2020 coronavirus pandemic in Kazakhstan
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
|---|---|
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Kazakhstan |
| First case | Almaty |
| Arrival date | 12 March 2020 (6 days) |
| Origin | Germany |
| Confirmed cases | 33[1][2] |
| Recovered | 0 |
Deaths | 0 |
This article documents the impacts of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in Kazakhstan, and may not include all the contemporary major responses and measures.
Timeline[edit]
On 13 March, two Kazakh citizens in Almaty who had recently returned from Germany were confirmed of COVID-19 infection.[3]
Prevention[edit]
On 24 January, Almaty Airport staff and Almaty medical brigades had a medical exercise. The situation where a plane arrives from China with an infected passenger was simulated.[4] Also, disinformation was spreading through messengers about infected people in Almaty. It was disproved by the Minister of Healthcare.[5]
As of 25 January,[needs update] 98 Kazakh students were in Wuhan, but none were known to be infected.[6]
As of 28 January, more than 1300 Kazakh citizens are in China, more than 600 of them are tourists, mostly visiting Hainan. The government of Kazakhstan is ready to evacuate the 98 Kazakh students in Wuhan. Also, Kazakhstan plans[needs update] to temporarily stop trains between Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China and Kazakh cities.[7]
In March 2020, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ordered the cancellations of both the Nowruz celebrations as well as the military parade in honor of the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.[8][9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Об эпидемиологической ситуации по коронавирусу на 19.00 час. 17 марта 2020 г. в Казахстане". Facebook (in Russian). Ministry of Health (Kazakhstan). 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Қазақстандағы коронавирус бойынша 17 наурыздағы 19.00 сағ. жағдай" (in kz). Ministry of Health (Kazakhstan). 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
- ^ "Kazakhstan Confirms First Coronavirus Cases". Usnews.com. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ Туркаев, Ади (24 January 2020). "Как в Алматы встречали "заражённого коронавирусом". Репортаж с учений в аэропорту". informburo.kz. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Рассылка о распространении китайского коронавируса в Казахстане – фейк". Sputnik Казахстан (in Russian). Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Вспышка коронавируса в Китае: в Ухане находятся 98 казахстанских студентов". Sputnik Казахстан (in Russian). Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "8 человек госпитализированы в Казахстане с подозрением на коронавирус". 24.kz (in Russian). 28 January 2020. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Kazakh President Qasym-Jomart Toqayev Cancels May 9 Parade Amid Concerns Over COVID-19 - Spokesman". UrduPoint. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Kazakhstan Cancels Norouz, Military Celebrations To Ward Off Coronavirus". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "В Казахстане из-за коронавируса отменили парад к 75-летию Победы - РИА Новости, 12.03.2020". ria.ru. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
