<p>Kazakhstan will bar residents of its two biggest cities, Almaty and Nur-Sultan, from leaving their homes except for work or to buy food or medicines, the government said on Thursday as it reported the first death from coronavirus.</p>.<p>Information Minister Dauren Abayev said in a brief statement on state television that the deceased was a female Kazakh citizen, providing no further information such as her age.</p>.<p>The authorities will scale down public transport in Nur-Sultan, the capital, and Almaty, the biggest city and commercial hub, bar meetings of more than three people in public areas and prohibit movement of unaccompanied minors, the government said.</p>.<p>The authorities will also close all intercity transport terminals and public spaces in Shymkent, the third-largest city, it said in a statement, in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus.</p>.<p>Kazakhstan has 109 confirmed cases, most of them in Nur-Sultan and Almaty. Two cases have been reported in Shymkent. </p>
<p>Kazakhstan will bar residents of its two biggest cities, Almaty and Nur-Sultan, from leaving their homes except for work or to buy food or medicines, the government said on Thursday as it reported the first death from coronavirus.</p>.<p>Information Minister Dauren Abayev said in a brief statement on state television that the deceased was a female Kazakh citizen, providing no further information such as her age.</p>.<p>The authorities will scale down public transport in Nur-Sultan, the capital, and Almaty, the biggest city and commercial hub, bar meetings of more than three people in public areas and prohibit movement of unaccompanied minors, the government said.</p>.<p>The authorities will also close all intercity transport terminals and public spaces in Shymkent, the third-largest city, it said in a statement, in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus.</p>.<p>Kazakhstan has 109 confirmed cases, most of them in Nur-Sultan and Almaty. Two cases have been reported in Shymkent. </p>