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One patient with COVID-19 recovered in North Kazakhstan today, the press service of the Healthcare Ministry reports.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sent a welcome letter to the teams of the National Scientific Centre of Quarantine Contagious Infections named after Masgut Aikimbayev and the National Centre for Biotechnology.

Foreign express coronavirus diagnostics systems may be soon registered in Russia and tested in Moscow, Deputy Moscow Mayor Anastasia Rakova told Russia-24 broadcaster on Monday.

25 new coronavirus cases have been reported in 2 regions of Kazakhstan, including 6 new cases in Zhambyl regions and 19 news cases in Akmola region.

Of 120, 67 healthcare workers treated patients with the symptoms of coronavirus or those infected.

The price of Brent crude oil fell by more than 9 percent, while WTI crude oil lost more than 10 percent, early Monday market data shows.

The patient was born in 1964. This is the first lethal Covid-19 case in Shymkent city.

Today, the whole world must unite together and perform as consolidated front in order to respond decisively to the pandemic and its consequences. Therefore, Kazakhstan is determined to continue cooperation at the regional and international levels to counter this threat

Although not ideal, Wall Street analysts have noted that volatility is expected to continue as long as confirmed COVID-19 cases surge in the US. Data collected by Johns Hopkins University marked a milestone Thursday as the global figure of confirmed COVID-19 cases exceeded 1 million. At present, the US holds the highest tally, with more than 250,000 cases.

The State Commission in order to limit the spread of coronavirus infection decided to extend until April 13, 2020, the non-working regime operating in Nur-Sultan and Almaty for all enterprises and organizations, with the exception of those whose activities are related to the livelihoods of two megacities and the health of the population.

At the Government conference call chaired by Prime Minister Askar Mamin, the adjusted forecast of the country's socio-economic development for 2020-2024 and the republican budget for 2020, as well as the additional package of anti-crisis measures taken in the framework of the implementation of the President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's instructions given March 31, 2020, were considered.

Today, a digital press conference, devoted to the current situation on coronavirus infection, was held on the website of the Central Communications Service.

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.