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Denmark announces «contingency strategy» against COVID-19 after lifting restrictions

COPENHAGEN. KAZINFORM A Danish government-commissioned expert group released a report on Wednesday, advocating a contingency strategy for COVID-19 situation if the epidemic develops in a worrying direction.

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16.09.2021 16:45

Kazakhstan’s experience in interfaith accord discussed at round table in Prague

PRAGUE. KAZINFORM – An international round table dedicated to Kazakhstan’s experience in interfaith accord took place in Prague, Kazinform cites the Kazakh Embassy in the Czech Republic.

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16.09.2021 15:38

Japan’s top COVID-19 adviser says peak of 5th wave over

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Shigeru Omi said Thursday that the peak of the fifth coronavirus wave has largely passed, but warned that a close eye must still be kept on the country's overburdened medical system, Kyodo reports.

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16.09.2021 15:11

Rio requires proof of vaccination for COVID-19 in tourist attractions

BRASILIA. KAZINFORM Rio de Janeiro on September 15 is starting to require proof of vaccination against COVID-19 in the access to establishments like gyms, swimming pools, sports centers, clubs, stadiums, Olympic villages, movie theaters, circuses, concert halls, museums, playgrounds, tourist attractions, and fairs.

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16.09.2021 12:58

3 dead, 60 injured in 6.0-magnitude Sichuan earthquake

CHENGDU. KAZINFORM Three people were confirmed dead and 60 others were sent to hospital after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Luxian County of Luzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

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16.09.2021 10:50

ANSA: Govt to extend scope of Green Pass from mid October

ROME. KAZINFORM Premier Mario Draghi's cabinet is set to approve a decree on Thursday further extending the scope of the Green Pass by making the COVID-19 vaccine passport obligatory for public and private sector workers from the middle of October, sources said Wednesday.

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16.09.2021 10:09

North Korea test-fired «railway-borne missile» on Sept. 15: KCNA

TOKYO. KAZINFORM North Korea tested a «railway-borne missile system» on Wednesday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday, a day after Japanese authorities said the nuclear-armed nation launched two ballistic missiles in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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16.09.2021 08:50

Global growth to hit 5.3%, fastest in 5 decades: UN report

ANKARA. KAZINFORM Global economic growth is estimated to hit 5.3% this year with the recovery from the pandemic, its fastest rate in nearly five decades, according to a UN report released Wednesday.

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16.09.2021 07:15

COVID-19 kills 452 more Iranians over past 24 hours

TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 115,619 with 452 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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15.09.2021 22:20

New virus cases top 2,000 as infections in capital area surge to record high

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's daily coronavirus cases surpassed 2,000 Wednesday as infections in the capital area surged to a record high ahead of a major holiday, Yonhap reports.

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15.09.2021 21:45

COVID-19: Brazil case tally surpasses 21 million

BRASILIA. KAZINFORM - Brazil has surpassed the threshold of 21 million people infected with COVID-19. After the 6,645 new cases registered in 24 hours are added, the country’s case count stands at 21,006,424. The figures can be found in the daily report released by the Health Ministry on Monday evening (Sep. 13), Agencia Brasil reports.

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15.09.2021 21:16

UAE announces 608 new COVID-19 cases, 706 recoveries, 2 deaths in last 24 hours

ABU DHABI. KAZINFORM - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 311,171 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM reports.

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15.09.2021 20:20

Nearly 2.16 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China

BEIJING. KAZINFORM - Nearly 2.16 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China as of Tuesday, data from the National Health Commission showed Wednesday, Xinhua reports.

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15.09.2021 16:46

Inflation up to 3.8% in August in Slovakia, highest figure in past 9 years

BRATISLAVA. KAZINFORM - Prices continued to rise in August, with year-on-year (y-o-y) inflation reaching as high as 3.8 percent, the Statistics Office reported on Tuesday. This is the highest figure to be reported since October 2012, i.e. for almost nine years, TASR reports.

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15.09.2021 14:44

COVID-19: Brazil-made nose spray may be available by 2022

BRASILIA. KAZINFORM A vaccine in the form of a nose spray against COVID-19 is being developed by researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP) in collaboration with the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp) and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz).

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15.09.2021 13:39

Japan’s top COVID-19 adviser wary of easing restrictions

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Shigeru Omi on Wednesday warned against hastily easing anti-pandemic restrictions on people's lives and called for relaxing measures only after the state of emergency is lifted, Kyodo reports.

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15.09.2021 12:41

N. Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles into East Sea: JCS

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, Yonhap reports.

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15.09.2021 11:42

ANSA: Italy's COVID-19 death toll passes 130,000

ROME. KAZINFORM The health ministry said Tuesday that Italy has registered 4,021 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24-hour period and 72 coronavirus sufferers died here in that time.

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15.09.2021 10:10

WHO chief warns longer vaccine inequity persists, more COVID-19 to circulate

GENEVA. KAZINFORM The World Health Organization chief said Tuesday the longer vaccine inequity persists, the more the virus will keep circulating and changing, and the longer social and economic disruption will continue, heightening chances that more variants will emerge.

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15.09.2021 07:15

COVID-19 kills 408 more Iranians over past 24 hours

TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 115,167 with 408 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday, IRNA reports.

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14.09.2021 22:20

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