COVID Digest: 878,067 vaccinated in Kazakhstan
878,067 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 in Kazakhstan as of April 25, 2021, the Kazakh Healthcare Ministry’s official website reads.
Almaty city is taking the lead in the vaccination efforts having vaccinated 176,823 people. The lowest vaccination rate is seen in Atyrau with 15,287. Almaty region inoculated 118,809 people. 87,714 people were administered the vaccine in Nur-Sultan.
Kazakhstan confirms 2,830 new COVID-19 cases
Over the last 24 hours Kazakhstan recorded 2,830 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, coronavirus2020.kz reads.
498 cases detected in Nur-Sultan, 682 in Almaty, 114 in Shymkent, 148 in Akmola region, 165 in Aktobe region, 246 in Almaty region, 116 in Atyrau region, 99 in East Kazakhstan, 71 in Zhambyl region, 171 in West Kazakhstan, 235 in Karaganda region, 28 in Kostanay region, 57 in Kyzylorda region, 55 in Mangystau region, 57 in Pavlodar region, 43 in North Kazakhstan, 45 in Turkestan region raising the country’s coronavirus tally to 306,400.
14,827 coronavirus patients staying at hospitals
As of April 25, 41,711 people (41,203 coronavirus positive and 508 coronavirus negative) are being treated for coronavirus in Kazakhstan. 14,827 of them are staying at hospitals, the Kazakh Healthcare Ministry’s Telegram Channel says.
Out of which 716 are in critical condition, 181 in extremely critical condition, 104 are on life support.
Kyzylorda region out of ‘red zone’
Kyzylorda region moved out of the high COVID-19 risk ‘red zone’ as of April 25, 2021, the Telegram Channel of the Interdepartmental Commission for preventing coronavirus spread reports.
The cities of Nur-Sultan, Almaty and Shymkent, as well as Akmola, Atyrau, Aktobe, West Kazakhstan, Karaganda and Mangistau regions remain in the ‘red zone’. Almaty, East Kazakhstan, Zhambyl, Kostanay, Kyzylorda, Pavlodar regions are in the ‘yellow zone’, while Turkestan and North Kazakhstan are in the ‘green zone’.
As earlier reported, over the last 24 hours Kazakhstan recorded 2,830 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
COVID-19-like pneumonia: 86 new cases, 3 victims
As of April 23, 2021, Kazakhstan registered 86 new COVID-19-like pneumonia cases, 3 patients died, 85 recovered.
Since August 1 Kazakhstan reported 52,434 COVID-19-like pneumonia cases, 771 deaths and 51,155 recoveries.
Source: Kazinform News Agency
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48,750 people return homes in flood affected regions
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48,750 people have already returned their homes in flood affected regions. This is what Official Spokesperson of the Kazakh Emergencies Ministry Askar Sharip said a briefing today, Kazinform News Agency reports.
Flood situation stabilized in Altai district of the East Kazakhstan region. Water was pumped out from almost flooded households, with 370 sandbags used and 1,335 tons of inert materials laid. Water level on the rivers does not exceed a danger point. Bank protection works are ongoing in Atyrau region. Water has been pumped out from 176 households in Kulsary in the past five days," Askar Sharip said.
Water pumping work is underway in inundated territories of Petropavlovsk and Kyzylzhar district of the North Kazakhstan region.
Water has been pumped out from 8,378 residential buildings and 2,994 households. 48,750 people have already returned their homes. 14,251 people are involved in rescue and emergency operation as well as in flood relief efforts.
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8,821 staying at evacuation centers in N Kazakhstan
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3,898 homes were affected by floods in North Kazakhstan with 2,830 still inundated. 14,388 people were evacuated. Of which 5,567 people already returned home, while 8,821 people are staying at temporary shelters, Kazinform News Agency reports.
3,443 families received one-time flood damage payments, representative of the region’s akimat Serik Gaissin said.
He added that 390 damaged homes were inspected. 23 of them will be repaired.
As stated there, construction of new housing for flood-affected people is underway in the region. 500 new houses will be built at large.
1,473 tons of humanitarian aid was delivered to North Kazakhstan from all over the country as well as from Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.
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Kazakhstan’s ex-Minister of Internal Affairs Yerlan Turgumbayev arrested for 2 months
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Ex-Minister of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerlan Turgumbayev has been arrested for two months, as per Astana city’s Specialized Court warrant as of April 30, 2024, Kazinform News Agency learned from the Prosecutor General’s Office.
Other information is not subject to disclosure in accordance with Article 201 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Earlier, the Prosecutor General’s Office confirmed detention of the former Kazakh Minister.
It was reported that on March 20 he was questioned by the prosecution authorities.
Upon completion of his accreditation at the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, he returned to Astana where he became a criminal case defendant.
Yerlan Turgumbayev was the Minister of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan from 2019 to February 2022. Later, he was the Advisor to the President of Kazakhstan for a six-month period, and in 2023, he was appointed the Advisor at the SCO RATS.
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43,015 flood-affected return home in Kazakhstan
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43,015 flood-affected people returned home, while 6,338 are staying at temporary shelters across Kazakhstan. Water was pumped out from 7,710 homes and 2,844 household plots in North Kazakhstan, Atyrau, and Aktobe region, Kazinform News Agency quotes Emergencies Ministry’s spokesperson Askar Sharip as saying.
Over 14,000 people, 1,529 pieces of equipment, 226 motor pumps, 100 floating crafts and six aircraft are deployed in flood relief operations.
He added for the past 24 hours water was pumped out from 70 homes in Atyrau region, 202,000 sandbags were laid to prevent flood damage.
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Government Apparatus takes part in Astana city-wide clean-up day
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The Government and employees of the Government Apparatus of Kazakhstan took part in the city clean-up day, which took place within the framework of the republican ecological action ‘Taza Kazakhstan’ initiated by the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, primeminister.kz reports.
Employees of the Government Apparatus headed by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov planted about 150 saplings, including oak, birch, spruce, larch and others on the territory of EXPO.
Over 4.6 thousand tonnes of rubbish were removed during the 3 weeks of the environmental action. Over 50 thousand trees were planted in Astana. In total, about 1.1 million green plants are planned to be planted in the capital this year.
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700 pheasants released into Astana’s green belt territory
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LLP Astana Ormany released 700 pheasants into the territory of ‘green belt’ of Astana, Kazinform News Agency learned from the local mayor's office.
The ‘green belt’ around the Kazakh capital became a home for various animals and bords, like hares, foxes, wolf cubs, partridges, hazelhens, and pheasants.
In 2024, we plan to release 1,800 pheasants into the wild. 700 birds have already been released, another 150 will be released in June, and 950 more - in September," local ecology official Azamat Zhanatayev says.
The birds are constantly monitored by the foresters of LLP Astana Ormany and are additionally fed in winter period.
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Over 1,000 measles cases recorded in Astana since beginning of year
In three months of this year, the Kazakh capital recorded 1,063 measles cases, including 734 in children under 14, chief medical officer of Astana Sarkhat Beissenova said, Kazinform News Agency correspondent reports.
According to Beissenova, 84% of those infected are unvaccinated, of whom 58% did not undergo vaccination and 36.5% have the immunization status unknown.
She went on to add that a total of 114,464 people or 94.6% of the eligible population have been vaccinated as part of additional mass immunization and catch-up immunization since November last year.
The anti-epidemic measures taken led to measles cases reducing by 1.4 times in March compared to January, when the peak of measles cases was recorded, and by 1.5 times among children aged 1-4, she said.
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