MILNEWS.ca #coronavirus Update as of 171440UTC Mar 2020

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• “WestJet Suspends International, Trans-border Flights During Coronavirus Crisis” (HuffPost Canada) – Westjet statement
• “Coronavirus: Sunwing suspends outgoing flights to focus on bringing Canadians home” (Globalnews.ca)
• “Coronavirus testing centres need ‘to be smart’ due to supply limitations, Tam says” (The Canadian Press via Globalnews.ca)
• “Cineplex to close all theatres across Canada in response to coronavirus spread” (The Canadian Press via Globalnews.ca)
• “Coronavirus: Homeless Canadians need help from governments, advocates say” (The Canadian Press via Globalnews.ca)
• “Coronavirus drive-thru testing stations could be game-changers: Epidemiologist” (Globalnews.ca)
• “Shoppers Drug Mart to give seniors exclusive one-hour window to shop amid reports of panic buying” (CP24.com)
• “Uber suspends pooled rides in U.S., Canada to limit coronavirus spread” (Reuters via KFGO)
• “Morneau to announce plan to help workers affected by coronavirus outbreak soon” (The Canadian Press via Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “Coronavirus: Global shares rebound after Wall Street dive, recession warning” (Associated Press via Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “Ontario Premier Doug Ford declares state of emergency, $300-million relief fund” (National Post)
• “Ontario declares state of emergency amid COVID-19 pandemic” (CTV News)
• “Coronavirus pandemic forces Ontario to declare state of emergency” (NEWS 1130)
• “Ontario Enacts Declaration of Emergency to Protect the Public” (Government of Ontario)
• ” ‘We will see:’ (Toronto mayor) Tory says officials have discussed whether malls should remain open during COVID-19″ (The Canadian Press via CP24)
  

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• “Quebec ramps up testing in bid to contain coronavirus” (Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “Coronavirus death toll passes 7,000 as WHO urges world to ‘test, test, test’ ” (Agence France-Presse via France 24)
  

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• “Trump shifts tone as U.S. struggles to contain coronavirus outbreak” (Associated Press via Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “Europe to halt all non-essential travel as global virus panic spreads” (Agence France-Presse via France24)
• “Coronavirus: Clinical trial for vaccine begins as EU expected to close external borders” (Euronews)
  

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• “The Netherlands will aim to develop immunity to coronavirus among its population by allowing large numbers to contract the illness at a controlled pace, prime minister Mark Rutte announced in a national address on Monday …”
  

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• “JPMorgan sees Italy coronavirus cases peaking in seven days” (Yahoo Finance UK)
• ” ‘This is like a war’: view from Italy’s coronavirus frontline” (The Guardian)
• “Coronavirus: Drone footage from Italy shows empty roads amid lockdown” (Sky News)
• “Why the Coronavirus Hit Italy So Hard” (WIRED)
• “Coronavirus: Lessons from Italy” (euobserver.com)
• “Xi says China to send more medical experts to Italy” (CHN state media)
  

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• “In China, life returning to normal as coronavirus outbreak slows” (Al Jazeera)
• “Wuhan’s Leishenshan Hospital sees half of COVID-19 patients discharged” (CHN state media)
• “IMF calls for enhancing coordinated action to cushion economic impact of COVID-19” (CHN state media)
• “With the COVID-19 outbreak in full swing in the US, President Donald Trump had the temerity to call it “the Chinese Virus” on Twitter on Tuesday. Labeling a virus to reference to a country, region or people contradicts long-held principles of the World Health Organization (WHO). What prompted Trump to utter such reckless words? What are the likely consequences and fallout of his remarks? …” (CHN state media)
• “Hindsight shows China took appropriate measures” (CHN state media)
• “US COVID-19 emergency plan not too late” (CHN state media)

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MILNEWS.ca #coronavirus Update as of 180001UTC Mar 2020

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• “Canada closes borders to most foreigners to fight spread of COVID-19” (The Canadian Press via CP24.com)
• “Canada To Close Borders To Nearly Everyone But Citizens, Permanent Residents During Pandemic” (HuffPost Canada)
• “Coronavirus : Canada closing border to most non-citizens” (CBC)
  

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• “Coronavirus: Canada boosts airport screenings, flight restrictions after complaints” (The Canadian Press via Globalnews.ca)
• “New measures for COVID-19 response” (Transport Canada info-machine)
• “Air Canada union says cabin crews should be self-isolating, airline disagrees” (CBC News)
  

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• “Federal public servants to telework wherever and whenever possible” (Treasury Board info-machine)
  

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• “Governments must take ‘decisive action to shut things down:’ ICU doctor” (The Canadian Press via CP24.com)
  

