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5,000 people are taking part in the trials.

Medics say they are actively discouraged from seeking the compensation.

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

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

Batken has already reimposed restrictions.

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

The tourist season was a disaster, with visitors down almost 90 percent. The taxman has not been sympathetic.

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.

Kyrgyz officials have drawn up a list of 31 countries from which people can visit.

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

Some of the purported cures spreading on social media are dangerous.

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.