/KASE, January 22, 2021/ – NAC Kazatomprom (Nur-Sutan), whose securities
are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE
with the following press release dated January 22, 2021:
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JSC National Atomic Company "Kazatomprom" ("Kazatomprom" or "the Company") and
its France-based joint venture partner, Orano Mining, announce the following
update related to the COVID-19 outbreak at Joint Venture KATCO LLC ("KATCO"),
operating in the Turkestan region of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
As of 22 January 2021, all employees and contractors at KATCO’s Moinkum and
Tortkuduk operations were tested for COVID-19; the final reports have now been
received, showing 128 positive cases out of the 666 PCR tests performed.
Personnel who tested positive were isolated and are receiving treatment if
required, and contact tracing was completed to quarantine exposed individuals.
In accordance with the orders of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Suzak
District of the Turkestan Region, both sites were placed under a quarantine,
which will remain in effect until retesting confirms that it is safe to lift the
restrictions.
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The complete press release is available on KASE website at –
https://kase.kz/files/emitters/KZAP/kzap_reliz_220121_1.pdf
[2021-01-22]