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• “Community spread of COVID-19 cannot be ruled out in Ontario, public health officials say” (CBC News)
• “First community-transmitted cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Toronto” (blogto.com)
• “Ford doesn’t rule out using cell (phone) data to trace COVID-19 patients” (iPolitics)
• “The province’s chief medical officer of health is now recommending the closure of all bars and restaurants in Ontario, along with places of worship and day cares …” (The Canadian Press via CP24)
• “To help contain the spread of COVID-19, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer is recommending that people avoid gathering in groups of 50 or more. During the latest update Monday afternoon, Dr. David Williams said the situation surrounding the novel coronavirus is evolving rapidly. Williams has recommended no gatherings take place with 50 people or more, reducing his previous recommendation of suspending any gatherings with more than 250 people …” (blackburnnews.com)
• “Ontario asks bars, restaurants to close voluntarily; Ford vows to protect workers who are in quarantine” (Globe and Mail)
• “Ontario asks bars and restaurants to close due to COVID-19 pandemic” (National Observer)
• “Ontario Introduces COVID-19 Legislation” (99.9 THE BAY)
• “Is the Ford government’s law to protect workers from COVID-19 enough?” (National Observer)
• “… to ensure a safe and secure environment for residents, the Chief Medical Officer of Health recently advised long-term care homes to only allow essential visitors—people visiting residents who are very ill or require end-of-life care—until further notice …” (Ontario Ministry of Long-term Care)
• “… In response to events here at home and around the world, private-sector economists have revised the economic outlook used to develop the 2020 Ontario Budget scheduled to be released next Wednesday. As Ontario’s Minister of Finance, it is important that I introduce a financial plan for the province that is as current as possible given the dynamic situation. So instead of a full Budget, I will release an economic and fiscal update on March 25 based on our best understanding of the current situation …” (Ontario Minstry of Finance)
• “Ontario pushes back budget as COVID-19 rips economy” (Blackburnnews.com)
• “Ontario delays release of full budget amid COVID-19 pandemic” (680 News)
• “… Finance Minister Rod Phillips announced on Monday that the budget slated for March 25 will instead be an economic update with a budget to come later …” (Toronto Sun)
• “Ontario courts shutting down in a bid to slow coronavirus” (Globalnews.ca)
• “No electricity relief yet for Ontario households during COVID-19 response” (National Observer)
• “Four WestJet passengers, including 3 from Toronto, test positive for COVID-19” (CTV News)
• “Ontario residents could still be evicted from their homes amid COVID-19 crisis” (CTV News)
• “Man who travelled through Europe is Niagara’s third COVID-19 case” (StCatharinesStandard.ca)
  

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• “3 more people die of COVID-19 in B.C. as number of cases in province tops 100” (CBC News)
• “Alberta reports 18 new cases of COVID-19 with some in all parts of province” (CBC News)
• “74 confirmed coronavirus cases in Alberta; cases detected in all health zones” (Globalnews.ca)
• “Winnipeg man in his 80s tests positive for COVID-19 as Manitoba reaches 8 cases” (CBC News)
  

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• “Coronavirus: U.S. Urges Americans To Home-School; The WHO Says: ‘Test, Test, Test’ ” (NPR)
• “Trump’s ‘Coronavirus Guidelines’ for next 15 days to slow pandemic” (cnbc.com)
• “Trump tells Americans to avoid public spaces” (BBC News)
• “Subject: Coronavirus Guidelines for America” (Whitehouse info-machine)
• “CDC confirms first known employee infected with coronavirus” (cnbc.com)
• “Trump admits that coronavirus crisis could stretch into July or August” (cnbc.com)
• “Trump admits coronavirus ‘not under control’, as new guidelines unveiled for Americans” (Agence France-Presse via France24)
• “2nd Sailor Assigned to Naples Tests Positive for Coronavirus; 18 US Service Members Confirmed with Virus” (USNI News)
• “Holed up in the US: Coronavirus shutdown threatens jobs” (Associated Press)
• “US airline industry seeks $50bn bailout amid coronavirus pandemic” (The Guardian)
• “US airlines seek more than $50 billion in aid as coronavirus roils business” (cnbc.com)
  

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• “US begins first human trial of coronavirus vaccine” (channelnewsasia.com)
• “First Human Vaccine Trial for Coronavirus Begins in Seattle” (Voice of America)
  

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• “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Poses Challenges for the U.S. Blood Supply” (U.S. Congressional Research Service, 13 Mar 2020)
  

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• ” ‘All is well’: Triage and lies await Italy’s critical coronavirus patients” (Reuters via Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “France to deploy 100,000 police to enforce coronavirus lockdown” (Al Jazeera)
• “Coronavirus: Parisians ignore warnings amid virus clampdown” (Agence France-Presse via France24)
  

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• “European nations grapple with a united plan to combat coronavirus” (Associated Press via CBC News)
  

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• ” ‘American coronavirus’: China pushes propaganda casting doubt on virus origin” (The Guardian)
• “Pompeo condemns China’s ‘efforts to shift’ coronavirus blame on US in call with communist party official” (Fox News)

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MILNEWS.ca #coronavirus Update as of 161515UTC Mar 2020

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• “Coronavirus: Trudeau to address Canadians as concern grows over COVID-19” (The Canadian Press via Globalnews.ca)
• “Canada toughens coronavirus screening for visitors, Trudeau to unveil further measures” (Reuters via Physician’s Weekly)
• ” ‘The time is now to act’: COVID-19 spreading in Canada with no known link to travel, previous cases” (CBC News)
  

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• “(Toronto) Mayor Tory announces economic task force to aid city in wake of coronavirus outbreak” (Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “(ONT Premier) Ford to announce series of measures to protect workers” (The Canadian Press via CP24.com)
• “Study says few workers have paid leave, qualify for EI if off job due to COVID-19” (The Canadian Press via CP24.com)
  

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• “Montreal, public health authorities aim to inform travellers at airport over coronavirus outbreak” (Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “Coronavirus: Asian stock markets, U.S. futures fall after Federal Reserve rate cut” (The Canadian Press via Globalnews.ca)
• “Canada’s biggest gym chains shut clubs as leisure options shrink amid COVID-19 pandemic” (CTV News)
• “Canadian auto output continues amid coronavirus outbreak, but for how long?” (Automotive News Canada)
  

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• “Nigerian found dead in his Italy home after high fever” (The Guardian Nigeria)
• “Nigerian doctor dies of coronavirus in Canada” (Vanguard News, NG)
  

