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Chinese mainland reports 47 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

BEIJING. KAZINFORM - Chinese health authority said Thursday that it received reports of 47 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Wednesday, including 23 that were domestically transmitted and 24 imported, Xinhua reports.

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29.10.2020 12:41

New virus cases above 100 for 2nd day, cluster infections remain problem in S Korea

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's new coronavirus cases rose by triple digits for the second straight day Thursday, as cluster infections at nursing homes and other risk-prone facilities continued to pile up amid eased social distancing measures, Yonhap reports.

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29.10.2020 11:20

France to go back into nationwide lockdown as COVID-19 second wave hits hard

PARIS. KAZINFORM - France will go into national lockdown starting from Friday to stem the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday evening, Xinhua reports.

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29.10.2020 09:00

Japan mulls extending travel subsidy campaign past January

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - The Japanese government is considering extending its domestic travel subsidy program beyond late January to continue support for the tourism sector amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday, Kyodo News reports.

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28.10.2020 20:50

All in-person meetings suspended at UN New York headquarters due to COVID-19 infections

UNITED NATIONS. KAZINFORM - All in-person meetings at the UN headquarters in New York were suspended on Tuesday after five diplomats of a country's UN mission tested positive for COVID-19, a UN spokesman said, Xinhua reports.

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28.10.2020 19:53

New COVID-19 cases in Pakistan spark fear of 2nd wave

ISLAMABAD. KAZINFORM - Pakistan on Wednesday reported over 800 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours sparking fears of a second wave of the virus, according to the Health Ministry.

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28.10.2020 18:40

Iran’s parliament speaker contracts coronavirus

TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - Iran's parliament speaker has announced he tested positive for the novel coronavirus, weeks after he faced criticism from government officials for his visit to a hospital in the capital Tehran, Anadolu Agency reports.

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28.10.2020 16:48

Russia documents record-high 346 deaths from COVID-19 in past 24 hours

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - Russia documents record-high 346 deaths from COVID-19 in past 24 hours - crisis center, TASS reports.

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28.10.2020 14:00

Chinese mainland reports 42 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 22 in Xinjiang

BEIJING. KAZINFORM - Chinese health authority said Wednesday that it received reports of 42 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Tuesday, including 22 that were domestically transmitted and 20 imported, Xinhua reports.

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28.10.2020 11:18

FIFA’s chief tests positive for COVID-19

ZURICH. KAZINFORM - FIFA President Gianni Infantino is going into isolation after testing positive for the virus, WAM reports.

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28.10.2020 09:47

Coronavirus cases hit all-time high weekly number of over 2.8 mln – WHO

GENEVA. KAZINFORM - The number of coronavirus cases worldwide increased by more than 2.8 million in the past week, the biggest number for a seven-day period ever recorded, the World Health Organization said, TASS reports.

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28.10.2020 09:11

New virus cases bounce back to triple digits in S.Korea again

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases again spiked to over 100 on Wednesday after a brief drop the previous day, as cluster infections in the greater Seoul area continued to further strain the country's antivirus fight, Yonhap reports.

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28.10.2020 07:45

New virus cases fall back below 100, sporadic cluster infections still worrisome in S Korea

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell back below 100 again Tuesday, but concerns over a potential spike in infections still linger over sporadic cluster infections at risk-prone facilities, such as hospitals and nursing homes, Yonhap reports.

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27.10.2020 18:45

Japan gov't OKs bill to offer free coronavirus vaccines

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - The Japanese government on Tuesday approved a bill to pay all the costs of administrating a vaccine against the novel coronavirus to all residents and to compensate suppliers in the event any serious side effects occur, Kyodo News reports.

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27.10.2020 16:51

Int'l cooperation only way to defeat COVID-19, climate emergency: UN chief

UNITED NATIONS. KAZINFORM - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that international cooperation is the only way to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate emergency, Xinhua reports.

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27.10.2020 16:25

S. Korea’s drug ministry to fast-track AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's drug safety agency said Tuesday that it is reviewing whether to grant fast-track approval of a vaccine candidate developed by British-Swedish bio giant AstraZeneca Plc, Yonhap reports.

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27.10.2020 14:44

Russia likely to reach plateau in COVID-19 cases by early December, expert says

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - Russia’s situation with the coronavirus infection is likely to stabilize by early December, Deputy Director of Russia’s Central Research Institute of Epidemiology Alexander Gorelov told TASS.

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27.10.2020 13:20

Another Latin American country tops grim 1 million mark

BOGOTA. KAZINFORM - Colombia exceeded one million confirmed coronavirus cases over the weekend, becoming the third country in Latin America to pass the mark since the beginning of the pandemic, Anadolu Agency reports.

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27.10.2020 12:15

China renews blue alert for Typhoon Molave

BEIJING. KAZINFORM - China's national observatory on Monday renewed a blue alert for Typhoon Molave, which is expected to bring torrential downpours and strong winds to parts of the South China Sea, Xinhua reports.

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27.10.2020 08:16

Olympic flame to visit 14 Japanese prefectures before torch relay

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - The Olympic flame for the postponed Tokyo Games will go on public display in 14 prefectures from November ahead of the scheduled start of the torch relay in March, sources close to the matter said Monday, Kyodo reports.

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27.10.2020 07:20

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