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• Western Allies Say Moscow Behind Cyberattack Ahead Of Ukraine Invasion RFE/RL 10 May 2022 -- The European Union, Britain, and the United States say Russia masterminded a massive cyberattack against a satellite Internet network that disabled thousands of modems in Ukraine and parts of Central Europe hours before the start of Moscow's invasion on February 24.
• US, EU, UK Say Russia Used Cyberattacks Against Ukraine Before, During Invasion VOA 10 May 2022 -- The United States and its allies Tuesday accused Russia of carrying out cyberattacks against Ukraine before and during its invasion.
• Attribution of Russia's Malicious Cyber Activity Against Ukraine US Dept. of State 10 May 2022 -- The United States is joining with allies and partners to condemn Russia's destructive cyber activities against Ukraine. In the months leading up to and after Russia's illegal further invasion began, Ukraine experienced a series of disruptive cyber operations, including website defacements, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and cyber attacks to delete data from computers belonging to government and private entities - all part of the Russian playbook.
• Russia behind cyber-attack with Europe-wide impact an hour before Ukraine invasion UK FCDO 10 May 2022 -- UK, EU, US and allies have announced that Russia is responsible for a series of cyber-attacks since the renewed invasion of Ukraine.
• Attribution to Russia for malicious cyber activity against European networks Australia MFA 10 May 2022 -- Australia is committed to working with our partners and allies to shine a light on Russia's ongoing unacceptable activity in cyberspace and condemns Russia's destructive, disruptive and destabilising cyber activities against Ukraine. Today we join the US and the EU in attributing to the Russian government the following activity:
• Statement on Russia's malicious cyber activity affecting Europe and Ukraine Canada 10 May 2022 -- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, today issued the following statement:
• Russian cyber operations against Ukraine: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union EC/CEU 10 May 2022 -- The European Union and its Member States, together with its international partners, strongly condemn the malicious cyber activity conducted by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which targeted the satellite KA-SAT network, operated by Viasat.
• MFA statement condemning Russia for its cyberattacks against Ukraine Republic of Poland 10 May 2022 -- Today, on behalf of its 27 Member States, the European Union has published a Declaration condemning Russia for cyber activities against Ukraine. Similar statements were issued by our allies and partners from the USA, UK, Canada and Australia.
• Human rights must be 'front and centre' in the fight against terrorism: Guterres UN News 10 May 2022 -- Responses to terrorism must be anchored in the rule of law, human rights, and gender equality to ensure their effectiveness, Secretary-General António Guterres told a UN-backed counter-terrorism meeting that opened in Málaga, Spain, on Tuesday.
• Human rights must be 'front and centre' in the fight against terrorism: Guterres UN News 10 May 2022 -- Responses to terrorism must be anchored in the rule of law, human rights, and gender equality to ensure their effectiveness, Secretary-General António Guterres told a UN-backed counter-terrorism meeting that opened in Málaga, Spain, on Tuesday.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

United States

• DAF COVID-19 Statistics - May 10, 2022 US Air Force 10 May 2022
• Over 13 mln U.S. children infected with COVID-19 People's Daily 10 May 2022 -- Over 13 million children in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children's Hospital Association.

China

• WHO Chief: China's Zero-Tolerance COVID-19 Policy Not Sustainable VOA 10 May 2022 -- Following China's announcement that it would tighten restrictions in Shanghai to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday said the country's zero-tolerance policy is not sustainable.
• Chinese vice premier reiterates dynamic zero-COVID policy People's Daily 10 May 2022 -- Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Monday reiterated the country's adherence to the dynamic zero-COVID policy and called for efforts to consolidate hard-won achievements in fighting COVID-19.
• Chinese mainland reports 349 new local COVID-19 cases, 234 in Shanghai People's Daily 10 May 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 349 confirmed local COVID-19 cases, of which 234 were in Shanghai, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday.
• 1,019 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 10 May 2022 -- A total of 1,019 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Monday, the National Health Commission said in its Tuesday report.
• China adheres to zero-COVID policy, minimizes epidemic's impact on economy People's Daily 10 May 2022 -- Amid the fight against the outbreaks of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, China is striving to accelerate the resumption of work and production to stabilize the economy.
• Beijing reports 50 new local COVID-19 infections People's Daily 10 May 2022 -- Beijing reported 50 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections between 3 p.m. Sunday and 3 p.m. Monday, local authorities said.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 190.50 Cr India PIB 10 May 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 190.50 Cr (1,90,50,86,706) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,37,09,334 sessions.
• COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 480 India PIB 10 May 2022 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 190.65 Crore (1,90,65,51,885) today. More than 12 lakh (12,95,705) Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 10 May 2022 -- The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
• COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 10 May 2022

Iran

• Iran's daily coronavirus deaths drops to 3 IRNA 10 May 2022 -- The number of daily deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran dropped to three on Tuesday, bringing the total death toll to 141,192, according to Iran's Health Ministry.
• Iran registers lowest COVID-related deaths for a second time Press TV 10 May 2022 -- Iran has registered the lowest number of COVID-19-related fatalities for a second time since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2019.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 50,828 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths CNA 10 May 2022 -- Taiwan's single-day COVID-19 cases exceeded 50,000 for the first time on Tuesday, as it recorded 50,828 new cases and 12 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
• Taiwan to add isolation wards to treat rising COVID-19 cases CNA 10 May 2022 -- The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Tuesday it would soon begin requiring small- and medium-sized hospitals to open dedicated isolation wards for those with COVID-19.

Other Countries

• Struggling businesses ready to welcome tourists again as Laos reopens Radio Free Asia 10 May 2022 -- Laos fully reopened its borders to foreign visitors Monday after more than two years of coronavirus restrictions, a move applauded by business owners who rely on tourism to the landlocked Southeast Asian nation.