Abstract In the article, the authors provide data on how to deal with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and what strategy to choose in the fight against it in the Republic of Kazakhstan. In Kazakhstan, 4 large events were held at the very initial stage of the emergence of COVID-19 in China and in the world to prevent the infection and spread of this infection in the republic. These were different preventive measures of an epidemiological nature, starting from January 1, 2020 and March 13, 2021, when the first cases of COVID-19 infection were registered in the republic. Further, the authors provide data on the epidemiological situation of COVID-19 in the world and the republic in a comparative aspect. Detailed epidemiological data on the detection of morbidity according to PCR data, the number of deaths and the number of recovered from COVID-19 in Kazakhstan in the context of 17 regions are provided, which is of great scientific interest. Further, the authors dwelled on various aspects of the information and political atmosphere of safety, as well as specific issues of overcoming and improving the health of the population by improving the effectiveness of treatment and reducing the number of deaths. In conclusion, the authors come to the actual idea that the modern development of human civilization is accompanied by an unintentional increase in the risks of new infectious diseases, and challenges epidemiological research and public health in general. In this regard, the need to ensure infectious safety is higher than at any other time in human history.
Keywords Critical Preparedness, Covid-19, Kazakhstan.