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COVID-19
A new coronavirus, designated COVID-19 (ex 2019-nCoV), was identified in late 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China’s Hubei province, after people developed pneumonia without a clear cause and for which existing treatments were not effective. The virus has shown evidence of human-to-human transmission, and the number of transmissions appeared to escalate in mid-January 2020, with several countries across Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific reporting cases.
For daily updates on the pandemic, we highly recommend following Dr. Chris Martin on YouTube.
Otherwise, this Wikipedia page documents the chronology and epidemiology of the new coronavirus responsible for the 2019-20 epidemic. However, it appears to be highly politically biased:
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ADB Assesses Economic Losses in Kazakhstan
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Coronavirus and Central Asia
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Iran Economic Monitor
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Asia Is Lying
24 June 2020, by Babak KHANDANI -
Here We Are Again!
11 May 2020, by Catherine BISSON-SERIAN -
The World after 2019-nCoV
31 January 2020, by Nazar TAMASHEVSKA -
What Erdogan Wants
13 March 2020, by Babak KHANDANI -
Uranium Market amid COVID-19
4 August 2020
News items
- 3 June 2021 – Kyrgyzstan Pleads with the EU to Invest in Batken
- 15 May 2021 – Scientists Call for Investigation of Wuhan Lab
- 12 May 2021 – Remittance Flows Remain Strong During COVID-19 Crisis
- 12 May 2021 – OPEC Reiterates Global Oil Demand Forecast for 2021
- 12 May 2021 – Kyrgyzstan Economy to Rebound in 2021-22
- 10 May 2021 – UAE Bans Entry of Travellers from Pakistan
- 10 May 2021 – India’s Top Carmaker Extends Shutdown
- 10 May 2021 – Karachi Streets Deserted as COVID Lockdown Kicks Off
- 30 April 2021 – Over 3,500 Deaths/Day in India
- 27 April 2021 – Turkey to Enter Full Lockdown from April 29 to May 17
- 17 April 2021 – India’s Health Ambassador Dies a Day after Taking COVID Vaccine
- 6 April 2021 – Almaty to Begin Mass Coronavirus Vaccination
- 5 April 2021 – OPEC+ to Ease Restrictions on Oil Production
- 1 April 2021 – Mass Vaccination against Coronavirus Begins in Uzbekistan
- 31 March 2021 – GDP of EDB Countries Down 3% in 2020
- 31 March 2021 – Kazakhstan: 12 Cases of the British Variant of the Coronavirus
- 30 March 2021 – Paki President, Defence Minister Contract Coronavirus
- 28 March 2021 – Flights from Kazakhstan to Turkey Remains Suspended
- 27 March 2021 – COVID-19: Japan Grants $137 mln Loan to Uzbekistan
- 26 March 2021 – Russia to Resume Air Traffic with Tajikistan
- 24 March 2021 – Interview: Paul Griffiths, Dubai Airports CEO
- 19 March 2021 – A Nowruz with Cautions in Kazakhstan Due to the Pandemic
- 18 March 2021 – EBRD Provides $25 mln to Uzpromstroybank
- 17 March 2021 – COVID-19 in Kazakhstan: 10,000+ Schoolchildren Infected
- 17 March 2021 – Weddings Still Restricted in Tajikistan
- 10 March 2021 – Moscow Likely to Keep Face Masks after Spring
- 6 March 2021 – Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Losses Pile Up
- 5 March 2021 – OPEC+ Prolongs its Production Cuts into April
