Kyrgyzstan to purchase 50 thsd tests to diagnose coronavirus

Bishkek, March 30, 2020. /Kabar/. Kyrgyzstan will soon purchase 50 thousand tests to diagnose coronavirus, Minister of Health of the country Kosmosbek Cholponbayev said during a briefing. He added diagnostic services are also being organized in private laboratories. "In this direction, we are negotiating with China, and hope it will become possible soon," Cholponbayev said. To date, 94 cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in Kyrgyzstan. Of these, 49 cases were registered in Dzhalal-Abad Oblast, 33 in Osh Oblast, 7 in the capital city of Bishkek, 3 in Chui Oblast, 1 in Batken Oblast and 1 in Naryn Oblast. From March 25 to April 15, a state of emergency is in force in the cities of Bishkek, Osh and Dzhalal-Abad, Nookat and Kara-Suu regions of Osh Oblast and in Suzak region of Dzhalal-Abad Oblast. Movement for all citizens, except for those who are issued with a pass, namely internal affairs officers and medical and civil servants, is limited between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (night time). A curfew is established.