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Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kazakhstan has climbed to 372.

Two patients with COVID-19 recovered in Kazakhstan today, one in Nur-Sultan and one in Almaty, Kazinform reports citing the press service of the Healthcare Ministry.

The Head of State commissioned to allocate additional social alowances to the amount of one minimum wage, which he mentioned on March 23.

Very high risk – doctors, mid-level and junior health workers of infectious hospitals, including intensive care. The bonus will be 20 minimum wages (850 thousand tenge).

To date, the country has confirmed 145 cases of coronavirus infection including 75 cases in the city of Nur-Sultan, 50 cases in Almaty, 4 cases in the city of Karaganda, 2 cases in Shymkent, 1 case in Almaty region, 1 case in Aktobe region, 3 cases in Zhambyl region, 3 cases in Akmolinsk region, 3 cases in Atyrau region, 1 case in Pavlodar region, 1 case in Mangistau region and 1 case in North Kazakhstan region.

Minister of Healthcare Yelzhan Birtanov reported on the sanitary and epidemiological situation in the country, and Akims Altai Kulginov and Bakytzhan Sagintayev reported the situation in the cities of Nur-Sultan and Almaty.

The State Commission approved the decision to strengthen the quarantine regime in the cities of Nur-Sultan and Almaty by adoption from 12 p.m. March 28, 2020

The President noted that Kazakhstanis being together will be able to win the battle against coronavirus. "The death of the 64-year-old woman indicates gravity of the coronavirus and utmost importance of observance of quarantine regulations. My sincere condolences to her family and relatives. It was decided to toughen quarantine measures in the Kazakh capital, Almaty and Shymkent," the Twitter post of the Kazakh President reads.

"The best-case scenario is that in summer, our European and American colleagues will be able to take control of this situation and prevent expansion of this epidemic wave. That would be very good," he said.

One new case of COVID-19 was registered in Kazakhstan's Shymkent. To date, the country has confirmed 80 cases of coronavirus infection including 41 cases in the city of Nur-Sultan, 31 cases in Almaty, 2 cases in the city of Karaganda, 1 case in Almaty region, 1 case in Aktobe region, 2 cases in Shymkent, 1 case in Zhambyl region and 1 case in North Kazakhstan region.

The leadership of the Health Ministry briefed the President with detailed information on how to respond to and monitor the situation around the spread of coronavirus in the world and Kazakhstan, including the use of digital technologies in identifying and recording cases.

Prior to the appointment she headed the public healthcare policy department of the Healthcare Ministry.

44 laboratory-confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported across the country for now, 19 - in Almaty and 25 - in Nur-Sultan.

Based on different scenarios for the impact of COVID-19 on global GDP growth, the ILO estimates indicate a rise in global unemployment of between 5.3 million ("low" scenario) and 24.7 million ("high" scenario) from a base level of 188 million in 2019.

The ministries of finance and trade were instructed to work out the issue of lifting import duties on socially significant food products to saturate the domestic market. At the same time, ensure compliance with phytosanitary and veterinary control of imported goods.

One more coronavirus case was recorded in Nur-Sultan bringing the total number of infections to 33.

residents of Nur-Sultan and Almaty, who had previously left the city upon their return to the city;

Favipiravir, the influenza drug which was approved for clinical use in Japan in 2014, has shown no obvious adverse reactions in the clinical trial, said Zhang Xinmin, director of the China National Center for Biotechnology Development under the Ministry of Science and Technology, at a press conference.

People around the world are feverishly stockpiling toilet paper amid the COVID-19 outbreak. International experts in psychology have attempted to explain why the commodity has unexpectedly turned into a hot item.

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In January-February 2020, GDP growth amounted to 3.3% compared to the corresponding period of 2019. Investments in fixed assets increased by 11.6%, including private - by 12.1%. Inflation persists in the target band - 6%.

The President stressed that the entire world is entering the hardest period of reformatting the global economy and the geopolitical situation. Kazakhstan faces the task of maintaining its economy in a sustainable development mode in a completely new reality.

Two more cases of coronavirus have been identified in Kazakhstan, Health Minister Elzhan Birtanov has announced.