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• “US Federal Reserve cuts rates and NYC, LA shut restaurants to tackle coronavirus” (Agence France-Presse via France24)
• “North American stock markets plunged at the start of trading today as COVID-19 fears tightened their grip on investors …” (The Canadian Press via CP24.com)
• “The first trial in people of a vaccine to protect against pandemic coronavirus is starting in the US later on Monday, according to reports. A group of 45 healthy volunteers will have the jab, at the Kaiser Permanente research facility, in Seattle. The vaccine cannot cause Covid-19 but contains a harmless genetic code copied from the virus that causes the disease. Experts say it will still take many months to know if this vaccine, or others also in research, will work …” (BBC News)
• “Texas temporarily extends expired driver’s licenses, ID cards during coronavirus outbreak” (Fox News)
• “Coronavirus: US man who stockpiled hand sanitiser probed for price gouging” (BBC News)
  

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• “Alibaba’s Jack Ma Sends Boxes of Coronavirus Test Kits and Masks to U.S.” (Time)
• “Jack Ma Offers to Supply the US With Covid-19 Tests and Masks” (WIRED)
• Jack Ma Foundation on Twitter: “Through a donation of 500,000 testing kits and 1 million masks, we join hands with Americans in these difficult times. https://t.co/tGviVhC6Gx” / Twitter
  

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• “Greek gov’t extends measures over coronavirus fears — Government shutdown includes shops, cafes, malls, bars, and restaurants …” (TUR media)
• “Coronavirus: Greece to put travellers on two-week quarantine” (Gulf News)
• “The Greek Police announced on Monday that there had been a total of 127 arrests for violations of measures meant to prevent and contain the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Greece …” (greece.greekreporter.com)
  

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• “Coronavirus: Spain in lockdown as death toll doubles” (Sydney Morning Herald, AUS)
• “Spain declares coronavirus state of emergency” (Zawya MENA Edition)
• “Spain orders nationwide lockdown to battle coronavirus” (The Guardian)
• “Tourism between Spain, Portugal to be suspended due to coronavirus” (Reuters)
  

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• “Coronavirus: Germany latest country to close borders” (BBC News)
  

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• “Why Italy was hit so hard and so fast by COVID-19” (CBC News)
  

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• “Chinese vice premier requires curbing epidemic while resuming work” (CHN state media)
• “Nearly 70 pct major attractions reopen in Shanghai as epidemic recedes” (CHN state media)
• “US hijacks German firm for vaccine monopoly” (CHN state media)
• “Protecting China’s anti-virus achievements” (CHN state media)
  

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• “Coronavirus: How to protect your mental health” (BBC News)
• “Medical impact of coronavirus becomes clearer as experts’ research continues” (Agence France-Presse via France24)

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MILNEWS.ca #coronavirus Update as of 141210UTC Mar 2020

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• “City pools and arenas to close; three coronavirus cases confirmed in Ottawa” (Ottawa Citizen)
• “Ottawa’s COVID-19 Community Assessment Centre sees 372 patients on first day” (CTV News)
• “Toronto shutting down major city services, Mayor Tory self-isolating as COVID-19 cases climb” (CBC News)
• “Coronavirus: Ontario government suspends personal visits at adult jails, intermittent inmate stays” (Globalnews.ca)
• “Number of cases of coronavirus in Alberta grows to 29, all travel-related” (CBC News)
• “Canada allots billions to battle coronavirus, restricts global travel” (The Canadian Press via Times Colonist)
• “COVID-19 in Canada: Avoid all non-essential travel outside the country” (Yahoo News Canada)
• “Coronavirus: Canada unveils stimulus measures to reduce economic hit” (The National, UAE)
• “How to fight COVID-19, according to Canada’s top doctor: ‘two-arm’ rule, avoid kissing, handshakes” (National Observer)
• “Retired doctors will need to return if COVID-19 gets worse in Canada” (The Canadian Press via CP24)
• “Soap and water to fight COVID-19 not available on all Canadian flights” (CBC News)
• ” ‘Our airline’s well-being has become grave overnight’: WestJet attendants expect mass layoffs due to COVID-19″ (CBC News)
• “Coronavirus Vaccine Made In Saskatchewan Is Now In The Testing Stages” (Narcity)
  

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• “Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus” (BBC News)
• “Trump declares a national emergency to combat coronavirus” (CNNPolitics)
• “Donald Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus pandemic” (The Guardian, UK)
• “Subject: Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak” (Whitehouse info-machine)
• “Subject: Message to the Congress on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak” (Whitehouse info-machine)
• “Subject: President Donald J. Trump has Mobilized the Full Resources of the Federal Government to Respond to the Coronavirus” (Whitehouse info-machine)
• “Stocks roar back on hopes for government’s virus plan” (Associated Press)
• “U.S. House passes sweeping coronavirus aid package, including free testing” (Globalnews.ca)
• “Coronavirus: US travel ban on 26 European countries comes into force” (BBC News)
• “Primaries to go ahead in U.S. next week despite coronavirus: officials” (Reuters via Globalnews.ca)
• “U.S. hospitals brace for system strain due to COVID-19” (Associated Press via Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “Coronavirus kills 5,000, hits 123 countries, 132,000 cases – WHO” (Daily Post Nigeria)
• “World closes borders, restricts travel to contain coronavirus spread” (Reuters)
• “WHO declares Europe the new ‘epicenter’ of coronavirus as nations close borders” (France24)
  

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• “Italy’s coronavirus death toll surges as Lombardy seeks tougher curbs” (France24)
  

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• “Coronavirus: UK could ban mass gatherings from next week” (BBC News)
• “Coronavirus: NI and Irish leaders to meet over cross-border plans” (BBC News)
  

