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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.

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.

Our monthly briefing on China in Central Asia.

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

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

As coronavirus cripples the territory’s tourism season and Russia has stopped sending aid, Abkhazia faces a 10 percent GDP decline this year.

Most foreign leaders stayed away, but Putin’s Central Asian crew is a dependable lot.

Tens of thousands of Uzbek workers are trying to get home. In Uzbekistan itself, however, not everybody is eager to see them.

Many Chinese workers have been stuck in Central Asia during the coronavirus lockdown, forced to work overtime to meet production quotas.