yesterday 13:36 New COVID-19 cases over 10,000 for 5th day amid eased restrictions in South Korea SEOUL. KAZINFORM South Korea's new COVID-19 cases topped the 10,000 threshold for the fifth consecutive Saturday, with more people traveling mask-free amid eased virus restrictions in public areas.
22.03.2023 12:12 Kazakhstan adds 34 daily cases of COVID-19 cases ASTANA. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstan has reported 34 COVID-19 cases over the past day, Kazinform cites the press service of the Kazakh Health Ministry.
20.03.2023 20:37 S. Korea’s new COVID-19 case at 9-month low SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest daily tally in about nine months on Monday, the first day of completely lifting the indoor mask mandate on public transportation, Yonhap reports.
13.03.2023 12:15 COVID mask rules eased in Japan, wearing left up to individual TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan started easing its coronavirus guidelines on mask-wearing Monday, now making it a personal choice whether to don the face coverings as it seeks to normalize daily activities that have been under public health restrictions due to the pandemic, Kyodo reports.
12.03.2023 12:16 Daily COVID-19 case count stands at 58 in Kazakhstan ASTANA. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstan has reported 58 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, Kazinform cites the Kazakh Health Ministry.
11.03.2023 14:12 S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases above 10,000 for 5th day SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's new COVID-19 cases remained above 10,000 for the fifth day Saturday as health authorities mull over further easing antivirus measures, Kazinform cites Yonhap.
11.03.2023 11:55 Kazakhstan reports 82 daily cases of COVID-19 cases ASTANA. KAZINFORM– Kazakhstan has reported 82 COVID-19 and three COVID-like pneumonia cases over the past day, Kazinform cites the press service of the Kazakh Health Ministry.
06.03.2023 21:13 COVID-19: new cases down 9.4%, deaths drop 6.6% in Italy ROME. KAZINFORM - Italy registered 26,658 new COVID-19 cases in the February 24-March 23 period, a drop of 9.4% on the 29,438 recorded the previous week, the GIMBE independent medical foundation said Monday in its weekly coronavirus monitoring report, ANSA reports.
04.03.2023 11:02 New COVID-19 cases soar to above 11,000 in S. Korea SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's new COVID-19 cases rose to above 11,000 Saturday as the country is mulling a further easing of antivirus measures, Yonhap reports.
03.03.2023 17:12 COVID: Incidence down to 45, admissions stable in Italy ROME. KAZINFORM - There was a slight decrease in the weekly incidence of COVID-19 cases nationwide to 45 per 100,000 inhabitants last week, the health ministry and Higher Health Institute (ISS) said in their weekly report Friday, ANSA reports.
03.03.2023 14:28 S. Korea’s new COVID-19 cases around 10,000 gov’t mulling lifting antivirus measures SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea reported 10,408 new COVID-19 cases Friday, as the government said it will start discussions on lifting the remaining antivirus measures, Yonhap reports.
01.03.2023 11:48 Brazil launches campaign to resume high rates of vaccination BRASILIA. KAZINFORM Brazil’s Ministry of Health launched on Monday (Feb. 27) the National Movement for Vaccination, a campaign whose main objective is to resume high rates of vaccination coverage in Brazil, which have been in decline for six years.
28.02.2023 19:37 S. Korea’s new COVID-19 cases below 11,000 for 6th day SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's new COVID-19 cases remained below 11,000 for the sixth straight day Tuesday, as the country is seeing a gradual slowdown in the pace of infections, Yonhap reports.
28.02.2023 13:55 Brazil starts administering bivalent COVID-19 vaccine BRASILIA. KAZINFORM Brazil begins to administer a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine this Monday (Feb. 27), all over the country. According to the Ministry of Health, the vaccine improves immunity against the original strain virus and against Omicron variant and has a safety and efficacy profile similar to that of monovalent vaccines.
23.02.2023 12:46 Japan to offer 2 COVID-19 booster shots to elderly by year-end TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan will offer two more booster shots to the elderly and other people at high risk of serious illness from the novel coronavirus by the end of this year, health ministry officials said Wednesday, Kyodo reports.
22.02.2023 12:11 Japan to start new round of COVID-19 vaccination from May for elderly TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan plans to launch a fresh round of COVID-19 vaccinations from May, starting with the elderly, those with underlying medical conditions and healthcare professionals, health ministry officials said Wednesday, Kyodo reports.
21.02.2023 20:41 S. Korea’s new COVID-19 cases continue weekly decline as virus slows down SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's new COVID-19 cases continued their downward trend Tuesday as the spread of the coronavirus has markedly slowed down in recent months, Yonhap reports.
21.02.2023 13:48 Japan postmortems of COVID-infected patients finds virus stays in half TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Postmortems of 11 patients who died in Japan after contracting COVID-19 in 2021 found that an infectious viral load remained in the nasopharynx and lungs of over half, with one having been dead for 13 days, a health ministry study showed Monday, Kyodo reports.
21.02.2023 09:15 Study reveals impact of COVID-19 pandemic on child abuse and parental treatment DUBAI. KAZINFORM The Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC), in collaboration with the Research Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences - University of Sharjah, has conducted a survey on the «Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Child Abuse and Parental Treatment Patterns in the UAE 2022.»
13.02.2023 13:27 COVID-19 cases in Tokyo down below 1,000 for 1st time in 8 months TOKYO. KAZINFORM - The Tokyo metropolitan government said new cases of novel coronavirus infections fell below 1,000 for the first time in around eight months, slipping to 799 on Sunday with concern receding about an eighth wave of COVID-19 outbreak, Kyodo reports.
