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North China city adds 5 risk areas as 91 new COVID-19 cases emerge HOHHOT. KAZINFORM - The border city of Manzhouli and a county-level district administered by the city in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region reported 91 new local COVID-19 cases on Tuesday and added five areas to the city's medium-risk area list, Xinhua reports.

01.12.2021 18:15

ANSA: Italian govt considering making masks obligatory outside ROME. KAZINFORM - Health Undersecretary Andrea Costa said Tuesday that the government was considering making facemasks obligatory outdoors as part of the effort to combat COVID-19 contagion, something Italy's mayors have called for over the Christmas period, ANSA reports.

01.12.2021 17:38

COVID-19 incidence down by 8% in Russia over past week – sanitary watchdog MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - COVID-19 incidence in Russia went down by eight percent over the past week, Anna Popova, chief of Russia’s sanitary watchdog, said on Tuesday, TASS reports.

01.12.2021 16:08

Daily virus cases top 5,000, critical cases hit record high amid new variant woes in S. Korea SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's new coronavirus cases topped 5,000 for the first time Wednesday and the number of critically ill patients hit a fresh high amid concerns over the global spread of the new virus variant, Yonhap reports.

01.12.2021 13:52

Japan to bar foreign resident re-entry from areas flagged for Omicron TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan will deny re-entry of foreign residents who have recently been to countries deemed likely to have widespread infections of the coronavirus's Omicron variant, the government's top spokesman said Wednesday, Kyodo reports.

01.12.2021 11:48

COVID-19 kills 119 more Iranians over past 24 hours TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 129,830 with 119 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday, IRNA reports.

30.11.2021 22:25

Israel to conduct tests in factories to detect Omicron variant JERUSALEM. KAZINFORM - Israel will begin tests to detect the new coronavirus variant Omicron in factories, the Manufacturers Association of Israel (MAI) said in a statement on Tuesday, Xinhua reports.

30.11.2021 21:45

World closing its doors to African countries due to omicron JOHANNESBURG. KAZINFORM - A number of countries have imposed travel bans on African nations amid fears over the new COVID-19 variant omicron, Anadolu Agency reports.

30.11.2021 21:20

Ukraine reports 10,554 new COVID-19 cases KYIV. KAZINFORM - Ukraine has recorded 10,554 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Health Ministry has reported on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

30.11.2021 20:40

Australia PM rules out return to lockdown in wake of new COVID strain ANKARA. KAZINFORM - The Australian prime minister on Tuesday said his government will not return to COVID-19 lockdowns after the confirmation of the omicron variant, Anadolu Agency reports.

30.11.2021 20:14

UAE announces 65 new COVID-19 cases, 77 recoveries, 1 death in last 24 hours ABU DHABI. KAZINFORM - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 323,406 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM reports.

30.11.2021 19:50

India records lowest Covid caseload in 18 months amid Omicron concerns NEW DELHI. KAZINFORM India on Tuesday registered less than 7,000 coronavirus infections, the lowest daily caseload since May 2020, amid calls to ban international flights from countries where the Omicron variant of the virus has been detected.

30.11.2021 19:23

Japan confirms 1st case of Omicron variant TOKYO. KAZINFORM Japan has confirmed its first case of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the government said Tuesday, stoking fears of another wave of infections heading into winter.

30.11.2021 17:43

Russia records 32,648 new daily coronavirus cases, lowest number since Oct 15 MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - Russia recorded 32,648 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the lowest daily number since October 15, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Tuesday. The total number of cases has reached 9,636,881, TASS reports.

30.11.2021 17:15

Military helicopter crashes in Azerbaijan BAKU. KAZINFORM - A military helicopter has crashed in Azerbaijan, Trend reports citing a joint report by the State Border Service (SBS) and the General Prosecutor's Office.

30.11.2021 16:39

COVID: 7,975 new cases in Italy, 65 more victims ROME. KAZINFORM - There have been 7,975 new cases of COVID-19 in Italy in the last 24 hours, and 65 more victims of the virus, the health ministry said Monday, ANSA reports.

30.11.2021 14:26

Japanese drugmaker Shionogi mulls developing vaccine for Omicron OSAKA. KAZINFORM - Japanese pharmaceutical firm Shionogi & Co. is considering developing a vaccine for the new Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, one of its officials said Tuesday, Kyodo reports.

30.11.2021 13:44

Daily virus cases below 4,000 for 3rd day in S. Korea SEOUL. KAZINFORM- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed below 4,000 for the third straight day Tuesday, but the number of critically ill patients hit a fresh high amid concerns over the global spread of the new virus variant, Yonhap reports.

30.11.2021 08:32

COVID-19 kills 82 more Iranians over past 24 hours TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 129,711 with 82 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Monday, IRNA reports.

29.11.2021 22:24

Israel discovers 1,900-year-old industry building, large cemetery JERUSALEM. KAZINFORM - Israeli archaeologists have discovered remains of an industrial building and a nearby wide cemetery, both dating back to about 1,900 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Monday, Xinhua reports.

29.11.2021 21:45

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