Kazakhstan will extend a state of emergency declared over the coronavirus outbreak until the end of April, but will allow some businesses to reopen after a two-week shutdown, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's office said on Friday.
FILE PHOTO: Specialists wearing protective gear sanitize public facilities to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease in Almaty, Kazakhstan March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev
The state of emergency, which has allowed the government to lock down all provinces and major cities and shut down many businesses in the capital, Nur-Sultan, and biggest city, Almaty, was originally due to end on April 15.At the same time, he acknowledged the damage that restrictive measures were causing to the economy, already weakened by the plunge in the price of oil, the main export of the former Soviet nation of 19 million.
Tokayev instructed municipal authorities to selectively allow some small businesses to reopen in major cities provided they can meet strict safety requirements.
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