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5,000 people are taking part in the trials.

5,000 volunteers have been mobilized for the phase-three trial.

Officials say Uzbekistan plans to produce its own vaccine when tests are done.

Only one in 10 university applicants is sure of a place.

A longtime gray cardinal is in trouble after violating social-distancing laws. But breaking rules is what bigwigs do in Azerbaijan.

Critics of the government’s charities ban suspect there is politics at play, not just a desire to stem potential fraud.

Many in the territory blame the rising numbers of coronavirus cases on the authorities’ decision to open up to Russian tourists.

The territory's public health officials have warned against opening up to tourism, and the arrival of tourists has coincided with a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases.

The chair of the Senate says $171,000 have gone missing.

In an unprecedented speech, Ilham Aliyev blasted the “socialist economic model” behind his country’s largest companies.

Our monthly briefing on China in Central Asia.

“They don’t have enough drugs. Don’t believe the statistics.”

Denialism and conspiracy theories about the disease appear to be in retreat as more and more people are infected.

The economy is set to contract sharply this year as a result of the crisis.

The coronavirus has continued to spread rapidly, and President Ilham Aliyev put the blame on residents who don’t wear masks.