ALMA-ATA, April 15 – RIA Novosti. The number of health workers infected with coronavirus infection in Kazakhstan has reached 370, said Deputy health Minister Lyazat Aktayeva.
on the Sixth of April the chief state sanitary doctor of the Republic Aizhan Esmagambetova has reported 120 cases of infections among physicians in the country. In Kazakhstan confirmed 1,29 thousands of cases of the coronavirus, of which 16 were fatal. The President of Kazakhstan extended a state of emergency because of the coronavirus, which operates in the country since March 16, before the end of April, until that time extended quarantine in Nur-Sultan, Almaty and Shymkent.
“today was 370 cases of coronavirus infection among medical workers”, – said Said at a briefing on Wednesday.
According to her, the cases of doctors identified in 13 of the 17 regions of the country. While 29% of cases among health workers comprise physicians, 48% nurses, 23% – Junior medical staff.
Earlier, the Deputy Minister of health Kamalian Nadirov said that the country started massive testing of physicians and other representatives of risk groups on the coronavirus.
the world health organization on 11 March announced the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest world health organization, worldwide there were more than 1.84 million cases, more than 117 thousand people died.
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