Coronavirus COVID-19 in Kazakhstan

2021

Use of drones to combat mass events

In August 2021, it became known about the use Kazakhstan unmanned aerial vehicles in to fight mass events that are banned in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19

According to MIA Kazinform, on August 8, 2021, the monitoring group at the akimat of Atyrau received information that a crowded wedding was being held at the Atameken recreation center in the suburban village of Berek. Members of the monitoring group went to the base area, who lifted the drone into the air and made sure that there were many cars on the base. The information was confirmed - a wedding was held on the territory of the base with about 70-90 guests. It's just started. The wedding was stopped, guests were asked to leave the base.

Drones used in Kazakhstan to fight mass events due to COVID-19

In the explanatory note written, the administrator of the recreation center admitted that she violated quarantine restrictions by renting out premises for the celebration. The explanatory and compiled protocol was sent to the city department of sanitary and epidemiological control for a procedural decision.

After the incident, local officials of residents do not violate the sanitary regulations and do not hold mass events, since this poses a threat to the spread of coronavirus infection and leads to large financial losses - in addition to spending on the wedding, the organizers will have to pay a fine.

In August 2021, quarantine was strengthened in Kazakhstan in Nur-Sultan, Almaty, Shymkent, Atyrau and Karaganda, where a high increase in deaths from coronavirus was noted. These five cities account for 65% of the daily incidence of COVID-19 and 55% of the daily mortality rate in the country. One of the restrictions is the ban on holding spectacular, sports, family, commemorative and other mass events.^[1]

Introduction of fines for refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in Kazakhstan

As it became known on June 23, 2021 Kazakhstan , fines are introduced for refusing to be vaccinated against coronavirus. COVID-19 Compulsory vaccination in the country applies to workers in the service sector, industrial enterprises and labor collectives, including more than 20 people.

The Code of Administrative Offences provides for administrative liability for violation of the decision of the Chief State Medical Officer. Administrative responsibility is provided both for individuals - 5 monthly calculated indicators, and for legal entities, "said Aizhan Yesmagambetova, chairman of the sanitary and epidemiological control committee of the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan, at a briefing, answering the question of what sanctions are provided for refusing to vaccinate and undergoing PCR testing for coronavirus (quoted by Interfax).

Kazakhstan introduces fines for refusal to vaccinate against coronavirus

According to her, if the employer does not fulfill these requirements, then he can also be held administratively liable. Each employer must determine the regulations on how the requirement of the main state sanvrach will be met, she added.

By the end of June 2021, four vaccines are available in Kazakhstan. In addition to domestic QazVac, the country can be vaccinated with the Russian drug Sputnik V, the Arabic-Chinese Hayat-Vax and the Chinese drug from Sinovac Biotech. The American Pfizer vaccine also received registration.

The campaign to immunize citizens from coronavirus began in Kazakhstan on February 1, 2021. The authorities plan to provide up to 6 million people with two doses of the drug by the end of 2021. By June 23, 2021, more than 468 thousand cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the country, almost three and a half thousand people became victims of the infection.^[2]

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