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• “Iran coronavirus update: 12,729 infections, 611 deaths” (Mehr News Agency)
• “Phony Figures? Iran’s Coronavirus Outbreak Believed To Be Far More Serious Than Reported” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• “Beijing city government says imported coronavirus cases to cover all treatment fees” (Reuters)
• “China’s Xinjiang allocates 2.4 billion yuan for epidemic control” (CHN state media)
• “PLA Eastern Theater Command sends medical assistance team to Xizang” (CHN state media)
• “China’s anti-virus efforts pilot model in building community with shared future” (CHN state media)
• “Ideological narcissism causes heavy losses to West amid outbreak” (CHN state media)
• “Some countries should take virus seriously” (CHN state media)
  

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• ” ‘Pandemic ventilator’ could offer solution in potential ‘worst case’ coronavirus scenario” (CBC News)
• “COVID-19 vaccine research takes on new urgency” (CBC News)

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MILNEWS.ca #coronavirus Update as of 131144UTC Mar 2020

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• Public Health Agency of Canada Seeks Nurses (job ad)
  

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• “Canadian research team isolates novel coronavirus behind COVID-19” (Globalnews.ca)
• “Coronavirus Vaccine Made In Saskatchewan Is Now In The Testing Stages” (Narcity)
  

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• “MPs consider whether to suspend Parliament due to COVID-19” (The Canadian Press via CP24)
  

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• “Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s wife, Sophie, tests positive for coronavirus, officials say” (Fox News)
• “Sophie Grégoire Trudeau diagnosed with COVID-19; PM to remain in isolation” (Globalnews.ca)
• “Canadian PM Trudeau in two-week isolation after wife tests positive for coronavirus” (France24)
  

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• “Burnaby’s Jagmeet Singh says he’s self-isolating due to illness” (Burnaby Now)
• “Jagmeet Singh Is Self-Isolating After “Feeling Unwell” Amid Coronavirus Concerns” (Narcity)
  

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• “COVID-19 updates: 18 more cases in Ontario, including a baby boy and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau” (CTV News)
• “Ontario hospitals prepare for worst-case scenario in coronavirus outbreak” (Toronto Star)
  

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• “Self-isolated Winnipeg man awaits COVID-19 test results: ‘There’s anxiety’ ” (Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “NDP urges Alberta government not to lay off nurses amid coronavirus pandemic, UCP says resources will remain” (Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “Provincial borders won’t be barriers for doctors if coronavirus hits some areas worse than others” (CBC News)
  

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• “Coronavirus: Reports of lengthy lines, shelves running low at several Ontario grocery stores” (Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “Coronavirus: Many not eligible for EI sickness benefits, experts say” (Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “U.S. military exercises and airshows canceled due to coronavirus” (Defence Blog)
• “NPR’s Rachel Martin talks to New York Attorney General Letitia James about her office’s efforts to stop price gouging on coronavirus prevention products like hand sanitizer …”
  

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• “Coronavirus: China to pump US$78 billion into banking system to spur growth as risk of contraction looms” (South China Morning Post)
• “Why China and the US must set aside their differences to tackle the coronavirus crisis” (South China Morning Post)
  

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• “The coronavirus epidemic is putting up to 50 million jobs in the global travel and tourism sector at risk, with international travel likely to slump by a quarter this year, the World Travel and Tourism Council projected on Friday …” (Regina Leader Post)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – March 12, 2020

 

• Internal Security
• “China and Russia’s meddling ‘a clear threat to the security of Canada’: report”
• “National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Annual Report 2019”
• “Canada facing ‘brazen’ interference by China and Russia, intelligence committee warns”
• “Top Secret Intelligence Committee Claims Threat of Foreign Meddling Against Canada Is ‘Real’ ” (RUS state media)
• “Feds must do more to counter threat of foreign interference, top-secret committee finds” (CTV News via theloop.ca)
• “NSICOP asks AG to review how military handles information about Canadians overseas”
• “Yes, Justin, There is a Serious Foreign Interference Threat in Canada–and, by the way, the RCMP is Stretched to the Limit and Beyond in a Number of Fields” (Mark Collins 3Ds Blog)
  

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• “RCMP issues dire warning about its ability to police terrorism, foreign interference and cybercrime”
  

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• “Caledonia bypass solidarity blockade remains despite police warning”
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Canadian soldiers safe after rocket attack in Iraq kills, injures multiple troops: DND”
• “Britain’s defence secretary has said that those behind an indiscriminate rocket attack that killed a British medical technician and two Americans in Iraq on Wednesday will face justice …”
• “Pentagon: US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base”
• “U.S. Launches Retaliatory Airstrikes In Iraq After Missile Attack”
• “In Iraq Attack, a Rudimentary Insurgent Tactic Allows Little Defense”
  

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• “FBI manhunt for Islamic State-linked Australian Mohamed Zuhbi ends after capture in Syria”
• “Russian, Turkish military conduct joint patrol mission in Syria’s Aleppo governorate”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Russian fighter jets prevent violations of Russian airspace in past week — According to the defense ministry, 28 foreign aircraft and four unmanned aerial vehicles conducted reconnaissance near Russian borders in the past week …” (RUS state media)
  

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• Way Up North
• “Le 12 RBC à la tête de l’Op Na-Nu 2020: beaucoup plus qu’un simple exercice”
• “Russian planes lurked over a US Navy submarine exercise in the Arctic”
• “Russian submarine hunters on record long mission in north Atlantic”
• “Two Russian Tu-160 bombers carry out patrol mission over northern Atlantic” (RUS state media)
• “Big bang from (RUS) Arctic Brigade near Scandinavian border”
• “British navy tested unmanned boat and other autonomy equipment off northern Norway”
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Navy warns off US warship near Xisha Islands in South China Sea” (CHN military media)
• “Chinese forces expel US warship in Xisha Islands of S.China Sea” (CHN state media)
• “Chinese military slams US provocative acts in South China Sea” (CHN military media)
• “Chinese military to procure suicide drones” (CHN military media)
  

