Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan A. Mamin held a meeting on the issue of protecting the population from coronavirus

Nur-Sultan January 26, 2020

Prime Minister Askar Mamin held a meeting on the prevention of the spread of coronavirus and preventive measures in Kazakhstan.

Minister of Health E. Birtanov, Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development B. Atamkulov, Minister of Culture and Sports A. Raiymkulova, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sh. Nuryshev, Chief Sanitary Doctor of Kazakhstan Zh. Bekshin, Director of the Border Service reported on the current situation and response measures. National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan D. Dilmanov, as well as the leadership of Almaty and East Kazakhstan regions.

“The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Zhomart Kemelevich Tokaev, ordered to take decisive organizational measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus from China to Kazakhstan,” A. Mamin said.

Following the meeting, the Head of Government ordered to take the following set of preventive measures:

1.To strengthen sanitary-epidemiological and migration control at checkpoints on the state border, including at the objects of air, road and rail transport.

2.Establish medical supervision of all persons arriving from China at their place of residence.

3.To ensure the readiness of medical institutions to provide necessary assistance to the population in the event of an epidemiological situation worsening.

4.Restrict trips to China on business trips, as well as recommend refraining from traveling on private business or for tourism purposes.

5.Suspend the regime of 72-hour visa-free stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan for transit passengers from China.

6.Temporarily suspend the work of the Kazakhstani part of the ICBC “Khorgos”.

7.To intensify work with Kazakhstani citizens located in China, in order to provide them with consular and other assistance.

8.Government bodies to organize the necessary interaction with relevant government agencies of the PRC and other interested countries in order to coordinate actions to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection.

9.If necessary, provide emergency evacuation of Kazakhstani students and other citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan located in Wuhan, China.

10.Create an interdepartmental commission chaired by Deputy Prime Minister B. Saparbayev, who is tasked with preparing an action plan to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Kazakhstan.

Press Service of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan