Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov has extended until May 10 the state of emergency imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic, his office said on Tuesday, following similar moves by its Central Asian …
Kyrgyzstan’s sewing industry reorients to survive coronavirus slump
Kyrgyzstan’s cottage textile industry was among the first areas of the economy to feel the pain when the coronavirus epidemic erupted in earnest in China at the turn of the year …
Chinese medical team returns after helping Kyrgyzstan with battle against COVID-19
Members of a medical team assigned to Kyrgyzstan to help with the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic pose for a group photo upon their arrival in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous …
Kyrgyzstan extends lockdown in some cities
Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday extended the lockdown in place in some of its cities and regions until May 10 in accordance with the COVID-19 situation, the president’s press service reported. Speaking at a …
Kyrgyzstan reports 13 new COVID-19 cases, 695 in total
Kyrgyzstan reported 13 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number to 695, Kyrgyz National News Agency (KABAR) reported. It said the country’s Deputy Health Minister Nurbolot Usenbaev said on Monday …
Kyrgyzstan law enforcement abusing coronavirus restrictions, activists say
In Kyrgyzstan, people accused of violating curfew are being locked up overnight in crowded cells. Police are falling sick. And a poll suggests the bribe culture is running amok …
Kyrgyzstan gov’t faces backlash over doctor’s ‘forced confession’
Why a doctor in Kyrgyzstan retracts his criticism of low-quality protective masks amid the coronavirus pandemic.
‘We are not safe’: Swat students in Kyrgyzstan urge govt to arrange their return
Like most countries around the world, Kyrgyzstan has imposed a lockdown to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. So far, Kyrgyzstan has recorded 554 cases and five deaths from the novel …
Turkish community in Kyrgyzstan lend helping hand to needy
The Turkish community in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, has provided aid to health workers, security personnel, disabled, orphans and families in need amid the …
Chinese medical team returns from Kyrgyzstan
A medical team assigned to Kyrgyzstan to help with the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic returned to China on Monday. Invited by the government of Kyrgyzstan, the 10-member team was sent by …