Turkmenistan: Winds of strange Officials continue to insist that airborne dust, and not coronavirus, is the cause for alarm. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jul 28, 2020
Kazakhstan to merge pneumonia and coronavirus cases, but only from Aug. 1 234,000 pneumonia cases from earlier this year will not be included in the tally. Almaz Kumenov Jul 23, 2020
Kazahkstan: Coronavirus alarm forcing quick fixes for China trade The Nur Zholy crossing has seen lines up to 50 kilometers long. Jul 23, 2020
Turkmenistan: A fishy situation Turkmenistan spins a WHO mission, foreign laborers flee, and electricity news. This and more in our weekly bulletin. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jul 21, 2020
Kazakhstan: Pink lake threatened by lockdown-weary visitors Sightseers were pillaging the lake for mementoes. Almaz Kumenov Jul 21, 2020
Kazakhstan: Grieving families count human cost of coronavirus Families of the dead blame corruption for undermining the healthcare service, and the government for failing to prepare in earlier stages of the pandemic. Joanna Lillis Jul 20, 2020
Pneumonia fudge hiding scale of Central Asia's coronavirus emergency Doctors in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are growing angry at what they see as little more than a face-saving, statistical trick. Almaz Kumenov, Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Jul 16, 2020
Turkmenistan: Schrodinger’s coronavirus Turkmenistan is finally going into lockdown – without admitting it has any cases of coronavirus. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jul 14, 2020
Kazakhstan: Website seeks to put faces to coronavirus tragedy The president has extended a second lockdown in recognition of the scale of the crisis. Almaz Kumenov Jul 13, 2020
Kazakhstan: Nur-Sultan revelry sparks ire as coronavirus crisis escalates City authorities said they hoped the feast would cheer up frontline medical workers. Almaz Kumenov Jul 7, 2020
Turkmenistan: Guess WHO’s coming to dinner Precautions against the spread of COVID-19 may only have been adopted on the eve of the WHO team’s deployment as a piece of theater. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jul 7, 2020
Here’s looking at EAEU #2: Trading places China is evidently the market on which the EAEU is pinning its hopes of export diversification. Here’s looking at EAEU Jul 2, 2020
Kazakhstan imposes lockdown-lite to stem coronavirus surge The number of overall confirmed cases has risen to 42,500. Almaz Kumenov Jul 2, 2020
Turkmenistan: It’s my party, and I’ll go if I want to Micromanagement, avoidance, and the regime’s helpless fig-leaf – this and more in our weekly Turkmenistan bulletin. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jun 30, 2020
Kazakhstan pivoting back to robust lockdown Infections have increased sevenfold since lockdowns were eased. Almaz Kumenov Jun 29, 2020