(Fighting New Crown Pneumonia) Kazakhstan’s capital epidemic prevention measures increase
China News Agency, Nur Sultan, June 25 (Reporter Zhang Shuo) Recently, in order to curb the spread of the new coronavirus variant strain discovered in India in Kazakhstan, according to the decision of relevant departments, the capital of Nur Sultan will start from the 27th of this month. Strengthen restrictions and quarantine measures.
According to the new anti-epidemic measures, shopping malls, restaurants and non-food retail stores in the capital will be banned on weekends; people are prohibited from holding outdoor sports events, religious gatherings and other large gatherings; 80% of employees in enterprises and institutions need to re-transfer to remote mode work , Except for those who have been vaccinated; student examination activities are changed to remote mode.
In addition, according to Almaty’s Health Epidemiology Supervision Committee and the city’s chief health physician, Bikshin, Almaty has also found cases of variant strains of the new coronavirus spreading in India. He has been hospitalized for treatment and has been in close contact with 7 Everyone has been quarantined. According to the relevant instructions of the inter-departmental committee for the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Kazakhstan, public transportation places such as Almaty’s airport, railway station and passenger station will further strengthen epidemic prevention measures. Buikshin emphasized that people should observe social distancing and wear masks in various public places.
In response to the current epidemic situation, President Tokayev of Kazakhstan said recently that in order to curb the spread of the virus, the current vaccination work is particularly important, which has also become a key factor in whether the country’s economy can return to normal. In addition, Tokayev urged relevant agencies to strictly implement the sanitation and epidemic prevention system to ensure that the people abide by the regulations on maintaining social distancing and wearing masks.
According to the National Public Health Center of Kazakhstan, as of the 24th, the city of Nur-Sultan is still the “red zone” of the epidemic risk level, and Almaty, Shymkent, Atyrau, West Kazakhstan, and Mangstau states , Karaganda Prefecture is the “yellow zone” of the epidemic risk level, and other areas are the “green zone”.
As of the 25th, more than 1,450 new cases of new coronary pneumonia and pneumonia cases with new coronary pneumonia symptoms but negative laboratory virus test results have been newly diagnosed in the country in the past 24 hours, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases has reached 471,000. (Finish)