BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr.20
By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend:
Kazakhstan’s agriculture vehicles manufacturer – Agromashholding KZ company – has started supplies of Lovol tractors equipped with disinfection and sterilization equipment, Trend reports with reference to the company.
The first batch of the tractors was purchased by Kostanay region’s ABZ Plus company, which will use tractors to sanitize streets.
“Due to the emergency state in Kazakhstan amid coronavirus pandemic, Kostanay region’s authorities are implementing disinfection of the city. In order to provide for efficiency of the measures taken, a decision to purchase two disinfection tractors has been made. The tractors will be carrying out disinfection of sidewalks and roads,” Nikolai Lobanov, Head of ABZ Plus said.
The Lovol tractors that are usually equipped with various mounted, semi-mounted and trailed equipment, can be effectively used in agriculture, construction and other industries. One of the most important characteristics of these tractors is the third-generation driver cabin with a European design, equipped with a heater and air conditioning. The tractor is equipped with a hydraulic pump and an engine with increased power.
On March 15, 2020, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym Jomart Tokayev signed a decree introducing an emergency state in Kazakhstan due to the coronavirus outbreak, which came in force from 08:00 (GMT +6) on March 16 till 08:00 April 15, 2020.
On Apr. 14, 2020, by a decree of Kazakhstan's president, the emergency state period in Kazakhstan was extended till May 1, 2020.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kazakhstan has reached 1,735. The first two cases of coronavirus infection were detected in Kazakhstan among those who arrived in Almaty city from Germany on March 13, 2020.
The outbreak of the coronavirus began in the Chinese city of Wuhan (an international transport hub), at a fish market in late December 2019. The number of people killed by the disease has exceeded 165,000. Over 2.4 million people have been confirmed as infected. Meanwhile, over 624,000 people have reportedly recovered.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11. Some sources claim the coronavirus outbreak started as early as November 2019.
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