Medical workers at the city clinical infectious diseases hospital named after I.S.Zhekenova in Alma-Ata NUR-SULTAN, 8 Jan Kazakhstan has moved into the «yellow zone» in terms of the spread of COVID-19, the Khabar 24 TV channel reported. Earlier, the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan said that over the past week, the incidence of coronavirus in the country increased 1.4 times. Over the past day, 1510 cases were registered. «Kazakhstan has entered the» yellow zone «in terms of the spread of COVID-19,» the TV channel reports. According to the TV channel, Nur-Sultan is still in the «red zone» in terms of the spread of the virus. Mass protests in Kazakhstan began in the first days of 2022 — residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country opposed a twofold increase in prices for liquefied gas. Later, the protests spread to other cities, including Alma-Ata, the old capital and the largest city of the republic: looting began there, militants attacked state institutions, took away weapons. In response, the authorities declared a state of emergency across the country until January 19 and launched a counter-terrorism operation. According to the UN, about 1,000 people were injured during the protests in Kazakhstan. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic, 18 security officials were killed. 
resigned the government and headed the Security Council. At the first meeting of the Security Council under his leadership, Tokayev described the situation in Kazakhstan as undermining the integrity of the state and said that he had asked the CSTO for help «in overcoming the terrorist threat.» The CSTO Collective Security Council decided to send collective peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan to normalize the situation in the country. On January 7, Tokayev announced that terrorists, including those who arrived from abroad, continued to resist, and promised to destroy those who did not lay down their arms. In addition, the President noted that all the demands of citizens, expressed in peaceful forms, were heard. 
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