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• Other Military News
• “Lt. Gen. Lanthier to retire, new VCDS to be named in the coming weeks”
• “Conservatives grill Sajjan over departure of sixth military vice-chief since 2015”
• “Royal Canadian air force trains at Luke (AFB)” (USAF info-machine)
• “Criminal case against top military judge collapses, charges withdrawn”
• “Après un désaveu en Cour fédérale, retrait de toutes les accusations contre le juge militaire en chef”
• “Micro reconnaissance: Army trials Black Hornet for ISSS” (Canadian Army Today)

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MILNEWS.ca #coronavirus Update as of 130200UTC Mar 2020

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• “Joint DM/CDS statement on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)” (DND  info-machine)
• “CANFORGEN NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)” (via Canadian Veterans Advocacy)
• “Major defence conferences in Ottawa to proceed despite virus; other military events cancelled” (Ottawa Citizen)
• “Quarantined Canadian at CFB Trenton tests positive for COVID-19” (Belleville Intelligencer via Edmonton Sun)
• “The first line of defence should be our last resort for the coronavirus” (The Hill Times)
  

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• “Trudeau self-isolates as wife is tested for coronavirus” (Reuters)
• “Trudeau self- isolating as wife Sophie awaits result of COVID-19 test” (CTV news)
• “Canada: Trudeau Stays at Home After Wife’s Flu-Like Symptoms” (Associated Press via Voice of America)
  

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• “COVID-19 could infect 30 to 70 per cent of Canadians: health minister” (CTV News)
• “Coronavirus : le Canada ne fermera pas ses frontières pour l’instant” (Radio-Canada.ca)
  

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• “Ontario confirms 17 new COVID-19 cases, including baby boy” (Globalnews.ca)
• “(Ontario) MPPs will not return to the legislature if COVID-19 outbreak worsens” (CTV News)
• “Province Implementing Enhanced Measures to Protect Ontarians from COVID-19” (Ontario Ministry of Health)
• “Kids who travel for March Break will be allowed back to school: Ford” (CTV News)
• “Coronavirus: Doug Ford tells families they should travel and enjoy themselves on March break” (Ottawa Citizen)
• “Coronavirus outbreak: Doug Ford tells families to ‘have fun’ and ‘go away’ during March Break” (globalnews.ca)
• “… Based on advice from Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, and the experts at the COVID-19 Command Table, the Minister of Education has issued a Ministerial Order to close all publicly funded schools in Ontario for two weeks following March break, in response to the emergence in Ontario of COVID-19. This order was approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. This means that Ontario schools have been ordered to remain closed from March 14 through to April 5, 2020 …” (Office of the Premier of Ontario)
• “Ontario to shutter public schools until April 5 amid COVID-19 pandemic” (The Canadian Press via CP24.com)
• “Ontario to close all publicly funded schools for 2 weeks after March break due to COVID-19” (CTV News)
• “Jury trials in Ontario suspended due to COVID-19 outbreak, while trials underway continue at judge’s discretion” (Toronto Star)
• “Coronavirus-positive Ontario doctor signals need for continual testing of healthcare workers” (WBFO, NPR)
• “Coronavirus puts the spotlight on workers’ rights in Ontario” (NOW Magazine)
• “Ontario needs to reinstate paid sick days amid COVID-19 pandemic, health-care workers say” (CTV News)
  

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• “B.C. recommends against all non-essential travel outside of Canada as 7 new cases of COVID-19 detected” (CBC News)
  

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• “Premier Francois Legault puts Quebec into ’emergency mode’ to stop coronavirus spread” (National Post)
  

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• “Two Service Canada offices (in Nova Scotia) were closed for the majority of the day on Thursday after someone came into one exhibiting signs of coronavirus, a spokesperson with Employment and Social Development Canada told Global News …”
  

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• ” ‘Mortgage Holiday’? Borrowers In Italy, U.K. May Get A Break From Payments, And Canada Could Follow” (HuffPost Canada)
• “Canada May Need To Institute A Temporary Universal Guaranteed Income” (Spencer Fernando blog)
• “Yes, you should have a coronavirus emergency kit. Here’s what to include” (Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “How EI benefits for COVID-19 quarantines will work” (The Canadian Press via CP24.com)
• “Experts urge Canadians not to panic over investments as coronavirus fears tank markets” (ctvnews.ca)
• ” ‘Nothing’s ever hit us like this’: Cargo from China plummets as COVID-19 shakes supply chains” (Financial Post)
  

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• “Is Canada too low-key in response to COVID-19?” (Toronto Star)
  

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• “President Donald Trump’s new European travel restrictions have a convenient side effect: They exempt nations where three Trump-owned golf resorts are located …” (msn.com)
• “White House orders secrecy for coronavirus meetings” (Reuters via South China Morning Post)
• “Pentagon Suspends Troop Travel in Affected Countries; Trump Limits Travel from Mainland Europe” (Defense One)
• “Irate US lawmakers assail system over failure to meet demand for coronavirus test kits” (South China Morning Post)
  

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• “The coronavirus epidemic will not be China’s Chernobyl moment” (MacDonald-Laurier Institute)
• “Xi says nation will overcome virus outbreak” (CHN military media)
• “China revs up medical device production amid global shortage” (CHN state media)
• “COVID-19 outbreak a test globalization needs” (CHN state media)

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MILNEWS.ca #coronavirus Update as of 121155UTC Mar 2020

• MILNEWS.ca Coronavirus News/Links
  

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• “Nouveau coronavirus (COVID-19): instructions aux membres des Forces armées canadiennes” (45enord.ca)
  

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• “Prime Minister outlines Canada’s COVID-19 response” (PM info-machine)
• “Statement on a case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a passenger from the Grand Princess” (Public Health Agency of Canada)
  