- 25 February 2021 – Kazakh Restaurant Industry Loses 70% of Its Income Due to the Pandemic
- 24 February 2021 – Coronavirus Causes $5.2 bln Losses to Iran’s Tourism
- 19 February 2021 – German University Study Concludes COVID Came From Wuhan Lab Leak
- 17 February 2021 – IMF: COVID-19 Having Short-Lived Impact on Uzbekistan
- 13 February 2021 – Clashes Erupt at Protest in Beirut
- 4 February 2021 – Kazakhstan to Compensate for Overproduction under OPEC+ Deal
- 3 February 2021 – Kyrgyzstan to Vaccinate against COVID-19 in 3 Stages
- 1 February 2021 – Turkmenistan Begins Mass Vaccination
- 31 January 2021 – Dubai Restaurants Offer Discount to Vaccinated
- 28 January 2021 – Almaty to Close Cinemas, Theaters to Curb COVID-19
- 28 January 2021 – Iranian Soccer Champion Succumbs to COVID-19
- 19 January 2021 – IEA Revises Global Oil Demand Downwards
- 18 January 2021 – COVID-19 Spreads at Tengiz Oilfield
- 5 January 2021 – OPEC+ Agrees on Oil Production Cuts for February and March
- 28 December 2020 – Iran to Receive 150,000 Doses of Pfizer Vaccines
- 19 December 2020 – Kazakhstan to Roll Out COVID Mass Vaccination from March
- 9 December 2020 – Sputnik V Supply Talks with Turkey Ongoing
- 4 December 2020 – Uzbekistan Receives First Samples of Sputnik V Vaccine
- 2 December 2020 – ADB Approves $100 mln Grant to Support Afghanistan’s COVID-19 Response
- 1 December 2020 – Coronavirus: the Wuhan Files Leak
- 24 November 2020 – Aged 50+ Barred from Travelling between Turkmen Regions
- 7 October 2020 – COVID-19 to Add as Many as 150 mln Extreme Poor by 2021
- 22 September 2020 – Aeroflot to Begin Flights to Bishkek
- 17 September 2020 – Russia to Resume Flights with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
- 17 September 2020 – OPEC+ May Hold Extraordinary October Meeting
- 16 September 2020 – Unemployment in Kazakhstan Jumped by 46% Due to the Pandemic
- 16 September 2020 – International Tourist Numbers Down 65% in First Half of 2020
- 14 September 2020 – Kazakhstan Purchases 2 mln Doses of Russian Flu Vaccine
- 11 September 2020 – India Industrial Output Shrinks for 5th Month
- 9 September 2020 – Tengiz Output Drops 100,000 b/d in Q2, 12% on Year
- 9 September 2020 – Kazakhstan to Resume Flights with Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan
- 5 September 2020 – India Passes through 4th mln Cases of Coronavirus
- 3 September 2020 – Uzbekistan Resumes Regular Flights with 5 Countries
- 1 September 2020 – Uzbekistan Reopens Border with Kyrgyzstan
- 20 August 2020 – Millions Likely Infected by Coronavirus in New Delhi
- 20 August 2020 – EU Commits over €8 mln in Response to COVID-19 in Iran
- 20 August 2020 – Coronavirus Restrictions for another Week in Iran
- 19 August 2020 – Kazakhstan Resumes Flights with 7 Countries
- 18 August 2020 – AIIB Approves $100 mln Loan to Uzbekistan for COVID-19
- 18 August 2020 – Turkmenistan Extends Suspension of Train Traffic
- 17 August 2020 – AIIB’s First Loan to Kyrgyzstan
- 17 August 2020 – The First Day of School in Tajikistan in the Midst of Summer
- 17 August 2020 – OPEC+ Compliance with Oil Output Cuts in July around 97%
- 17 August 2020 – No Consensus in Russia Sputnik V
- 17 August 2020 – Kyrgyzstan’s GDP to Fall by 10% in 2020
- 15 August 2020 – Flights between Kazakhstan and Turkey to Resume from September 1st
- 14 August 2020 – Russian Docs Wary of Rapidly Approved COVID-19 Vaccine
