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COVID-19 kills 144 more Iranians over past 24 hours

TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 83,473 with 144 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Thursday, IRNA reports.

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24.06.2021 22:19

New cases in 600s for 2nd day on cluster infections in S. Korea

SEOUL. KAZINFORM- South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 600s for the second straight day Thursday on sporadic cluster infections amid concerns over virus variants, Yonhap reports.

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24.06.2021 21:04

Japan speeds up COVID vaccinations, reaches 1 million daily shots target

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan reached its target of administering 1 million coronavirus vaccine doses per day ahead of plan, the top government spokesman said Thursday, Kyodo reports.

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24.06.2021 19:40

Over 1.09 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China

BEIJING. KAZINFORM - Over 1.09 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in China as of Wednesday, the National Health Commission said on Thursday, Xinhua reports.

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24.06.2021 16:41

Presence of Delta variant of novel coronavirus confirmed in Slovakia

BRATISLAVA. KAZINFORM - Laboratories in Slovakia have confirmed the presence of the delta variant of novel coronavirus in the country, Public Health Authority (UVZ) spokesperson Dasa Rackova told TASR on Wednesday.

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24.06.2021 15:39

Thailand to open Phuket for tourists without quarantine requirement

BANGKOK. KAZINFORM Thai authorities on Tuesday announced that the popular island of Phuket would be opened for tourists vaccinated against Covid-19, without mandatory quarantine, from Jul. 1 in a measure aimed at boosting the struggling tourism sector.

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24.06.2021 12:36

12 EU member states' post-pandemic recovery plans endorsed by European Commission

BRUSSELS. KAZINFORM European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday concluded her first leg of visits to the capital cities of 12 member states of the European Union (EU) that had their national recovery plans approved.

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24.06.2021 11:53

COVID-19 kills 112 more Iranians over past 24 hours

TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 83,329 with 112 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday, IRNA reports.

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23.06.2021 22:17

Slovak economy to grow by 4.5 percent this year, recovery continues

BRATISLAVA. KAZINFORM - The Slovak economy continues to recover and will grow by 4.5 percent this year, Slovak central bank (NBS) governor Peter Kazimir and NBS vice-governor Ludovit Odor stated on Tuesday at a press conference at which they presented a forecast of economic and monetary developments for the summer of 2021, TASR reports.

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23.06.2021 21:58

Four COVID-19 vaccines included in China’s export list

BEIJING. KAZINFORM - China has included four COVID-19 vaccines that have been granted conditional market approval domestically in a list of vaccine products available for export, Xinhua reports.

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23.06.2021 19:33

2nd Ugandan Olympic team member in Japan tests positive for COVID

OSAKA. KAZINFORM - Another member of the Ugandan Olympic delegation has tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Japan for next month's Tokyo Games, a western city hosting the team said Wednesday.

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23.06.2021 16:23

S. Korea reports gloomier childbirth data in April

SEOUL. KAZINFORM The number of babies born in South Korea declined to a fresh record low in April, data showed Wednesday, underpinning the country's gloomy demographic situation with the chronically low birth rate.

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23.06.2021 13:16

India shows lowest number of coronavirus cases in three months

NEW DELHI. KAZINFORM The number of coronavirus cases increased in India over the past day by 42,640 and amounted to 29,977,861. The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on its website on Tuesday the number of deaths associated with coronavirus increased by 1,167 in 24 hours and reached 389,302.

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23.06.2021 12:10

Brazil registers 18 mln COVID-19 cases

SAO PAULO. KAZINFORM Brazil has recorded over 18 million COVID-19 cases, including 87,822 infections in the past 24 hours, for a total of 18,054,653 positive cases, the Ministry of Health reported Tuesday.

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23.06.2021 11:17

Mongolian cashmere exported to Italy by land

ULAANBAATAR. KAZINFORM - Khanbogd Cashmere LLC shipped 20 tons of cashmere that meet international quality requirements and standards to Italy on June 2 and the shipment arrived in Italy today, on June 22, MONTSAME reports.

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22.06.2021 22:32

One-fifth of women with young children left jobs amid pandemic: poll

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - About a fifth of women with children up to sixth grade left their jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a poll showed Tuesday, Yonhap reports.

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22.06.2021 22:06

Iran, Cuba joint COVID-19 vaccine 62% effective

TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - Iran-Cuba joint COVID-19 vaccine project manager said that reports suggested the vaccine proved 62 percent effective in the third phase of the clinical test carried out in Cuba, IRNA reports.

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22.06.2021 21:39

Tokyo Olympics organizers reverse plan to allow alcohol sale at venues

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Tokyo Olympic organizers reversed an earlier plan to allow alcoholic beverages to be sold to spectators at competition venues during the global sports event as voices grew against apparent consideration for sponsors such as Asahi Breweries, sources close to the matter said Tuesday, Kyodo reports.

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22.06.2021 21:12

Nearly 1.05bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China

BEIJING. KAZINFORM - Nearly 1.05 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in China as of Monday, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday, Xinhua reports.

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22.06.2021 17:11

Slovakia’s recovery and resilience plan gets green light

BRATISLAVA. KAZINFORM - Slovakia’s recovery and resilience has been greenlighted, European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen announced on Monday at a press conference in Bratislava, noting that the document meets set criteria and is ambitious, TASR reports.

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22.06.2021 15:14

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