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• “New Brunswick records 1st ‘presumptive’ case of COVID-19” (CBC News)
  

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• “Child at Calgary daycare tests positive for COVID-19, Canada’s first case affecting a minor” (Globe and Mail)
  

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• “NE Ontario’s first COVID-19 patient was at PDAC convention” (My Timmins Now)
• “Ontario premier in ‘good health’ after attending Toronto conference linked to COVID-19 case” (CTV News)
• “We have ‘a plan for every scenario’ Ford says, as Ontario sets aside $100 million to fight COVID-19” (Toronto Star via TheSpec.com)
• “Case of Sudbury man who picked up COVID-19 in Toronto not community spread: officials” (The Canadian Press via CP24.com)
• “Officials confirm COVID-19 in Toronto woman who just got back from U.S.” (Durham Radio News)
• “Ontario doctors struggle to keep up amid ‘unnecessary’ requests for coronavirus clearance notes” (Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “Toronto office tower floor undergoes disinfection after employee diagnosed with COVID-19” (The Canadian Press via CP24.com)
• “Floor of downtown Toronto office tower undergoes disinfection after employee tests positive for COVID-19” (CTV News)
• “Kinross Gold shuts Toronto office after employee confirmed to have coronavirus” (Yahoo Finance Canada)
  

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• “COVID-19 could be ‘devastating’ for First Nations, says Matawa First Nations CEO” (CBC News)
  

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• “COVID-19: Quebec premier asks province’s health workers to halt all travel” (The Canadian Press via CTV News)
  

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• “Hawaii Updates: Public Access Room Closes, Canada Visitor Tests Positive, Leahi Limits Visits” (Hawaii Public Radio)
• “The Public Access Room on the fourth floor of the Hawaii State Capitol has been closed “out of an abundance of caution” until March 18 after a roommate of an employee in the office reportedly had contact with a person who tested positive for the coronavirus. The roommate is a ride-share driver who was informed by the state Department of Health on Tuesday that a passenger whom the roommate transported on March 4 later tested positive for COVID-19. “As a precautionary measure, DOH asked the roommate to self-quarantine for 14 days even though the roommate has been symptom free,” according to a news release distributed by the state Senate this afternoon. Sources said the passenger later returned to Canada …” (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
• “A radiation oncologist in Hamilton, Canada, has tested positive for COVID-19 after a visit to Hawaii, Canadian media outlet CBC reported Wednesday. The doctor, 32, was in contact with both cancer patients and staff members since returning to the Juravinski Cancer Centre. She returned from her trip Saturday, and according to CBC, the doctor was tested Monday, received a positive result Tuesday, and has been in self-isolation since. CBC did not say where in Hawaii the doctor visited …” (Hawaii Tribune-Herald)
• “(Trinidad & Tobago) health officials seek info on Canadian COVID-19 patient” (Loop News)
  

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• “Ex-pat wants Canada to learn from Italy’s coronavirus mistakes” (dailyhive.com)
• “Could Canada bring in mass coronavirus quarantine measures like Italy?” (Globe and Mail)
  

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• “How can Canadians quarantine from COVID-19 if they can’t afford it?” (National Post)
• “You can catch coronavirus without travelling. Here’s how” (Globalnews.ca)
• “What does it take to recover from coronavirus? It depends, experts say” (Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “Ontario university (Laurentian) becomes first in Canada to move all classes online” (dailyhive.com)
• “Coronavirus School Closures Are Being Prepped At Some Ontario Universities” (Narcity)
  

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• “Thunder Bay airport sanitizes during COVID-19 crisis” (Northern Ontario Business)
  

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• “Canadian officials reviewing border policy as COVID-19 spreads across the U.S.” (Toronto Star)
  

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• “US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping travel restrictions on 26 European countries in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The ban applies to travellers from countries which are members of the Schengen border-free travel area. The UK, Ireland and other non-Schengen countries are unaffected. US citizens are also exempt …” (BBC News)
• “… President Trump is issuing a proclamation under section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to restrict travel to the United States from foreign nationals who have recently been in certain European countries …” (Whitehouse info-machine)
• “Subject: Remarks by President Trump in Address to the Nation” (Whitehouse info-machine)
• “Subject: Proclamation—Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus” (Whitehouse info-machine)
  

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• “Coronavirus: NBA suspends season after Utah Jazz player tests positive for COVID-19” (Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “Coronavirus Sparks US Recession Fears” (Voice of America)
  

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• “Norway cancels a major Arctic military exercise due to coronavirus outbreak” (Independent Barents Observer via ArcticToday)
• “Pentagon pulls troops as Arctic military exercises cut short over coronavirus” (The Hill)
  

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• “Italy shuts almost all shops after surge in COVID-19 cases as WHO declares a pandemic” (Globe & Mail)
• “Italy ramps up lockdown, orders all shops to close other than supermarkets, (drugstores)” (France24)
  

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• “China senior medical adviser: coronavirus pandemic ‘over by June’ if countries act” (Reuters via National Post)
• “China coronavirus epicentre records single-digit cases as restrictions eased” (France24)
  

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• “Viral Disinformation: The Kremlin’s Coronavirus Information Operation in Ukraine” (Institute for the Study of War)
  

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• “Moscow to Build New $135M Coronavirus Hospital – Reports” (The Moscow Times)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – March 11, 2020

