deaths.
• UK Records 1,770 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 10 May 2021 -- The United Kingdom recorded 1,770 new cases of the Coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 2 deaths.
• Belgium Reports 2,258 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 10 May 2021 -- Belgium reported 2,258 new cases of the novel of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and 40 deaths during the past 24 hours.
• Germany Makes Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Available to All Adults VOA 10 May 2021 -- German Health Minister Jens Spahn announced Monday the country was making the single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine available to all adults, lifting a prioritization that limited the shot only to those 60 and older.

Russia

• About 21.5Mln People in Russia Vaccinated Against COVID-19, President Putin Says Sputnik 10 May 2021 -- More than 21 million people in Russia have been vaccinated against COVID-19, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
• Putin Urges Russians To Get Vaccinated As COVID Situation Stabilizes RFE/RL 10 May 2021 -- President Vladimir Putin says that almost 21.5 million people in Russia have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and encouraged Russians push the number higher in a country of 146 million people.

India

• India's COVID Numbers Down Slightly, but Remain Near Record High VOA 10 May 2021 -- India's daily COVID statistics are down slightly but remain high. The health ministry said Monday there were 366,161 new infections and 3,754 deaths caused by the coronavirus in the previous 24-hour period.
• WHO: India Variant of 'Global' Concern VOA 10 May 2021 -- The World Health Organization said Monday that a variant of the coronavirus circulating in India is of global concern.
• Indian States Go Into Lockdown as Doctors Association Asks Government to 'Wake Up From Slumber' Sputnik 10 May 2021 -- The federal government in India has not imposed a nationwide lockdown, with the second wave of coronavirus sweeping through the country. India recorded 366,161 fresh COVID-19 cases and 3,754 related deaths in the past 24 hours.
• Modi thwarted amid COVID-19 crisis Global Times 10 May 2021 -- Faced with growing calls for a national lockdown and pressure from the opposition, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has yet to find the right balance between economic recovery and epidemic control.
• Nearly 18 crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs Free of Cost by Govt. of India, so far India PIB 10 May 2021 -- Vaccination forms an integral component of the five point strategy of Government of India of containment and management of the pandemic (including Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behaviour)
• COVID-19 Vaccination Update- Day 115 India PIB 10 May 2021 -- The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country stands at 17,26,33,761 as per the 8 pm provisional report today.

  5,18,479 beneficiaries of the age group 18-44 years received their first dose of COVID vaccine today and cumulatively 25,52,843 across 30 States/UTs since the start of Phase-3 of the vaccination drive

• Update on Covid Relief Aid India PIB 10 May 2021 -- Government of India has been receiving international donations and aid of COVID-19 relief medical supplies and equipment since 27 April 2021 from different countries/organisations to augment its efforts in fighting the unprecedented surge in COVID in the country
• Global Aid comprising of Oxygen concentrators, cylinders, generation plants and more than 3 L Remdesivir Vials received and expedited to States/UTs in their fight against COVID-19 India PIB 10 May 2021 -- 6,738 Oxygen Concentrators, 3,856 Oxygen Cylinders, 16 Oxygen Generation Plants, 4,668 ventilators/ Bi PAP/ C PAP and more than 3L Remdesivir vials received as part of global aid to India have been delivered/ dispatched to States and UTs to augment and supplement their infrastructure, so far
• Oxygen Expresses deliver record 831 MT of LMO in One Single day India PIB 10 May 2021 -- Overcoming all hurdles and finding new solutions, Indian Railways is continuing its journey of bringing relief by delivering Liquid Medical Oxygen(LMO) to various states across the country
• INDIAN NAVAL SHIP TRIKAND ARRIVES AT MUMBAI AS PART OF OP SAMUDRA SETU II India PIB 10 May 2021 -- As part of Operation Samudra Setu II, Indian Naval Ship Trikand was deployed to augment shipment of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) cryogenic containers from Hamad Port, Qatar to Mumbai
• Indian Naval Ships Airavat, Kolkata and Trikand reach India with Liquid Medical Oxygen and Critical Medical from Singapore, Kuwait and Qatar India PIB 10 May 2021 -- As part of the ongoing Operation 'Samudra Setu II' to support the nation's fight against Covid-19, INS Kolkata arrived New Mangalore, INS Trikand entered Mumbai and INS Airavat arrived in Visakhapatnam today 10th May
• INS Airavat with Critical Medical Stores Including Cryogenic Oxygen Tanks and Oxygen Cylinders from Singapore arrives in Visakhapatnam India PIB 10 May 2021 -- As part of the ongoing Op 'Samudra Setu' II to support the nation's fight against Covid-19, INS Airavat arrived in Visakhapatnam on 10 May 21 with 08 Cryogenic Oxygen Tanks and other critical COVID Medical Stores including 3898 Oxygen Cylinders from Singapore
• Indian Air Force & Indian Navy working on war footing in fight against second COVID-19 wave India PIB 10 May 2021 -- Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Navy (IN) are working tirelessly to provide logistic support to shore up medical supplies to tackle the current Covid-19situation
• India Posts 366,161 New Coronavirus Cases over Last 24 hours SPA 10 May 2021 -- India's daily rise in coronavirus cases retreated from the 400,000 mark on Monday, while its daily rise in deaths also fell after two straight days of more than 4,000 fatalities, Reuters reported.

