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Public gatherings of more than 20 have been banned and media coverage heavily restricted.

Kazakhstan has declared a one-month state of emergency.

Many fear another currency devaluation as oil prices plummet, but the government claims it has the situation under control.

The plan targets the tourism sector but leaves others wondering what they will do as coronavirus ravages the global economy.

The three cases are the first official reports of the novel coronavirus in Central Asia.

Mosques have been shuttered and shoppers are stockpiling food.

Central Asia claims zero cases of coronavirus, but the economic symptoms are everywhere. This and more in our monthly briefing on Chinese business in the region.

Borders close, food prices jump, and the president prays. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The advice came as Georgia reported two cases of the virus, and neighboring Azerbaijan, one.

Armenia went farther than most of Iran’s neighbors, closing its border for two weeks. Azerbaijan, meanwhile, was the only country to have not closed its border with Iran at all.

The hidden impact of coronavirus, a new secret police chief, and reading the government’s imagined data to understand its priorities and mindset. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.