New COVID-19 rules in place for N Kazakhstan rgn

PETROPAVLOVSK. KAZINFORM – North Kazakhstan region’s Chief Medical Officer Arman Kushbasov has made changes to the order on tougher quarantine restrictions, Kazinform correspondent reports.

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According to the new changes, grocery shops are to operate from 8:00am to 10:00pm starting from November 23. Such changes have been made to avoid long queues. Food and goods delivery will be accessible up until 10:00pm.

Fitness clubs and gyms, which were previously allowed to run at 50% capacity, now have to operate at not more than 30% capacity, that is, fewer than 50 persons. They are to suspend their operation during weekends and holidays.

Companies with over 30 staff members are to switch at least 80% of their staff to a remote-working arrangement, while at companies with fewer than 30 staff at least 50% of the staff is expected to work from home.