20 ventilators will be purchased in North Kazakhstan region for 400 million tenge

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 1,446 infected with Covid-19 have been registered in North Kazakhstan region. 545 people were identified as asymptomatic carriers. The head of the region Kumar Aksakalov announced that at the site of the Regional Communications Service.

The bed capacity of provisional hospitals was increased from 100 to 905.

In addition, new equipment was purchased. Last week, 25 portable ventilators were delivered for ambulance machines. There is a work in progress with the Ministry of Health on the early delivery of 38 ventilators.

It is worth noting that 5 expert-class ventilators were purchased from the local budget for 150 million tenge. Last week, another 400 million were allocated for the purchase of 20 devices. They will be installed by the end of July.