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Monkeypox was diagnosed in a tourist in Thailand
Tengrinews.kz – Thailand has reported the first suspected case of infection with a new, more dangerous strain of monkeypox in a European tourist.
23 August 2024
Kazakhstan conducts monkeypox response drills in airports
Tengrinews.kz - The Ministry of Health's Sanitary and Epidemiological Service recently conducted emergency response drills at the international
21 August 2024
WHO explains why masks don't work against monkeypox
Tengrinews.kz - Head of the European Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO), Hans Kluge, stated that a mask will not protect
21 August 2024
Risk of mpox in Kazakhstan commented by the Ministry of Healthcare
Tengrinews.kz - Vice Minister of Health Yerzhan Nurlybayev commented on the risks of a potential outbreak of monkeypox in Kazakhstan.
20 August 2024
Coronavirus in Kazakhstan: Is it time to prepare for masks and remote work?
Tengrinews.kz - Aray Zekenova, the chief expert of the Department of Sanitary and Epidemiological Control, provided an update on the coronavirus
20 August 2024
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Healthcare issues statement on monkeypox
Tengrinews.kz - The Ministry of Healthcare of Kazakhstan has provided an update on the global situation with monkeypox and outlined measures
19 August 2024
Will Kazakhstan revert to a mask regime due to the COVID-19
Tengrinews.kz - First Deputy Minister of Healthcare Timur Sultangaziev answered the question about the return of the mask regime in Kazakhstan
16 August 2024
Ministry of Healthcare announced preventive measures for upcoming epidemic season
Tengrinews.kz - The Acting Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Kazakhstan has signed a decree "On the implementation of sanitary and preventive,
16 August 2024
First case of the mpox virus detected outside Africa
Tengrinews.kz - The first case of Mpox virus (known as monkeypox) outside of Africa has been recorded in Sweden, according to Euronews.
16 August 2024
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Healthcare statement on COVID-19
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan's Ministry of Health has assured that the COVID-19 situation in the country is under control and being closely monitored.
16 August 2024
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
15 August 2024
Kazakh athletes contract COVID-19 after Olympics
Tengrinews.kz - Members of Kazakhstan's Olympic team have returned from Paris with COVID-19.
15 August 2024
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
14 August 2024
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.
23 July 2024
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.
17 July 2024
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.
29 August 2016
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.
09 March 2016
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.
26 June 2015
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.
22 June 2015
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.
20 June 2015