BAKU, Azerbaijan, Mar.10
By Nargiz Sadikhova – Trend:
Kazakhstan will expand the list of the countries from which entrance into Kazakhstan is prohibited by adding France, Spain and Germany, Kazakhstan’s Chief Sanitary Doctor Zhandarbek Bekshin said, Trend reports.
He said that the prohibition will enter into force starting from March 12, 2020.
He added that the list of countries from which entrance to Kazakhstan is currently prohibited already includes China, Iran, South Korea and Italy.
Earlier this month Bekshin said that the prohibition does not apply to Kazakh citizens who are returning from these countries.
The outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan - which is an international transport hub - began at a fish market in late December 2019. The number of people killed by the disease has surpassed 4,000. Over 114,000 people have been confirmed as infected. Meanwhile, over 64,000 people have reportedly recovered.
Some sources claim the coronavirus outbreak started as early as November 2019. The symptoms include cough, headache, fatigue, fever, aching and difficulty breathing. It is primarily spread through airborne contact or contact with contaminated objects. In mild cases, according to the Chinese authorities, treatment takes about a week, in severe cases - two or more.
Chinese health authorities say that the majority of the people who have died were either elderly or had underlying health problems.
Aside from Mainland China, the cases of coronavirus spreading have also been confirmed in other countries.
Several countries are developing a vaccine against the new virus.