On June 22, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev heard reports of Prime Minister Askar Mamin, akims (mayors) of the cities Nur-Sultan and Almaty, as well as Akmola, Aktobe, Zhambyl, Karaganda, Kyzylorda and Pavlodar regions, Toppress.kz correspondent reports citing akorda.kz.
President Tokayev instructed the government and akims to urgently take measures to reduce the spread of coronavirus, provide effective assistance to all patients with COVID-19, increase the number of daily testing, provide physicians with special protective equipment, medicines, mechanical ventilators and other necessary equipment.
In his words, material and moral support of medical workers has special significance. Therefore, the government and akims should actively work to explain the importance of quarantine to the citizens, he stressed.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also instructed the central and local executive authorities to prevent economic recession, ensure the growth of industrial and agricultural production, and meet social needs of the population.
