Kazakhstan observes day of mourning for COVID-19 victims

A Kazakh national flag flies at half-mast to mourn COVID-19 victims at the Atameken Ethno memorial park in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, July 13, 2020. Kazakhstan on Monday mourned citizens who died of COVID-19 on a day of national mourning. At 12 p.m. local time (0600 GMT), the country observed a minute of silence to pay tribute to COVID-19 victims. Flags of the central and local governments and foreign diplomatic missions flew at half-mast to mourn the victims. Television channels suspended the broadcasting of entertainment programs while websites of news outlets turned black and white. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)