At the government session chaired by Prime Minister Askar Mamin, the sanitary and epidemiological situation in the country was considered.

Minister of Healthcare Aleksey Tsoy, Akims of Nur-Sultan Altay Kulginov, Kyzylorda region — Gulshara Abdykalikova, Aktobe region — Ondasyn Urazalin reported on the current situation and the progress of vaccination of the population, First Deputy Chair of Atameken NCE Nariman Abilshaikov spoke on coverage of business entities with Ashyq.

The sanitary and epidemiological situation in Kazakhstan tends to slow down and is gradually stabilizing. The virus reproductive rate is 1.01, the occupancy of infectious beds is 54%, and the intensive care unit is 45%.

To date, about 5.9 million people have been vaccinated with the first component, about 4.5 million people — with the second component.

The Head of Government emphasized the need to increase the rate of vaccination, especially in the West Kazakhstan, Mangystau and Atyrau regions, ensuring the implementation of the Vaccination Plan in August of this year.

The Prime Minister instructed to keep under control the sanitary and epidemiological situation in all regions, paying special attention to the cities of Nur-Sultan, Almaty and Shymkent, as well as the Karaganda region. At the same time, the need to ensure compliance by the population with restrictive measures, first of all, the mask regime, was noted. To this end, it was instructed to activate the work of monitoring groups, bringing violators to justice.

“The number of business entities participating in the Ashyq system is constantly increasing. Their number has grown 5 times — from 21 thousand to 101 thousand. This enables the business to continue its activities. Therefore, it is necessary to further expand the scope of the application Ashyq,’’ said Mamin.