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Omicron spreading via community transmission in UK: Official

LONDON. KAZINFORM British Health Secretary Sajid Javid told parliament Monday that the omicron coronavirus variant is now spreading in the UK through community transmission rather than solely via people who have travelled to Britain from abroad.

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07.12.2021 22:21

UAE Government announces four and half day working week

ABU DHABI. KAZINFORM The UAE Government is to adopt a new four and a half day working week, effective from 1st January, 2022.

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07.12.2021 21:08

COVID-19 case incidence up to 173 says ISS chief

ROME. KAZINFORM Italy's COVID-19 incidence rose to 173 cases for every 100,000 inhabitants in the period between November 29 and December 6 and contagion is strong among the unvaccinated, Silvio Brusaferro, the president of Italy's Higher Health Institute (ISS), said on Tuesday.

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07.12.2021 20:33

Seoul reports first omicron cases

SEOUL. KAZINFORM Three foreign students attending universities in Seoul have been confirmed to be infected with omicron, officials said Tuesday, signaling the highly contagious COVID-19 variant's penetration into the capital.

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07.12.2021 19:53

Death toll from volcano eruption in Indonesia reaches 34

JAKARTA. KAZINFORM The death toll from Saturday's eruption of a volcano on the main island of Java rose to 34 on Tuesday after rescuers reached some areas earlier inaccessible, while 17 people remain missing, a spokesman of Indonesia's disaster agency said.

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07.12.2021 18:35

Over 2.56 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland

BEIJING. KAZINFORM - Over 2.56 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Monday, data from the National Health Commission showed Tuesday, Xinhua reports.

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07.12.2021 15:34

COVID-19 in Ukraine: Authorities confirm 8,655 new cases in past 24 hours

KYIV. KAZINFORM - As of the morning of Tuesday, 8,655 new daily cases were detected across Ukraine.

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07.12.2021 15:16

Japan boosts medical system to admit 37,000 COVID patients

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan's health minister said Tuesday the country has boosted its medical capacity so it can admit 37,000 patients at hospitals, up 30 percent from this summer, in preparation for a possible resurgence of the coronavirus, Kyodo reports.

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07.12.2021 14:44

COVID: 9,503 new cases, 92 more victims - ANSA

ROME. KAZINFORM - There have been 9,503 new cases of COVID-19 in Italy in the last 24 hours, and 92 more victims of the virus, the health ministry said Monday, ANSA reports.

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07.12.2021 13:26

Another 90 cases of Omicron variant identified in UK

LONDON. KAZINFORM - A further 90 cases of the new Omicron COVID variant have been reported in Britain, taking the total to 336, British health authorities confirmed Monday, Xinhua reports.

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07.12.2021 11:38

Expo 2020 Dubai records 5.66 million visits up to December 5

DUBAI. KAZINFORM Expo 2020 Dubai has seen a staggering 5,663,960 visits up to 5th December, since it first opened on 1st October, with recent figures buoyed by the UAE’s Golden Jubilee festivities and a raft of spectacular sport, music and cultural performances.

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06.12.2021 22:22

Over 600 hydrogen-powered vehicles to be deployed for Beijing Winter Olympics

SHIJIAZHUANG. KAZINFORM - Zhangjiakou City, north China's Hebei Province, will deploy 655 hydrogen-powered vehicles in the city's competition zone for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, said the municipal government, Xinhua reports.

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06.12.2021 21:44

COVID-19: 'Super Green Pass' system kicks in

ROME. KAZINFORM The government's Super Green Pass' system, which excludes people who are not vaccinated for COVID-19 from many social, cultural and leisure activities, kicks in Monday and is set to remain in force until January 15.

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06.12.2021 21:17

Spain's volcanic eruption causes 953 mln dollars worth of damage

MADRID. KAZINFORM The ongoing eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma has cost an estimated 842,33 million euros (953 million U.S. dollars) in damage, according to the regional Treasury Department of the Canary Islands.

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06.12.2021 20:36

27 remain missing, 15 dead after volcano eruption in Indonesia

JAKARTA. KAZINFORM Indonesia's disaster agency said Monday that 27 people remain missing while at least 15 others have died from Saturday's eruption at a volcano on the main island of Java.

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06.12.2021 17:39

Japan confirms 3rd case of Omicron variant

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan has confirmed its third case of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, a government source said Monday, Kyodo reports.

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06.12.2021 16:45

Slovak health experts propose to extend lockdown until December 16

BRATISLAVA. KAZINFORM - The council of health experts has proposed to extend the lockdown until December 16 and recommended increasing the use of home office work and the intensity of checking the curfew, spokeswoman for the Health Ministry Zuzana Eliasova said, adding that the experts have also proposed a new measure, which is the introduction of the OTP mode (vaccinated, tested negative or recovered from COVID-19) on trains and long-distance bus routes, TASR reports.

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06.12.2021 15:42

Japan to bring forward COVID booster shots ‘wherever possible’

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan will shorten the current eight-month interval between the second and third COVID-19 vaccine shots «wherever possible,» amid growing concerns about the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, a senior government official said Sunday, Kyodo reports.

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06.12.2021 13:29

S. Korea: New cases fall below 5,000; 4-week toughened virus rules go into effect

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 5,000 for the first time in three days Monday as the country reimposed toughened social distancing rules amid concerns over the spread of the omicron variant, Yonhap reports.

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06.12.2021 12:26

Dorm fire leaves 8 dead in north China county

TAIYUAN. KAZINFORM - A fire that broke out in an accommodation site of a thermal power company in north China's Shanxi Province early Monday morning has left eight people dead, according to local authorities in Shouyang County, Xinhua reports.

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06.12.2021 10:05

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