President Tokayev's meeting with Olympians postponed due to COVID-19
Tengrinews.kz - The meeting between President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and the medalists of Kazakhstan's Olympic team has been postponed. This
Kazakh athletes contract COVID-19 after Olympics
Tengrinews.kz - Members of Kazakhstan's Olympic team have returned from Paris with COVID-19.
Incidence of pneumonia has increased in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - The number of pneumonia cases has noticeably increased in Kazakhstan. The Department of Sanitary and Epidemiological Control
Kazakhstan continues to work on a coronavirus vaccine
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan continues to work on a vaccine against coronavirus. This was announced today by the Minister of Health Akmaral Alnazarova.
Next pandemic could be near, says WHO head
Tengrinews.kz - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization (WHO), has warned about the risk of a new pandemic.
Singapore wages war on Zika-bearing mosquitoes
Singapore officials went door-to-door Monday to wipe out mosquitoes after the discovery of 41 locally transmitted cases of Zika virus.
Zika link to new, paralysing disease
Causing brain damage in babies and a rare neurological ailment in adults, the Zika virus is also linked to paralysis-causing myelitis.
South Korea passes new law to curb MERS outbreak
South Korea has introduced a new law designed to curb a MERS outbreak, tightening quarantine restrictions and imposing jail sentences on those who defy anti-infection measures.
S. Korea reports three new MERS cases
South Korea reported three new cases of MERS as health authorities remained vigilant about the spread of the virus.
North Korea says it has 'cure' for MERS, Ebola, AIDS
North Korea says it has developed a vaccine that is "very effective" in treating MERS, Ebola and AIDS, the state mouthpiece KCNA reported.
MERS sparks mask rush in Asia, but are they effective?
As South Korea scrambles to control an outbreak of the killer MERS virus, its fearful citizens have donned surgical masks en masse.
S. Korea reports 16th MERS death and five new cases
South Korea reported the 16th death in an expanding MERS outbreak and announced financial aid to the tourism industry.
S. Korean MERS cases rise to 122
South Korea reported 14 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), including the first pregnant woman infected by the potentially deadly virus.
Park postpones US trip as S. Korea MERS death toll hits nine
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye has postponed a planned trip to the United States amid growing public alarm at the MERS outbreak which has now claimed nine lives.
S. Korea reports 7th MERS death, vows to end crisis
South Korea Tuesday reported its seventh death from MERS as the government -- concerned about the economic impact -- said it hoped to end the crisis this week.
S. Korea reports sixth MERS death, surge in infections
South Korea recorded its sixth death and biggest single day jump in Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) infections.
WHO names Ebola response chief
The World Health Organization said it had appointed its assistant director-general Bruce Aylward to head its overall response to the deadly Ebola outbreak.
World Bank trims estimate of Ebola economic cost
The World Bank trimmed its estimates of the economic damage of the Ebola epidemic.
IMF pressed to cancel debts of Ebola-hit countries
The International Monetary Fund is under mounting pressure to cancel the debts of the three poor West African countries hit hardest by Ebolaю
Jennifer Lawrence, 'Hunger Games' stars team up in Ebola video
Jennifer Lawrence says she'd be fine if she got Ebola, in a video that encourages Americans to focus more on West Africans far more likely to die from the dreaded virus.
