Kazakh authorities have introduced an embargo on imports of gasoline, diesel fuel and jet fuel from Russia for a period of three months.
Kazakhstan is...
Additional restrictions are introduced in Shymkent, Kazakhstan’s third most populous city, due to coronavirus spread, according to Fergana news.
Shymkent Mayor Murat Aitenov has reportedly...
In neighboring Uzbekistan, officials announced the country's first death from coronavirus.
A 72-year-old man who had suffered from other ailments died in the city of...
Central Asian nations are moving to take additional measures to slow or to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Uzbekistan's Transport Ministry said...
As of midnight on March 19, Kazakhstan’s two largest cities, Almaty and Nur-Sultan, will be placed on lockdown.
Flights and train travel outside the cities...
Uzbekistan is looking to get into hemp production. Relevant amendments have been made to the country’s law on narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors. ...
Citing Deputy Prime Minister Altynai Omurbekova, 24.kg reported yesterday that Kyrgyz authorities have temporarily banned foreign nationals and stateless persons from entering the country.
These...
On Friday March 13, the Kazakh authorities reportedly announced the first three cases of COVID-19 in the country, according to Eurasianet.
The government late last...
Uzbekistan has confirmed four coronavirus cases. An Uzbek woman has tested positive for coronavirus after returning from Paris. Her two children and an air...
