COVID-19 Outbreak in Kazakhstan: Current Status and Challenges

Bakhytbek Zhalmagambetov 1 *, Meruyert Madikenova 1, Saule Paizullayeva 2, Anara Abbay 1, Abduzhappar Gaipov 1
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1 Department of Medicine, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
2 Project Management Unit, Social Health Insurance Project, MOH, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
* Corresponding Author
J CLIN MED KAZ, Volume 1, Issue 55, pp. 6-8. https://doi.org/10.23950/1812-2892-JCMK-00763
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ABSTRACT

In the current editorial, we provided a brief information about the current status of COVID-19 outbreak and challenges in Kazakhstan.

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Zhalmagambetov B, Madikenova M, Paizullayeva S, Abbay A, Gaipov A. COVID-19 Outbreak in Kazakhstan: Current Status and Challenges. Journal of Clinical Medicine of Kazakhstan. 2020;1(55):6-8. https://doi.org/10.23950/1812-2892-JCMK-00763

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