Kazakhstan imposes second wave of restrictions as coronavirus surges

News24xx.com -  Kazakhstan on Sunday imposed a second round of nationwide restrictions to counter a huge surge in coronavirus cases.    

Shopping centers, gyms, swimming pools, hairdressers and beauty salons have all closed down for the next two weeks, a measure that authorities may choose to extend.    

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Kazakhstan imposed a strict lockdown in late March that saw important sectors of the economy grind to a halt and prevented most travel.     

But it was one of the first Central Asian countries to lift restrictions in late May when it had less than 9,000 confirmed cases. 

Since then, however, coronavirus cases have risen more than five-fold, reaching over 47,000 with 188 fatalities.