President instructs to provide effective medical care to COVID-19 patients
The Kazakh Government and governors are facing a task to take effective measures to curb the spread of the pandemic, provide effective medical care to COVID-19 patients, expand the scale of testing among citizens, provide healthcare workers with special protective equipment, pharmaceuticals, lung ventilators, and other essential equipment items, the Akorda press service's statement reads.
According to the Head of State, financial and moral support for frontline health workers is of special significance. The Government and governors should reach out to citizens to raise awareness on the importance of the quarantine measures.
The President instructed the Government and local executive bodies to assume measures to prevent the economic downturn, to ensure growth in industrial and agricultural output, and to meet peoples' social needs.