The situation with COVID-19 in Central Asia continues to deteriorate. In Kyrgyzstan, where for a month the number of cases increased by almost eight times, Russia has sent dozens of doctors and humanitarian aid for the sum about 150 million roubles a Difficult situation in other countries of the region. Some of them have been introduced and continue to operate strict quarantine measures. Only Turkmenistan is still distracting from the overall series: there is so far not recorded any case of infection with coronavirus.Visited Italy, Serbia, Armenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina Russian military doctors first made in Central Asia. Doctors and consignment of humanitarian aid — drugs and equipment worth about 150 million rubles was delivered to Kyrgyzstan, the special flight of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation. Hundreds of Russian doctors will work in hospitals of Bishkek and Osh. “This, epidemiologists, infectious disease specialists, who have practical experience in the treatment of coronavirus infection”,— said the defense Ministry. On the eve of your Board with experts sent to the Republic and Ministry of emergency situations of the Russian Federation. Earlier, Russia already gave Kyrgyzstan a large batch of kits for the diagnosis COVID-19, and also sent to the Republic to assess the situation several groups of epidemiologists and virologists.A month ago, in the days of the Victory Parade in Moscow, coronavirus broke the plans of the Kyrgyz leader Sooronbay Zheenbekov. Together with other leaders of former Soviet republics he arrived in Moscow, but the Kremlin wall together with Russian President Vladimir Putin could not get out: two members of delegation Mr. Zheenbekov was discovered coronavirus infection. Upon returning to Bishkek was hospitalized, and the President has temporarily switched to remote work, especially in his office COVID-19 found 17 people. Soon the Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov urged to prepare for potential escalation of the situation with coronavirus infection — at that time the total number of infected in the country with 6.3 million population has just exceeded 4 thousand people.Although the average population density in Kyrgyzstan is only 32 people per square kilometer, the incidence began to grow rapidly. Now the country was more than 29 thousand cases, 1.1 million people died. For comparison, in Moscow (the average population density is more than 5 thousand people per square kilometer, while the number of residents at least two times more than in the whole of Kyrgyzstan) in the day revealed approximately 600 new infected. In Kyrgyzstan, more than 1 thousand”Our analysis shows that in 20% of deaths from the coronavirus occurred in the first or second day after admission. This means that patients are later appealed or are unable to receive timely medical assistance,”— said Wednesday “Interfax” the Deputy Minister of health of Kyrgyzstan, Madamin Karataev.Meanwhile, in June, from the official reports indicated that the situation is close to critical: in hospitals lacked at least 2.3 thousand oxygen concentrators, several hundreds of apparatuses for artificial ventilation of lungs, and could only look on humanitarian supplies from China, Russia and Turkey. Part of the call the ambulance had simply ignored the patients redeveloped hospitals, dormitories, hotels, motels, and even located near the capital’s airport Manas air base.”The situation today is dangerous,” admitted the Prime Minister in early July. And on the 9th of July, the representative of the Ministry of health Ainura Akhmatova said, the spread of the virus in the Republic comes at the worst of the possible scenarios. The Minister was at the time hospitalized with extensive bilateral pneumonia. The country was halted intercity bus service; recalled from leave, all health workers, mobilized teachers of medical universities, interns and residents; temporarily suspended Friday prayers in the mosques. “I encourage everyone to further the cohesion, unity, solidarity and mutual assistance. The responsibility is on each of us. Every citizen is responsible for his family, for their children. I am responsible to the people. With your help and with your support we will achieve victory over adversity. I believe in you, my dear compatriots”— appealed on July 9, the people President Sooronbai Jeenbekov.By mid-July, the authorities decided to take into account in the statistics, not only confirmed cases of coronavirus, but patients with community-acquired pneumonia — however, the quarantine was decided not to enter. For how long is not clear. As said on Wednesday the Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov, the fall of the Republic waiting for the second wave of the epidemic.Serious situation in other Central Asian countries. The first case of the disease in the region was relatively late, only on March 13 — however, at the end of June, the situation has deteriorated. To 22 July in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in total was almost 130 thousand cases of the disease. More than half of them, 75 thousand, have on Kazakhstan. In these conditions it was decided to return in force from mid-March to early may, the regime of strict quarantine measures. He was re-introduced in the beginning of July and extended until 2 August. Statistics, however, threatens to deteriorate from 1 August, when will be counted also with pneumonia — the decision was taken last week. In Uzbekistan — about 18 thousand cases. Strict quarantine measures have been extended until 1 August, on weekends, imposed a regime of isolation. 7 thousand cases were recorded in Tajikistan, Mr.on there is about hard measures has not been reported.Best of all — according to official figures — the situation in Turkmenistan: in the country still there is no person with a confirmed diagnosis. Only here the capital’s main market was closed in mid-July for “sanitary treatment”, until July 23, “temporarily suspended” the movement of trains, and cafes and restaurants are closed “prevention”. People are recommended to wear masks “because of the possible increase in content in the air of dust.” In this earlier international organisation “reporters without borders” reported: in late March, the Turkmen authorities did not allow journalists to use the word “coronavirus” in the publications and excluded him from the special brochures that circulate the Ministry of health in educational institutions, hospitals and jobs.Galina Dudina
