COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan
| COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan | |
|---|---|
 Confirmed cases by district as of 10 May 2020. | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Kyrgyzstan |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Arrival date | 18 March 2020 (6 years, 3 months, 1 week and 4 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 1403[1] |
| Recovered | 980[1] |
Deaths | 14[1] |
| Government website | |
| covid med.kg | |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Kyrgyzstan in March 2020.
On 18 March 2020, the first three cases in the country were confirmed, after a citizen returned from Saudi Arabia.[2] The health ministry also confirmed that all three suspected COVID-19 carriers are currently in quarantine.[3] On the same day, the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan ruled that medical face masks to be imported into the country.[4]
The government declared a one-month state of emergency starting 22 March.[5] On the same day, all public transportation stopped operating in Bishkek, with exception of trolleybuses.[6]
On 24 March, the government issued a decree declaring the state of emergency from 25 March till 15 April in three major cities of Bishkek, Osh and Jalal-Abad, while local emergencies were declared in three provincial districts.[7][8]
References
- 1 2 3 "Official COVID-19 website in Kyrgyzstan". covid.kg. 14 April 2020. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus reaches Kyrgyzstan, via Saudi Arabia". TheJakartaPost. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ↑ "Kyrgyzstan reports 1st coronavirus cases". www.aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ↑ "Imported face masks are exempt from value added tax in Kyrgyzstan". akipress.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ↑ "Central Asia tightens restrictions as coronavirus spreads". Reuters. 21 March 2020. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ↑ "В Бишкеке приостанавливается работа автобусов, троллейбусов и маршруток". Новости Кыргызстана. 2020-03-21. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ↑ "Kyrgyzstan locks down major cities, imposes curfew". reuters.com. 2020-03-24. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ↑ "Чрезвычайное положение в Бишкеке. Комендантский час, особый режим въезда и выезда, ограничено движение транспорта". Новости Кыргызстана (in Kyrgyz). 2020-03-24. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-24.