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Kazakhstan to extend coronavirus lockdown by two weeks
Senate chairman Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, 65, was Kazakhstanu00e2u20acu2122s second in command and is set to serve as president until fresh elections in April next year. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters file pic

ALMATY, July 13 — Kazakhstan will extend its second coronavirus lockdown by two weeks, until the end of July, and will once again offer financial aid to those who have lost their source of income, president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said today.

"There are first signs now that the situation is beginning to improve,” he said in a tweet. "The next two weeks are important for the full stabilization of the situation.” — Reuters

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