BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 7
By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend:
Kazakhstan did not prohibit export of surgical masks to China, Trend reports with reference to Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development.
The ministry said Kazakhstan never introduced a ban on the export of surgical masks from Kazakhstan.
The ministry added that currently surgical masks in Kazakhstan are manufactured by the following ventures: Super-pharm, Dolce, Mega Pharma, and Medical Active Group. All these ventures are operating as usual, the ministry said.
On Feb. 6, 2020, Spokesman for Kazakhstan's Health Ministry said that , Kazakhstan has prohibited export of surgical masks to China.
The outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan - which is an international transport hub - began at a fish market in late December 2019. Since then over 600 people have died and over 31,000 people have been confirmed as infected. At the same time, the number of people reportedly recovered from the infection has surpassed 1,500.
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.
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 Japan, Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, Hong Kong, Australia, Germany, the US, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Macau, France, Canada, the UAE, India, Italy, Russia, Philippines, the UK, Nepal, Cambodia, Belgium,Spain, Finland, Sweden, Sri Lanka.
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