Almaty city prepares for potential 2nd wave of COVID-19

01.10.2020, 16:31 ratel.kz

Almaty Mayor Bakytzhan Sagintayev spoke about the preparatory works ongoing in the city in case of the potential second wave of COVID-19 on Akimat Live aired on Almaty TV channel, As one of the measures to face the possible second wave of the COVID-19 infection the hospitals’ bed capacity is being expanded in the city. 32 hospitals with a total of 7,226 beds will operate in the city to face COVID-19 as new hospitals including an infectious diseases hospital on RB-90 for 500 beds as well as the second modular infectious diseases hospital for 300 beds are being commissioned. Moreover, two COVID-19 facilities for 215 beds each are to be opened at the expense of private funds. There are 74 medi