NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – The government of Kazakhstan has declared that the state of emergency that has existed in the country since March has been terminated as of Monday, according to the press service of Kassym Jomart Tokayev, the Central Asian nation’s president.
“Today, the state of emergency is terminated throughout the country. However, in some regions, the threat of infection remains. The epidemic is not completely defeated. The pandemic still poses a threat to public health,” Tokayev said at the final meeting of the state commission on ensuring the state of emergency on May 11.
According to Tokayev, quarantine restrictions will be gradually lifted as the situation in each region improves. Tokayev also emphasised that the coronavirus crisis has shown that Kazakhstan needs fundamental changes to improve the quality of its healthcare system.
“The government should create a biosafety council, which will also include the involvement of both respected scientists and experts…to develop infection control measures for the general population, as well as the introduction of remote diagnoses and the prescription of pharmaceuticals through telecommunications,” said Tokayev.
Kazakhstan’s has been under a state of emergency since March 16. Strict quarantine measures continue to be in effect across the country until further notice.
