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13:49

China further lowers cost of COVID-19 nucleic acid tests

BEIJING. KAZINFORM - China has asked local authorities to further lower the price of COVID-19 nucleic acid tests to no more than 16 yuan (about 2.4 U.S. dollars) per person for a single test, Xinhua reports.

10:11

N. Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles, including 1 suspected ICBM: S. Korean military

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday, including an apparent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), South Korea's military said, just a day after U.S. President Joe Biden wrapped up his Asia trip highlighting America's security commitment to Seoul and Tokyo, Yonhap reports.

07:49

18 students, 3 adults killed in Texas school shooting

HOUSTON. KAZINFORM At least 18 students and three adults were killed at an elementary school in the US state of Texas after an 18-year-old gunman opened fire, Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez said Tuesday.

yesterday 22:21

COVID-19 kills 7 Iranians over past 24 hours

TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 141,288 with 7 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday, IRNA reports.

yesterday 21:15

Russia records 3,785 daily COVID-19 cases, a new low since April 16, 2020 — crisis center

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 3,785 over the past day to 18,301,393, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Tuesday, TASS reports.

yesterday 19:48

UAE announces 317 new COVID-19 cases, 323 recoveries, and no deaths in last 24 hours

ABU DHABI. KAZINFORM - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 221,440 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM reports.

yesterday 18:44

Chinese inhalable COVID-19 booster vaccine safe and effective: study

BEIJING. KAZINFORM - A clinical trial in China has shown that an inhalable COVID-19 booster vaccine is safe and effective in adults, Xinhua reports.

yesterday 17:43

Kazakhstan, TPO eye organizing joint projects in the future

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Korea Bakyt Dyussenbayev held a meeting with the Secretary General of the Tourism Promotion Organization Woo Kyoung-ha, Kazinform cites the press service of the Kazakh Foreign Affairs Ministry.

yesterday 17:13

S. Korea vigilant against possible inflow of monkeypox virus: KDCA

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea remains vigilant against a potential inflow of the monkeypox virus, health officials said Tuesday, as an increasing number of countries have recently reported cases of the virus traditionally confined to regions in Africa, Yonhap reports.

yesterday 16:46

67 monkeypox cases found in nine EU countries over last week — ECDC

STOCKHOLM. KAZINFORM - Nine member-states of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden) registered 67 monkeypox cases in total from May 15 to 23, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in its press release, TASS reports.

yesterday 16:14

Kyrgyzstan to host number of events within framework of chairmanship in EAEU

BISHKEK. KAZINFORM - A number of events will be held in Kyrgyzstan as part of the chairmanship in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Director of the Protocol and Organizational Support Department of the Eurasian Economic Commission Daniyar Turusbekov told reporters at a press conference in Bishkek, Kabar reports.

yesterday 15:39

COVID: 9,820 new cases, 80 more victims in Italy

ROME. KAZINFORM - There have been 9,820 new cases of COVID-29 in Italy in the last 24 hours, and 80 more victims of the virus, the health ministry said Monday, ANSA reports.

yesterday 15:07

Turkiye sees 2.6M foreign tourists arrivals in April

ANKARA. KAZINFORM Turkiye saw a 2.6 million foreign tourist arrivals in April, more than tripled from a year ago, according to official figures revealed on Monday.

yesterday 14:45

Japan town recovers most of 46.3mln yen mistakenly sent to resident

YAMAGUCHI. KAZINFORM - A western Japanese town that mistakenly sent 46.3 million yen ($363,000) in COVID-19 relief money to a resident has legally recovered about 43 million yen, or about 90 percent of it, the mayor said Tuesday, Kyodo reports.

yesterday 12:32

COVID-19: State of emergency in Brazil ends

BRASILIA. KAZINFORM - The state of Public Health Emergency of National Importance, declared as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, came to an end Sunday (May 22). A decree was signed by Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga on April 22, introducing a 30-day deadline for states and municipalities to adapt, Agencia Brasil reports.

yesterday 11:59

Nur-Sultan to hold next round of International Meeting on Syrian Settlement in June

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – The next round of the International Meeting on Syrian Settlement is set to be held in the Kazakh capital on June 14-16, Kazinform correspondent reports.

yesterday 10:18

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases around 26,300 with omicron in retreat

SEOUL. KAZINFORM South Korea's new COVID-19 cases continued a downward trend Tuesday, dropping more than 5,000 cases from a week ago, as the omicron-fueled surge has lost steam since mid-March.

yesterday 08:16

Belgium becomes first country to introduce mandatory monkeypox quarantine as global cases rise

BRUSSLES. KAZINFORM Belgium on Monday required people diagnosed with monkeypox to observe a three-week quarantine, health authorities announced.

yesterday 07:13

COVID-19 pandemic «far from over»: WHO chief

GENEVA. KAZINFORM The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) reiterated here on Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic «is far from over.»

23.05.2022 22:20

COVID-19 kills 7 Iranians over past 24 hours

TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 141,281 with 7 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Monday, IRNA reports.