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

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

Deputy head of Tajik ruling party admitted to infectious diseases clinic

Tajik health ministry reveals pneumonia statistics

WHO missions to verify lack of coronavirus in Tajikistan and Turkmenistan

Tajik officials deny reports of school closure and new pneumonia deaths

Dushanbe school pupils sent home after teacher’s death