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Beijing takes swift, targeted measures to curb latest COVID-19 resurgence

BEIJING. KAZINFORM Beijing Municipality has swung into action, adopting swift and targeted measures to contain the spread of infections after a local resurgence in COVID-19 cases was reported recently.

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24.01.2022 13:52

Some 72 COVID-19 cases recorded among those arrived at Beijing Olympics

BEIJING. KAZINFORM Chinese authorities have registered some 72 COVID-19 cases among members of foreign delegations, who arrived in Beijing, the Olympic Organizing Committee said on Sunday.

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24.01.2022 09:37

Vaccination of teenagers in Russia not very efficient amid surge of Omicron - expert

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM Inoculating young people against COVID-19 in Russia will not be very effective amid the current surge of the incidence, the vaccination should have been launched when the Omicron variant just appeared, infectious disease doctor Evgeny Timakov told TASS on Sunday.

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23.01.2022 16:07

UN chief calls for united front to fight 'global fire'

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM The chief of the United Nations on Friday demanded cooperation from global powers to fight a series of crises that are causing a «global fire.»

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23.01.2022 15:22

CoronaVac now included in campaign for children in Brazil

BRASILIA. KAZINFORM Brazil’s Health Ministry announced today (Jan. 21) the inclusion of COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac for kids aged six through 17 under Brazil’s national vaccination plan. The ministry has started talks on the acquisition of doses with the Butantan Institute, in charge of producing the inoculation.

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23.01.2022 14:18

New COVID-19 cases spike to second-largest figure amid omicron woes

SEOUL. KAZINFORM South Korea's daily coronavirus cases on Sunday spiked to the second-largest figure since the pandemic outbreak, putting health authorities on alert amid the fast spread of the omicron variant.

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23.01.2022 13:44

Number of COVID-19 cases worldwide exceeds 340 million - WHO

GENEVA. KAZINFORM The overall number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases worldwide has exceeded 340 million, while the number of fatalities has topped 5.57 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said late on Friday.

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22.01.2022 14:14

Abu Dhabi creates comprehensive COVID-19 travel guidelines for inbound travellers

ABU DHABI. KAZINFORM As cooler temperatures attract more visitors to Abu Dhabi this winter season, the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has released a comprehensive guide for vaccinated and unvaccinated visitors to ensure streamlined and stress-free travel into the UAE capital.

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22.01.2022 13:23

COVID-19: Contagion curve starting to stabilize - ISS

ROME. KAZINFORM Silvio Brusaferro, the head of Higher Health Institute (ISS), said Friday that the curve of the latest wave of COVID-19 contagion in Italy was starting to stabilize.

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22.01.2022 12:18

Austria becomes 1st EU country to make COVID-19 vaccine mandatory

VIENNA. KAZINFORM Austria has become the first EU country to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory after the parliament approved the mandate on Thursday.

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21.01.2022 21:47

Brazil drug regulator allows CoronaVac for kids aged 6–17

BRASILIA. KAZINFORM Brazil’s national drug regulator Anvisa on Thursday (Jan. 20) approved the administration of CoronaVac shots in children and adolescents aged six through 17, except for the immunosuppressed.

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21.01.2022 20:50

Daily cases over 6,000 for 2nd day amid omicron woes

SEOUL. KAZINFORM South Korea's daily coronavirus cases stayed over 6,000 for a second straight day Friday amid concerns over the spread of the omicron variant ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday.

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21.01.2022 19:13

Japan's daily COVID cases top 47,000, new record for 4th straight day

TOKYO. KAZINFORM Japan's confirmed daily coronavirus cases on Friday topped 47,000, setting a new record for the fourth day in a row as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreads rapidly across the country.

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21.01.2022 18:44

India reports 347,254 new COVID-19 cases

NEW DELHI. KAZINFORM India reported 347,254 new COVID-19 cases, with the Omicron variant tally exceeding 9,600, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said Friday.

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21.01.2022 17:34

Japan faces putting majority of 47 prefs. Under COVID quasi-emergency

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - A majority of Japan's 47 prefectures have come under or are moving to seek restrictions on restaurants and bars to cope with surging coronavirus infections, with 12 more areas including Osaka set to seek quasi-state of emergency declarations by the central government in coming days, Kyodo reports.

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21.01.2022 14:36

S. Korean gov’t to lower age of eligibility for COVID-19 treatment pills from 65 to 60: PM

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - The government will lower the age of eligibility for COVID-19 treatment pills from 65 to 60 to better contain the spread of the omicron variant, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Friday, Yonhap reports.

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21.01.2022 11:47

COVID-19: Italy registers 188,797 new cases, 385 deaths

ROME. KAZINFORM - The health ministry said Thursday that Italy registered 188,797 new COVID-19 cases and 385 coronavirus deaths in the last 24-hour period, ANSA reports.

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21.01.2022 08:17

Ukraine reports 18,479 new COVID-19 cases

KYIV. KAZINFORM - Ukraine has recorded 18,479 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Health Ministry has reported on Facebook, UKRINFORM reports.

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21.01.2022 07:19

Chinese mainland's new local COVID-19 infections on the decrease

BEIJING. KAZINFORM The Chinese mainland recorded 55 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections over the past day, a considerable drop compared with 127 newly reported a day earlier.

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20.01.2022 22:25

Over 57 thousand kids said to have taken wrong COVID-19 shot in Brazil

BRASILIA. KAZINFORM During Brazil’s immunization campaign against COVID-19, 57,147 children and adolescents across the country have been administered adult doses not authorized for application in people under 18 by the country’s national drug regulator Anvisa. Errors have been detected in all Brazilian states.

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20.01.2022 20:44

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