BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 6
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
A special COVID-19 absence certificate must be presented in order to fly to Turkmenistan, Trend reports with reference to Turkmenportal information portal.
The certificate must be provided by both citizens of Turkmenistan and foreign citizens, as well as stateless persons.
People without the certificate will not be allowed onboard, the report said.
The measure is taken within other steps prevent the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
Earlier, Turkmenistan received a shipment of medicines from the Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO/Europe) to prevent spread of infectious diseases in the country.
Last month, WHO/Europe experts worked in Turkmenistan at the request of the government, to support Turkmenistan in the aspects of preparedness and response to COVID-19.
During the visit, the sides held a meeting where Turkmenistan presented its program to fight infectious diseases. Furthermore, the Turkmen side noted that the country follows the WHO recommendations and is currently implementing a program to ensure preparedness for countering and responding to infectious diseases.
In addition, Turkmenistan is working with UN agencies to develop a third national plan that covers the humanitarian component of the country's measures to combat COVID-19.
To the date, Turkmenistan has reported no coronavirus cases.
The outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan - which is an international transport hub - began at a fish market in late December 2019.
The World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11 declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Some sources claim the coronavirus outbreak started as early as November 2019.
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