Kazakhstanis may not wear medical masks indoors

Kazakhstanis may not wear medical masks indoors
On March 24, a meeting of the interdepartmental commission on prevention and spread of coronavirus infection in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister Yeraly Tugzhanov.
Representatives of state bodies, NCE "Atameken" and heads of regions took part in the work of the commission.
Taking into account the stabilization of the epidemiological situation in the country, the Interdepartmental Commission made the following decisions:
✔ abolish the mandatory wearing of masks in the premises;
✔ maintain the mandatory wearing of medical masks in medical organizations (staff, employees, patients, visitors);
✔ preserve the recommendatory nature of wearing masks in crowded places, public transport, in organized collectives;
✔ Allow a desk-based learning system in educational organizations.
Also, the decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs expands the contingent of persons subject to Pfizer vaccination, it is supplemented by the following categories:
- persons receiving primary vaccination who wish to receive a preventive vaccination with this vaccine;
- persons receiving repeated vaccination for traveling abroad for various reasons;
- persons completing a vaccination course started abroad;
- all population groups receiving revaccination against Covid-19.
At the end of the meeting, Tugzhanov noted that one of the main conditions for ensuring a safe epidemiological situation is timely vaccination and revaccination of citizens. He instructed akimats to take special control of the vaccination campaign against coronavirus infection and stressed the need for high-quality explanatory work among the population.
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