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5,000 people are taking part in the trials.

In the early days of the pandemic, Georgia enjoyed one of the most enviable rates in the world. Things began to fall apart in late summer.

Travel bans, dams and Russian fans. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Rights activists blasted the authorities' use of force.

Acting President Japarov came to power on the crest of rallies, but will he know how to deal with them as leader?

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

The Georgian government’s strict, successful early response earned it political dividends. But with a new outbreak, that success is coming under question.

With their borders still largely closed, Georgians hit the beach and let their guard down. The epidemiological result was inevitable.

Beijing is eager to show solidarity as the coronavirus pandemic rumbles on.

Crowds are flocking to visit a new botanical wonderland that stands as testimony to the sway the billionaire chairman of the country’s ruling party holds over the nation.

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

Kazakh activists are outraged at how their government kowtows to Beijing.

234,000 pneumonia cases from earlier this year will not be included in the tally.

If Georgian Dream wins a third consecutive term as Georgia’s governing party – a feat no party has achieved before – it will largely have COVID-19 to thank.

Beijing wants its neighbors to believe it is not abandoning them.