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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 housing of the surviving people was badly damaged, some houses were flooded, power lines were torn down due to which there is still no electricity and water, and the Internet is turned off in Turkmenabad.