• Way Up North
• “NORAD Conducts E-3 Sentry AWACS Mission to High Arctic”
• “U.S., NATO and Russia engage in cat-and-mouse game during Arctic training”
• “The U.S.-Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, has released a video, which U.S. Navy personnel down below captured, showing a pair of Russian Tu-142 Bear maritime patrol aircraft flying at relatively low altitude over a site off the coast of northwest Alaska being used to support the latest iteration of the Navy’s ICEX submarine exercise …”
• “Les réservistes du Groupe-compagnie d’intervention dans l’Arctique de la 2 Div dans le Grand Nord”
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “Assessment of the March 9 KN-25 Test Launch” (38 North)
• “North Korea’s Recent KN-25 Launches” (38 North)
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “The Chinese march towards the ocean fleet” (Warsaw Institute)
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “US military patrol prevents Russian convoy from reaching oil field in northeastern Syria”
• “Russian military police escort seven Turkish convoys to posts in Syria’s Idlib zone”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “East Europeans demand EU funds for faster troop movement”
  

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• #PS752
• “Iran agrees to send black boxes of downed airliner to Ukraine: official – media” (UKR media)
• Andriy Shevchenko on Twitter: “Iran confirms it has agreed to transfer the #PS752 black boxes to Ukraine and (if additional expertise needed) on to France, — Farhad Parvaresh, Iran’s Representative to @ICAO, at the ICAO Council session in Montreal. Ukraine welcomes Iran’s decision https://t.co/Sl42J549pa” / Twitter
• “Iran agrees to hand over downed jet’s black boxes to Ukraine” (UK Daily Mail)
• “Iran agreed to send black boxes from downed Boeing to Ukraine” (UKR media)
• “Iran Agrees To Hand Over Black Boxes From Downed Ukrainian Plane To Kyiv” (USA govt funded media)
• “Speaking Notes for The Honourable Marc Garneau Minister of Transport Remarks for PS 752 Intervention in the ICAO Council ICAO Headquarters, Montreal, Canada” (Transport Canada)

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• “Political scientist: Canada pursues its own objectives by allocating $1.5 million to Ukraine” (pro-RUS site)
  

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• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 59/2020 issued on 11 March 2020”
• “MILITARY SITUATION: МAP JFO – 11.03.2020” (UKR NSDC)
• “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (11 Mar 2020)” (UKR MoD)
• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 58/2020 issued on 10 March 2020”
• “Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 10 March 2020”
  

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• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire four times over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Two Ukrainian Troops Killed, Eight Wounded In East Part Of Country” (USA govt funded media)
• “Ukrainian army violates ceasefire 21 times in 24 hours, uses 122 mm howitzers” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Day in the Donbas: three soldiers killed, nine wounded (18+)” (UKR mil portal)
• “Ukrainian forces shell Gorlovka, damage reported” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukraine reports 3 soldiers killed, its biggest loss this year” (Gulf Times)
• “Five Ukrainian servicemen killed, six wounded outside Donetsk – DPR militia” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Militants attack Ukrainian positions in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine deploys air defence system in “JFO zone” to down OSCE drones – LPR militia” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “Trilateral Contact Group begins meeting in Minsk” (UKR media)
• “Subgroups of Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine in talks in Minsk” (BLR state media)
• “TCG meeting was held in Minsk with participation of Head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak” (UKR Pres info-machine)
• ” “Minsk” is aimed at regaining control over occupied territories back to Ukraine,- Andriy Zagorodnyuk” (UKR MoD)
• “Contact Group agrees to establish new ground for direct bilateral talks” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “DPR confirms it has 15 detainees sought by Kiev” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “No progress on establishing new disengagement zones reported after Minsk talks” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Kozak and Yermak participate in Contact Group talks in Minsk – Deinego” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Russian representative to OSCE: Ukraine undermines Donbass resolution process” (pro-RUS site)
• “DPR ready to respond symmetrically to Kiev’s withdrawal from Minsk agreements” (pro-RUS site)
• “Donbass conflict settlement mechanism to be adopted at March 25 meeting – official” (RUS state media)
  

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• “Ukrainian military should have a powerful “motivational package” – President introducing new Minister of Defense” (UKR Pres info-machine)
• “President: The memory of every warrior who sacrificed life for Ukraine should be honored at the highest level” (UKR Pres info-machine)
• “One of the main tasks of the Ministry of Defense is to provide military personnel with a powerful “motivational package”, – Andrii Taran” (UKR MoD)
  

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• “Adapting the Ukrainian Army to NATO standards in the near future is an unachievable goal — The new Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Taran emphasized this on March 11 …” (UKR mil portal)
• “The main objective of the Ministry of Defense should be a real goal – the maximum ability of the Armed Forces to interoperate with the Alliance, – Minister of Defense” (UKR MoD)
• “Ukraine got $143 million military aid from US and EU in 2019” (UKR military portal)
• “Ukrainian Army need technological modernization and transition to modern weapon systems” (UKR mil portal)
  

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• “Ukroboronprom may suffer losses due to COVID-19 – Abromavičius” (UKR media)
  

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• “Hearing on MH17 case adjourned until March 23” (UKR media)
• “More than two weeks needed before verdict in MH17 case can be delivered – presiding judge” (UKR media)e
• “MH17 defendants face life in prison” (UKR media)
• “Dutch prosecutors say Russia tried to thwart investigation of MH17 downing” (Asia News Network)
• “Prosecutors in MH17 trial say Russia trying to sabotage investigation” (Baltic News Network)
• “MH17 case trial: Prosecution asks to investigate Russia’s possible manipulation of images ” (UKR media)
• “Aust MH17 files ‘possibly hacked’: court” (Canberra Times)
• “Suspects do not show up – will MH17 court hearing change anything?” (UKR media)
• “MH17 crash trial: Russia intimidates witnesses in attempt to disrupt court hearing in the Hague” (UKR media)
• “MH17 crash: Putin faces lawsuit for permission to use Buk in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Crash du vol MH17: ouverture du procès, les proches des victimes réclament justice” (45e Nord)
• “MH17 crash trial: Russian special services were near Buk missile launcher when airliner was shot down” (UKR media)
• “MH17 trial: Two Buk missile systems were sent from Russia to Ukraine” (UKR media)
  

