President extends state of emergency in Kazakhstan till end of April

“On April 15, my Decree on the imposition of a state of emergency expires. It is already clear that the state of emergency will have to be extended at least until the end of April. We have not yet passed the peak incidence of coronavirus. The situation with the epidemic cannot be simplified. For this reason, I instruct to extend the quarantine regime in the capital, Almaty, Shymkent and in the relevant regions until the end of April. I understand that this is a tough sell, because people want to leave houses, come back to a normal life. But there is no other way out, apart from quarantine and self-isolation. These are recommendations of domestic and international virologists”, the Head of State said in his speech.