President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at a visiting meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers in the city of Turkmenbashi set the Government a number of tasks in connection with the rapid spread of coronavirus in the world.
The head of Turkmenistan instructed:
- regularly replenish stocks of medicines, consumables, medical equipment and decontaminating agents for the prevention of acute pneumonia, its diagnosis and treatment;
- continue training sessions with all medical professionals on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of acute viral pneumonia;
- to detect this disease, purchase laboratory test systems and constantly replenish their stocks;
- to conduct medical examinations of citizens at all checkpoints of the State border, create quarantine zones with all necessary conditions that meet international standards;
- in connection with scientific forecasts and the expectation of the second wave of coronavirus infection, create an insurance stock of medicines and medical equipment;
- on the basis of various industrial sectors of the country to establish the production of additional medical equipment, to attract the necessary investments;
- ensure constant monitoring of the epidemiological situation in the country;
- taking into account the approaching summer season, the Emergency Commission for combating the spread of diseases will promptly consider proposals for organizing summer recreation and tourism in the Caspian Sea, “Avaza” and other regions of our country this year, the state news Agency of Turkmenistan reports.
On March 11, 2020, the world health organization declared the outbreak of a new COVID-19 coronavirus infection a pandemic. According to official reports, there are no cases of coronavirus in Turkmenistan.
