2 more cases of coronavirus were registered in Kazakhstan, in Almaty - 2 cases.

To date, 8 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Kazakhstan, 6 cases in Almaty and 2 cases in Nur-Sultan. 1425 people are in quarantine in special hospitals, 496 people are in quarantine at home.

At the same time, monitoring of citizens arriving from China and neighboring countries continues.

A total of  2507 people were monitored overall, including 1619 people in category 1 A, 520 – in category 1 B, and 368 people – in category 2. Out of 2507 people under the monitoring, 424 people were removed from monitoring. As of March 15, only 2083 people remaine under monitoring.

Up to date, 122 people have been hospitalized with fever and acute respiratory viral infections, including 35 people in category 1 B; 42 people – in categoriy 2-; and 45 people - in category 3. Among 122 hospitalized people, 62 have been discharged and 60 -remain hospitalized.

In accordance with the decision of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor, these patients are hospitalized in the infectious hospital according to the algorithm.

All necessary anti-epidemic measures are taken, including isolation, treatment and disinfection measures.

It should be noted that the situation is under constant control of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

About the epidemiological situation in the world

A total of 156 494 cases of coronavirus infection are registered in 152 countries in the world, including:
80 884 cases in China (20 new cases in last 24 hours, daily increase - 0.02%), including 3 199 fatal cases (mortality rate - 3.9%). 66 911 people (82,7%) were discharged with recovery. 10 734 patients remain hospitalized;

A total of 75 650 cases have been registered in other countries of the world (including cruise ship), (daily increase amounted to 17,2%), including 2,623 lethal cases, (mortality rate - 3.4%).
Countries from category 1A:
Italy - 21 157 cases (3497 new cases in last 24 hours, growth - 19.8%), died - 1441 (175 new deaths in last 24 hours, growth - 13.8%);
Iran - 12 729 cases (1365 new cases in last 24 hours, growth - 12.0%), died - 611 (97 new deaths in last 24 hours, growth - 18.8%);
South Korea – 8 086 cases (107 words new cases in last 24 hours, growth - 1.3%), died - 72 (1 new deaths in last 24 hours, growth - 1.4%).

Countries from category 1B:
France - 4,469 cases (808 new cases in last 24 hours, growth - 22.0%), died - 91 (12 new deaths in last 24 hours, growth - 15.1%);
Spain - 6,391 cases (1,159 new cases in last 24 hours, growth - 22.1%), died - 195 (62 new deaths in last 24 hours, growth - 46.6%);
Germany – 4,599 cases (924 new cases in last 24 hours, growth - 25.1%), died - 9 (1 new deaths in last 24 hours, growth - 12.5%).

Countries from category 2:
Switzerland - 1,375 cases (236 new cases in last 24 hours, growth - 20.7%), died - 13 (2 new deaths in last 24 hours, growth - 18.1%);
Netherlands - 959 cases (155 new cases in last 24 hours, growth - 19.2%), died - 12 (2 new deaths in last 24 hours, growth - 20.0%);
Great Britian – 1,140 cases (342 new cases in last 24 hours, growth - 42.8%), died - 21 (10 new deaths in last 24 hours, growth – 90.9%).

The Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan recalls that in order to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus infection, the following preventive measures must be adhered to:
- wash hands and face with soap often and thoroughly;
- avoid crowded places;
- avoid contact with sick people;
- in case of symptoms of cold (fever, nasal congestion, cough, sore throat), you must immediately call an ambulance from home.

You can read the official information on the page of the Ministry of Healthcare on Facebook and call the round-the-clock Call Center at 1406 for any questions.

Data about China is from an official source http://www.nhc.gov.cn/yjb/new_index.shtml
Data other other countries is from the Internet source https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#age