Kazakhstan's health officials said Friday that 400 people have been diagnosed with the corona virus in the country's most productive oil field.
A total of 401 people have been infected in the Atarro area, where the Tanjiz oil field is located, officials said. Their number was reported as 17 on Thursday.
He said the workers were being treated and it was being ascertained who they had contacted. On Thursday, Health Minister Yelzan Bertanau expressed outrage at quarantine measures in the oil field.
According to local media, last month 500 workers refused to go to work due to the spread of the virus.
About 17,000 workers have been evacuated from the field so far.
2:Corona virus: Russia raises testing before easing lockdown
Moscow has begun testing thousands of civilians during a mass screening on Friday to detect the corona virus.
Officials say they will then be able to determine if it is safe to ease the lockdown.
Russia's 12.7 million-strong capital, Moscow, is in its seventh week of lockdown and is facing the same effects as the rest of the country. Corona virus has infected more than a quarter of people across Russia, according to official figures.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanan says the epidemic is far more widespread than official figures because many people have no symptoms and are unaware that they have transmitted the virus to others. Can
According to Sergey, large-scale testing will be able to identify such people and provide real statistics about the epidemic. And this situation will give the authorities the right picture that it will be easier for them to ease the lockdown in a timely manner, when there is no risk of further damage.
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