ResiliArt Debate – Museums during the Pandemic: Adapting to the New Normal

ALMATY. KAZINFORM Fifth ResiliArt Debate of UNESCO Cluster Office in Almaty will take place on Friday 4 December 2020 from 16:00 to 18:00 Almaty time and will be dedicated to the work of museum organizations and workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, its official website reads.

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03.12.2020 22:17

Ribavirin molecule found to reduce effects of COVID-19

ANKARA. KAZINFORM Significant progress has been made in laboratory studies under a project at Ankara University in Turkey, where drug studies are being conducted to reduce the effects of COVID-19.

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03.12.2020 21:22

Shymkent extends restriction measures until Dec 21

SHYMKENT. KAZINFORM Shymkent extended restriction measures until December 21. Chief state sanitary doctors of Shymkent Addimanap Tulebayev signed the corresponding decree, the city sanitary and epidemiological control department reports.

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03.12.2020 19:07

Almaty channeled KZT 89 bln to fight coronavirus

ALMATY. KAZINFORM «Almaty channeled KZT 89.4 bln to fight against coronavirus,» Almaty Mayor Bakytzhan Sagintayev told the Almaty Invest Forum.

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03.12.2020 18:56

November’s global COVID-19 case count equal to first 4 months of pandemic

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM In November, the total COVID-19 case count in the world increased by 17.3 million cases, which is 5.6 million more than the record high, registered in October, and is about equal to all cases registered between March and July, according to TASS calculations. The relative growth has increased as well, from 35% to 38%.

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03.12.2020 18:22

ANSA: COVID: All Italy to be yellow by mid-December - Boccia

ROME. KAZINFORM All of Italy, or the majority of the country, will be turning yellow in 15 days for the holidays, Regional Affairs Minister Francesco Boccia said Wednesday during the webinar ''5G Italy and the Recovery Fund''.

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03.12.2020 17:34

COVID-19 could push the number of people living in extreme poverty to over 1 billion by 2030: UNDP study

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM Severe long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic could push an additional 207 million people into extreme poverty on top of the current pandemic trajectory, bringing the total to over 1 billion by 2030, according to findings released today by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP.

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03.12.2020 16:16

S. Korea inks coronavirus vaccine deal with AstraZeneca

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea has signed a deal with British-Swedish bio giant AstraZeneca Plc. to purchase the company's COVID-19 vaccine, health officials said Thursday, Yonhap reports.

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03.12.2020 12:21

Turkey expects COVID-19 vaccines to arrive after Dec 11

ANKARA. KAZINFORM - Turkey will be among the first countries in the world to begin vaccinating people for the coronavirus, with the first shipment of vaccines it has purchased to arrive in Ankara sometime after Dec. 11, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reports.

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03.12.2020 10:36

Number of COVID-19 patients on ventilators stands at 31 in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – 13,827 people, including 904 kids, are being treated for the coronavirus infection in Kazakhstan, Kazinform cites the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Healthcare of Kazakhstan.

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03.12.2020 10:15

Kazakhstan reports fewer daily cases of COVID-19-like pneumonia

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Pneumonia flagged as pneumonia with coronavirus-like signs has affected 8 more people in Kazakhstan in the last 24 hours, Kazinform cites coronavirus.2020.kz.

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03.12.2020 09:35

Zhambyl rgn injects KZT11.1bn to fight COVID-19

TARAZ. KAZINFORM – KZT11.1bn has been funneled into the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Zhambyl region, Governor of Zhambyl region Berdibek Saparbayev said at a briefing at the Central Communications Service, Kazinform correspondent reports.

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03.12.2020 09:09

642 daily recoveries from COVID-19 reported in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – 642 COVID-19 recoveries have been registered in Kazakhstan in the last 24 hours, Kazinform cites coronavirus2020.kz.

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03.12.2020 08:40

Kazakhstan reports 769 COVID-19 cases over past day

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstan has added 769 more COVID-19 cases over the past day, increasing its caseload to 133,887, Kazinform reports citing coronavirus2020.kz.

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03.12.2020 08:16

Almost 4 mln people contract coronavirus in one week — WHO

GENEVA. KAZINFORM The number of novel coronavirus cases registered all over the world increased by almost four million in the past week, which is slightly less than during the previous seven-day period, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

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02.12.2020 22:20

India's COVID-19 tally reaches 9,499,413

NEW DELHI. KAZINFORM India's COVID-19 tally reached 9,499,413 on Wednesday as 36,604 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry.

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02.12.2020 19:10

Global coronavirus cases cross 63.8 million

LONDON. KAZINFORM More than 63.8 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,480,709 have died, according to the latest data available on the Johns Hopkins University website.

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02.12.2020 18:11

Kazakhstan to build plant to produce Russian coronavirus vaccine

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM «COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread disruption in global policy and economy,» Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told the CSTO Collective Security Council session held via a videoconferencing.

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02.12.2020 17:38

E Kazakhstan to extend restrictions until Dec 17

UST-KAMENOGORSK. KAZINFORM East Kazakhstan region will extend restrictions to curb coronavirus infections until Dec 17, the regional sanitary and epidemiological control department reports.

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02.12.2020 17:14

World faces worst humanitarian crisis since WWII — UN chief

UNITED NATIONS. KAZINFORM The United Nations needs $35 billion to respond to the greatest humanitarian crisis since the Second World War, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in a statement to launch the 2021 Global Humanitarian Overview.

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02.12.2020 16:00

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