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 351 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 10 May 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran exceeded 75,261 with 351 more Iranians who died from the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Monday.

Saudi Arabia

• Health Ministry: 986 New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 1,076 Recoveries Reported in Saudi Arabia SPA 10 May 2021 -- The Ministry of Health announced today in a statement that 986 new confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 427,370, including 9,469 active cases.

Taiwan

• Pilot travel bubble across the Taiwan Straits postponed as cases increase in the island of Taiwan Global Times 10 May 2021 -- A pilot travel bubble for residents in the island of Taiwan going to Fujian Province, in the Chinese mainland, was postponed on Saturday due to rising cases of COVID-19 in the island, according to the Fujian leading group for epidemic prevention and control.
• Four more COVID-19 cases linked to China Airlines, Novotel reported CNA 10 May 2021 -- Taiwan on Monday reported four more COVID-19 cases linked to China Airlines (CAL) and the Novotel airport hotel in Taoyuan, bringing the number of cases linked to the two entities to 35, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• CECC orders CAL's overseas pilots back to Taiwan for quarantine CNA 10 May 2021 -- The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) has ordered that all China Airlines (CAL) pilots who are currently overseas fly back to Taiwan to undergo 14 days of quarantine in a tightening of its COVID-19 protocols.

South Africa

• Two Highly Contagious Coronavirus Variants Appear in South Africa VOA 10 May 2021 -- South African officials say two highly contagious variants of coronavirus are now present in the country, as Africa's worst-hit nation prepares for a possible new onslaught of cases.
• UK, Indian COVID-19 variants detected in S. Africa People's Daily 10 May 2021 -- Eleven cases of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 and four of B.1.617.2 variants have been detected in South Africa, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Saturday night.

Lebanon

• Lebanon Records 302 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 10 May 2021 -- Lebanon recorded 302 new cases of COVID-19, in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 533,141.
• Lebanon Records 570 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 10 May 2021 -- Lebanon recorded 570 new cases of COVID-19, in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 532,839.

Other Countries

• Australian state ramps up COVID-19 vaccination efforts with restrictions extended People's Daily 10 May 2021 -- Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) will ramp up COVID-19 vaccination as a mass vaccination center opened on Monday.
• Lack of oxygen, beds adds woes to COVID-19 patients in Nepal People's Daily 10 May 2021 -- Jagat Bahadur Karki, 35, a COVID-19 patient who has to isolate himself at home in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley due to an acute shortage of oxygen at hospitals, struggled for breath on Saturday night as his oxygen level came down as low as 82 percent.
• Egypt to produce China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in June People's Daily 10 May 2021 -- Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed said on Sunday that Egypt will start locally producing China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in June.
• Algeria Records 184 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 10 May 2021 -- Algeria recorded, in the past 24 hours, 184 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 7 deaths and 134 recoveries.
• Egypt Records 1,138 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 10 May 2021 -- Egypt reported 1,138 new cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases to 237,410.
• Qatar Detects 389 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 10 May 2021 -- Qatar recorded ‏389 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, along with 6‎‏ deaths in the past 24 hours.
• Hunger Stalks Many in Myanmar After Double Whammy of Coup And COVID-19 Radio Free Asia 10 May 2021 -- After a yearlong shutdown of most economic activity to fight the coronavirus, many citizens of Myanmar are now threatened with grave food shortages 100 days after a military coup added political turmoil and military violence to their already difficult lives, U.N. agencies and activists say.