A Kazakh national flag flies at half-mast to mourn COVID-19 victims at the Atameken Ethno memorial park in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, July 13, 2020. Kazakhstan on Monday mourned citizens who died of COVID-19 on a day of national mourning. At 12 p.m. local time (0600 GMT), the country observed a minute of silence to pay tribute to COVID-19 victims. Flags of the central and local governments and foreign diplomatic missions flew at half-mast to mourn the victims. Television channels suspended the broadcasting of entertainment programs while websites of news outlets turned black and white. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)
NUR-SULTAN, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan on Monday mourned citizens who died of COVID-19 on a day of national mourning.
At 12 p.m. local time (0600 GMT), the country observed a minute of silence to pay tribute to COVID-19 victims. Flags of the central and local governments and foreign diplomatic missions flew at half-mast to mourn the victims. Television channels suspended the broadcasting of entertainment programs while websites of news outlets turned black and white.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared July 13 as a day of national mourning in a televised speech last week. He said that behind official statistics are the tragedies of hundreds of families.
According to the health ministry, Kazakhstan has reported 59,899 confirmed cases and 375 deaths, with 34,190 recoveries as of Monday.
