At the Government meeting held online under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Mayor of the city Murat Aitenov made a report on the sanitary and epidemiological situation.
Murat Duysenbekovich informed about the results of the fight against the epidemic in the city, the events held, vaccination and future plans.
The issues of sanitary and epidemiological situation, clarification of the forecast of socio-economic development of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2021-2025 and the republican budget for 2021-2023, improvement of the standard of living in rural areas were discussed on the agenda of the Government meeting.
Murat Aitenov noted that the preparation for a possible COVID-19 wave was carried out according to three scenarios.
- Today, the city is working according to scenario A. In general, the city is fully, 100 percent, prepared for scenarios B and C. A-the current state, there are 1,290 beds. B-if the seasonal epidemiological situation worsens, the number of beds increases to 4,016. C - in the event of an epidemiological crisis, 5,416 beds will be opened. There are 11 PCR laboratories serving the residents of the city. In the laboratories, it is possible to make 6,200 tests in 1 day. A total of 349,518 PCR tests were performed. On April 19, 1,312 PCR tests were performed. 38 points have been organized for the vaccination of citizens, to date, the 1st component has been vaccinated 67,906, the 2nd component-6,918 citizens. 753 medical workers were trained and involved in vaccination, " - the mayor of the city said.
In addition, due to the fact that Shymkent entered the "red zone", on April 19, a resolution of the chief sanitary doctor of the city, approved by the Ministry of Health, on restrictive measures corresponding to the algorithm was issued. For two weeks, the effectiveness of these restrictive measures will be monitored, and in case of deterioration of the epidemiological situation, strict restrictive measures will be introduced.
At the meeting, Energy Minister Nurlan Nogayev made a report on improving the standard of living in rural areas and reported on the progress of gasification works in the regions. According to him, in Atyrau, Mangystau, West Kazakhstan, Aktobe regions, Almaty and Shymkent, this figure exceeded 90%. In particular, the level of gasification reaches 92.1 percent in the third metropolis.
Press service of Shymkent city mayor's office