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• Internal Security
• “The Danger of Gender Stereotyping Canada’s ‘Jihadi Brides’ “
• “Woman accused of spying for Russia fighting in court for permission to come to Canada”
  

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• Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
• “The Liberal government is defending its decision to take more than $4.1 million from Veterans Affairs Canada’s operating budget at a time when the department is struggling with a backlog of tens of thousands of disability applications from injured ex-soldiers …”
• “Veterans minister defends department’s handling of mental health services”
  

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• Other Military News
• “Director of Military Prosecutions Withdraws All Charges against Chief Military Judge” (DND info-machine)

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MILNEWS.ca #coronavirus Update as of 111155UTC Mar 2020

• MILNEWS.ca Coronavirus News/Links
  

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• “Canadians brought back from Grand Princess cruise ship begin two-week quarantine at Ontario military base” (Globe and Mail)
• “228 Canadians flown home from US-docked cruise ship” (TUR media)
• “Rapatriement des Canadiens du «Grand Princess»: les Forces armées canadiennes encore en première ligne” (45eNord.ca)
• “CFB Trenton to house quarantined Canadians” (Belleville Intelligencer)
• “COVID-19: Why are cruise ship passengers quarantined and not self-isolated at home?” (CBC News)
  

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• “Coronavirus: B.C. confirms 7 new COVID-19 cases, 2 of them health-care workers” (Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “Sudbury man who attended Toronto (mining) conference has COVID-19: health officials” (The Canadian Press via CP24.com)
  

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• “Ontario Hockey League issues statement on COVID-19” (SooToday.com)
  

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• “Coronavirus: Trudeau to announce federal funding to deal with COVID-19 outbreak” (The Canadian Press via Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “Coronavirus: Canadians’ March break travel plans affected by COVID-19 outbreak” (The Canadian Press via Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “Better protections needed for health-care workers during COVID-19: advocates” (The Canadian Press via CP24.com)
• “In 2003, Canada failed the pandemic test. Here’s what we’ve learned since” (CBC News)
• “A Newfoundlander is leading the global fight against COVID-19, and wants you to know the facts” (CBC News)
  

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• “In Letter To Premiers, Federal Government Says They’re Bulk Buying Protective Equipment” (Spencer Fernando blog)
• “Canada Must Shut Our Borders, Cancel School Nationwide, And Cancel All Large Public Gatherings NOW” (Spencer Fernando blog)
• “Derek H. Burney: A lack of leadership in this uncertain world adds to COVID-19 fears” (National Post)
  

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• “Air Canada suspends all flights to Italy due to COVID-19” (The Canadian Press via CP24)
• “Air Canada suspending flights between Canada and Italy amid COVID-19 fears” (CTV News)
• “Italy to ramp up spending on coronavirus, further restrictions possible” (Reuters)
• “Coronavirus latest: China’s imported cases rise as Italy reports deadliest day” (South China Morning Post)
• “China sends team of medical experts, gear to help Italy fight coronavirus” (South China Morning Post)
• “Uncharted territory: Italy’s response to the coronavirus” (European Council on Foreign Relations)
  

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• “US coronavirus: Cases rise sharply and cruise ship with 21 more patients arrives in port” (CNN)
• “US coronavirus cases surpass 1,000, Johns Hopkins University data shows” (CNBC)
• “US coronavirus cases reach 1,000 as millions more testing kits are on the way to labs across the country” (CNN)
  

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• “US, European military commanders possibly exposed to virus” (Associated Press)
  

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• “US Scales Down Military Exercises in Africa Due to Coronavirus” (Voice of America)
• “Military leaders adjust scope of Exercise African Lion to protect against COVID-19” (defenceWeb)
  

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• “Militaries around the world scramble to contain impact of COVID-19” (intelNews.org)
  

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• “British MP ‘who was in touch with Boris Johnson’ has coronavirus” (Al Jazeera)
• “Coronavirus: Health minister Nadine Dorries tests positive” (BBC News)
• “Final-year nurses and year-five medical students could be asked to work in the Scottish NHS to cope with the coronavirus outbreak, according to Scotland’s Health Secretary Jeane Freeman …” (BBC News)
• “Coronavirus: Britain cuts interest rate and boosts budget” (France24)
  

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• “Volunteers Offered $4,500 To Be Infected With Coronavirus In Bid To Find Vaccine” (CBS Detroit)
• “Flucamp are not recruiting volunteers for studies on Coronavirus at the moment. This is a line of research we are looking into – not with Covid-19 but with a safer, milder coronavirus which has been circulating in people for a long time – and we’ll make announcements when we’re ready to start.” (hVIVO info-machine)
  

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• “Russians Start Hoarding Food Over Coronavirus Fears” (The Moscow Times)
  

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• “Ukrainian capital Kiev shuts schools, mass events to prevent spread of virus” (Reuters)
  

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• “China Scrambles to Boost Its Image on Coronavirus” (Voice of America)
• “China wants to take a victory lap over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak” (CNN)
• ” “Turning the tide” — Xi leads anti-virus war toward victory” (CHN military media)
  

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• “China’s coronavirus-induced supply chain woes fan concerns of possible drug shortages” (Reuters via The Telegram)
• “Shortage of crucial chemicals creates new obstacle to coronavirus testing” (statnews.com)
  

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• “A coronavirus lesson from China: don’t make patients pay for tests and treatment” (South China Morning Post)
  

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• “Wall Street rallies after ‘Black Monday’ coronavirus sell-off” (France24)
• “Coronavirus: Global shares mixed as fear over COVID-19 outbreak mounts” (Associated Press via Globalnews.ca)

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