‏UAE announces 3,498 new COVID-19 cases, 2,478 recoveries, 16 deaths in last 24 hours

ABU DHABI. KAZINFORM - ‏The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 187,176 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM reports.

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26.02.2021 22:40

10 schools under quarantine in N Kazakhstan

PETROPAVLOVSK. KAZINFORM – Since the start of the school year 600 COVID-19 cases have been reported in students in North Kazakhstan region, Kazinform correspondent reports.

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26.02.2021 20:39

Argentina receives Chinese Sinopharm vaccines to combat COVID-19

BUENOS AIRES. KAZINFORM - Argentina received the first batch of vaccines from Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm on Thursday night, Xinhua reports.

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26.02.2021 18:20

Nur-Sultan to remove weekend COVID-19 restrictions at trade centers

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – A new order on COVID-19 restrictive and quarantine measures in Nur-Sultan city has been issued today, Kazinform correspondent reports.

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26.02.2021 17:55

S. Korea to extend current social distancing measures for 2 weeks: PM

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea will extend its current social distancing measures for another two weeks, the prime minister said Friday, as sporadic COVID-19 cluster infections continue to pop up across the country, Yonhap reports.

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26.02.2021 17:19

COVID-19 vaccines delivery schedule in place in N Kazakhstan

PETROPAVLOVSK. KAZINFORM – North Kazakhstan region is to provide the COVID-19 vaccine to everyone willing to get vaccinated, Kumar Kusemisov, Deputy Head of the Health Office, told a briefing today, Kazinform correspondent reports.

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26.02.2021 16:54

244 COVID-19 patients under hospital treatment in N Kazakhstan rgn

PETROPAVLOVSK. KAZINFORM – The COVID-19 situation has been stabilized in North Kazakhstan, Kazinform correspondent reports.

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26.02.2021 16:26

Russia documents 11,086 daily COVID-19 cases, lowest figure since October 5

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - Russia has documented 11,086 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the lowest daily case count since October 5. The total number of coronavirus cases in Russia has reached 4,223,186, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Friday, TASS reports.

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26.02.2021 15:15

496 passengers arrive in Kazakhstan without PCR tests

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – 15 international flights from the Republic of Maldives, the UAE, Egypt, Turkey, the Russian Federation, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan have arrived in Kazakhstan, Kazinform has learnt from the Sanitary and Epidemiological Committee.

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26.02.2021 13:44

7,500 doses of Sputnik V vaccine to be delivered to Atyrau region in March

ATYRAU. KAZINFORM – 7,500 doses of Sputnik V vaccine are set to be delivered to Atyrau region in March, Kazinform correspondent reports.

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26.02.2021 12:13

COVID-19: 5 regions of Kazakhstan in ‘yellow zone’

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Five regions of Kazakhstan are still in the ‘yellow zone’, the second highest in a three-tier system used in Kazakhstan in terms of spread of the coronavirus infection, Kazinform reports.

Coronavirus

26.02.2021 11:49

Unique encyclopedia dedicated to Kazakhstani doctors presented in Nur-Sultan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – A unique encyclopedia titled ‘Heroes among us!’ dedicated to Kazakhstani doctors was presented in the Kazakh capital, Nur-Sultan, on Friday, Kazinform has learnt from the press service of the Ministry of Healthcare.

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26.02.2021 11:28

254 COVID-19 patients in critical condition in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM –254 COVID-19 patients are in critical condition in Kazakhstan, Kazinform has learnt from the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Coronavirus

26.02.2021 11:04

Kazakhstan adds 746 COVID-19 recoveries in past 24 hrs

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – 746 people have recovered from the coronavirus infection in Kazakhstan in the past day, up 50 from the previous day, Kazinform reports.

Coronavirus

26.02.2021 09:32

Number of fresh COVID-19 cases up in Kazakhstan, total at 211,212

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – In the past 24 hours Kazakhstan has added 855 new cases of the coronavirus infection, up 60 from the previous day, Kazinform reports.

Coronavirus

26.02.2021 08:42

Number of COVID-19 cases across globe up by over 421,000 in past day, WHO reports

GENEVA. KAZINFORM - More than 421,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the past day, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 112.2 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin, TASS reports.

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26.02.2021 07:15

5 EU nations call for boosting vaccine production

ANKARA. KAZINFORM - Five EU countries called on the bloc Wednesday to ensure funding to reinforce COVID-19 vaccine production and to adapt vaccination programs to new variants, Anadolu Agency reports.

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25.02.2021 22:20

Pfizer-BioNTech studying COVID-19 jab booster shot

ANKARA. KAZINFORM - US drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech announced Thursday that they have started «an evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity» of a third dose of their coronavirus vaccine, Anadolu Agency reports.

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25.02.2021 20:38

S. Korea: Vaccine distribution on roll for 1st shots on Friday

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - Trucks packed with the first of some 1.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccines were distributed across South Korea on Thursday as long-term care hospitals and public health centers rushed to prepare for the country's ambitious vaccination program, Yonhap reports.

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25.02.2021 19:50

Roundup: U.S. launches new initiative to study "Long COVID"

WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM - The United States has launched a major new initiative to study the long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and the means of prevention and treatment of individuals who have been sickened by COVID-19, but do not recover fully over a long period of time, Xinhua reports.

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25.02.2021 19:25