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Turkmenistan is experiencing a spike of patients with Covid-19 symptoms despite the government’s ongoing denial of the presence of the pandemic. At present, no additional resources have been allocated towards hospitals treating patients with Covid-19 symptoms; furthermore, no new protocols have been put in place for doctors and sanitation workers. Consequently, as no adequate treatment for the patients is available this has left health care professionals incapable to treat presenting symptoms.

In spite of Turkmenistan’s official denial of the existence of coronavirus, it is present in the country. Under the current conditions, medical institutions in Turkmenistan are unprepared for the pandemic’s outbreak. Clinics lack the necessary equipment. Laboratories are unable to properly conduct tests because of a shortage of chemical agents and not enough test systems delivered from Russia.

The campaign of the Turkmenistani government against civil society activists, journalists and others who criticize the current state of affairs in the country shows no signs of abating. The Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights (TIHR), The Rights and Freedoms of the Citizens of Turkmenistan (RFCT), International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Memorial Human Rights […]