 On 16 April, Sagintayev announced that mass  events, including sports, would be cancelled until 30 June    .
<meaning-changed>  On 16 April, Sagintayev announced that mass  events, including sports, would be cancelled until 30 June    .
 On 16 April, Sagintayev announced that mass events, including sports, would be cancelled until 30 June At the annual briefing of the Central Communications Service held on 7 December 2020, Sagintayev announced that the economic situation in the city is stabilized. He stated that Almaty retains the potential for rapid recovery in the post-epidemic period and that it remains an international center of investment activity. In response to the fate of Almaty Light Rail, Sagintayev said that the project is underway and that it needs financial model for it to work .