Kazakhstan locks down two largest cities to curb COVID-19 spread

Staff members install a "Stop" sign at a checkpoint in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, March 18, 2020. Kazakhstan locked down its two largest cities Nur-Sultan and Almaty from March 19 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to other parts of the country, the state emergency commission announced Tuesday. Kazakhstan has registered 32 coronavirus cases as of Tuesday, all of which were reported in Nur-Sultan and Almaty. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)