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Kazakh Healthcare Ministry launches novel coronavirus dedicated call centre

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM In view of the latest novel coronavirus infection developments the Kazakh Healthcare Ministry established the call centre.

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27.01.2020 11:26

China reports 830 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia

BEIJING. KAZINFORM Chinese health authorities announced Friday that 830 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) had been reported in 29 provincial-level regions in the country by the end of Thursday.

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24.01.2020 08:46

New virus outbreak from China not yet global concern: WHO

TOKYO. KAZINFORM The World Health Organization said Thursday that the outbreak of a new coronavirus believed to have originated in China calls for urgent countermeasures but is not yet a global emergency.

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24.01.2020 07:12

Kazakhstan reports no novel coronavirus cases

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Deputy chairman of the goods and service quality and safety control committee of the Kazakh Healthcare Ministry Zhandarbek Bekshin told the press conference about the measures taken to prevent the spread of the coronavirus emerging in China.

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23.01.2020 14:30

China confirms 9 deaths, 440 cases of coronavirus infection

BEIJING. KAZINFORM The Chinese government said Wednesday nine people have died after being infected with a new coronavirus that has spread in China, and confirmed the infection of 440 people in 13 provinces.

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22.01.2020 16:00

Newborn dies at maternity hospital in Almaty

ALMATY. KAZINFORM A newborn baby died at the maternity hospital in Almaty.

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22.01.2020 10:42

WHO’s emergency panel to meet on China virus

GENEVA. KAZINFORM A World Health Organization emergency panel will meet on Wednesday to discuss the outbreak of a new virus in China which has claimed six lives, an official said.

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22.01.2020 10:11

U.S. man diagnosed with coronavirus from China, 1st case outside Asia

WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM A U.S. man in Seattle has been diagnosed with a new coronavirus from China after traveling to the country, in what has become the first confirmed case in the United States and the first outside of Asia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

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22.01.2020 09:07

China confirms human-to-human transmission of 2019-nCoV, infections among medical staff

BEIJING. KAZINFORM A high-level expert team of China's National Health Commission Monday confirmed people-to-people transmission of a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and infections among medical staff.

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21.01.2020 07:49

Lack of new antibiotics threatens global efforts to contain drug-resistant infections

GENEVA. KAZINFORM Declining private investment and lack of innovation in the development of new antibiotics are undermining efforts to combat drug-resistant infections, says the World Health Organization (WHO).

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20.01.2020 11:39

China confirms 3rd death from new coronavirus

BEIJING. KAZINFORM Health authorities in the central China city of Wuhan said Monday that another person has died of pneumonia caused by a new coronavirus, the third fatality linked to the virus.

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20.01.2020 09:13

Novel implants in test to ease patients' life

ANKARA. KAZINFORM A state of art invention is being tested to help the patients who have to live with implants, the man-made devices used to support the treatment of some significant diseases.

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17.01.2020 17:49

20-cm tumor in newborn removed shortly after birth in Almaty

ALMATY. KAZINFORM A newborn baby with a sacrococcygeal teratoma underwent a unique surgery in the city of Almaty, Kazinform reports.

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16.01.2020 19:00

Passengers from China undergo thermal scanning procedure

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – No case with infection of the novel pneumonia-like coronavirus from China has been reported in Kazakhstan, Kazinform reports citing Khabar24.

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16.01.2020 11:17

WHO says no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of novel coronavirus

GENEVA. KAZINFORM Despite the first exported case of novel coronavirus from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that there is no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission based on available information.

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15.01.2020 10:12

WHO chief sets out health priorities for the decade

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM - The head of the UN health agency, WHO, has set out his urgent global health challenges for the next ten years – designated the «Decade of Action» by the UN General Assembly» – and underscored the importance of investing in public health, the released statement reads.

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14.01.2020 12:18

WHO statement on novel coronavirus in Thailand

GENEVA. KAZINFORM The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with officials in Thailand and China following reports of confirmation of the novel coronavirus in a person in Thailand.

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13.01.2020 22:44

Long-term exposure to PM2.5 increases risk of stroke: Chinese study

BEIJING. KAZINFORM A recent study has shown that long-term exposure to PM2.5, a major particle matter pollutant, increases the risk of stroke among Chinese adults.

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04.01.2020 16:23

Proton therapy as effective as standard radiation with fewer side effects: study

CHICAGO. KAZINFORM Cancer patients who receive high-tech proton therapy experience similar cure rates and fewer serious side effects compared with those who undergo traditional X-ray radiation therapy, according to a study published Thursday in the medical journal JAMA Oncology.

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31.12.2019 13:48

Kazakhstan: encouraging children and adolescents to develop healthy behaviors

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM WHO’s health promoting schools initiative encourages schools to strengthen their capacity to promote healthy living, learning and working conditions.

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29.12.2019 13:52

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