Turkmenistan in Central Asia, which claims that no one is infected with the new coronavirus, appears to have approved the emergency use of a Russian vaccine and is nervous about controlling the infection.
Turkmenistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 18th that it officially registered the Russian vaccine `` Sputnik V'' for the new coronavirus, and revealed that the Russian government fund involved in vaccine development was also approved for emergency use for the first time in Central Asia Did.
In Turkmenistan, information is tightly controlled under the dictatorial political system of President Beldim Hamedov, and the Turkmenistan government claims that no one is infected with the virus.
However, in November last year, the local US embassy warned Americans living in the area that "citizens with symptoms similar to those infected with the coronavirus have been examined and quarantined in hospitals." , European media also point out that the infection may be widespread.
In addition, according to local officials, the Turkmenistan government is nervous about infection control because restaurants and other businesses are restricted in the capital Ashgabat and masks are required to be worn in public places. You can.