Tajikistan reports first official COVID-19 deaths as cases take off

Dariga Nazarbaeva removed as senator

Kazakh president’s emergency powers to be extended

Kazakh senate abolishes term ”oralman”

Tajik authorities confirm first cases of coronavirus

Kyrgyz public apologies for COVID-19 rumours “voluntary”

Uzbeks permitted to drive their cars six hours a day as part of staged easing of lockdown

Uzbekistan extends suspension of international flights until 30 June

Tajikistan bans russified family names and patronymics for newborns

Kyrgyzstan reveals lockdown exit plan

Amnesty International criticises Central Asian response to COVID-19

Keep it in the family

Uzbek deputies approve joining EAEU as observer

WHO’s representative in Tajikistan changes tune ahead of imminent mission

Singaporean scientists calculate end of COVID-19 epidemics in Central Asia

US no longer among top destinations for Uzbek emigrants

Uzbek draft law proposes fines for civil servants who fail to use state language

Tokayev extends Kazakh lockdown until 11 May but announces plans for partial relaxation

Tajikistan closes schools and bans public events

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