- 13 August 2020 – Uzbekistan Eases Entry Restrictions on COVID-19
- 12 August 2020 – Kazakhstan to Discuss Purchase of Russian COVID-19 Vaccines
- 12 August 2020 – OPEC Doubts about 2021
- 10 August 2020 – Turkmen State Employees to Pay for Coronavirus Tests
- 10 August 2020 – Iranian Newspaper Closed down after Expert Doubts Official Coronavirus Figures
- 10 August 2020 – Kazakhstan Postpones Census to 2021
- 10 August 2020 – Aramco’s Profit Plunges
- 8 August 2020 – At least 17 Loya Jirga Participants Positive for Coronavirus
- 5 August 2020 – Turkish Doctors Say COVID-19 Worse than Reported
- 4 August 2020 – Kazakh Schoolchildren to Study at Home
- 4 August 2020 – BP Halves Dividend after Record Loss
- 3 August 2020 – 8,518 Health Workers Contract COVID-19 in Kazakhstan
- 2 August 2020 – Indian Home Minister Hospitalised with Coronavirus
- 30 July 2020 – Arvand Bank 1st Tajik Lender to Benefit from EBRD Solidarity Package
- 29 July 2020 – Kazakhstan to Extend National Lockdown by 2 Weeks
- 25 July 2020 – Chief Medical Officer of Nur-Sultan Hospital Dies of Coronavirus
- 14 July 2020 – Kazakhstan Extends Lockdown until End of July
- 10 July 2020 – China Warns of an Kazakh Virus
- 8 July 2020 – Yazidi Families Head Back to Sinjar
- 6 July 2020 – AIIB Approves €661.8 mln Loan to Support Kazakhstan’s Pandemic Response
- 6 July 2020 – Kazakhstan Reintroduces Lockdown Following New Outbreak
- 3 July 2020 – Kazakhstan Suspends Use of Russian Ventilators
- 2 July 2020 – Tengizchevroil Pauses Non-Essential Projects over COVID-19
- 30 June 2020 – Iran Imposes Mandatory Mask
- 29 June 2020 – Kazakhstan May Re-Impose Lockdown
- 29 June 2020 – Terrorist Recruiters Call for Spreading Coronavirus
- 29 June 2020 – Asian Development Outlook 2020 Supplement
- 26 June 2020 – New Delhi Spiritual Centre Turned into Largest COVID-19 Hospital
- 25 June 2020 – Kyrgyzstan Considering a State of Emergency over Coronavirus Resurgence
- 24 June 2020 – Turkmenistan Dismisses US Embassy COVID-19 Alert
- 24 June 2020 – Almaty Running Out of Hospital Beds
- 22 June 2020 – Kazakhstan Witnesses Record New COVID-19 Cases
- 20 June 2020 – Kyrgyzstan Records the Deepest Decline in GDP in May in the EAEU
- 20 June 2020 – Erdogan Admits Turkey Lost in Coronavirus Fight
- 19 June 2020 – WB Finances Cash Transfers to Poor Children in Tajikistan
- 19 June 2020 – Russia Sees No Need to Extend Oil Cuts
- 18 June 2020 – ADB: $50 mln Grant to Support Tajikistan COVID-19 Response
- 18 June 2020 – Nazarbayev Tests Positive for COVID-19
- 15 June 2020 – Kazakh Health Minister Contracts Coronavirus
- 14 June 2020 – Uzbekistan Partially Opens Borders
- 13 June 2020 – Kazakhstan Partially Resumes International Flights
- 10 June 2020 – UAE Economy to Shrink by 3.6%
- 8 June 2020 – BP to Cut 15% of Workforce
- 4 June 2020 – Coronavirus Situation in Armenia Deteriorating
- 2 June 2020 – In Tajikistan, the Baccalaureate Will Be without Exams
- 2 June 2020 – Wheat and Flour Exports Ban Hurts Central Asia
- 1 June 2020 – EDB Adjusts the Repayment Schedule of the Kyrgyz-Russian Development Fund’s Debt Due to the Pandemic
- 1 June 2020 – Queue to Cremate Coronavirus Dead in New Delhi
- 1 June 2020 – Turkey Eases Coronavirus Measures
- 1 June 2020 – Armenian Prime Minister Contracted COVID-19
- 27 May 2020 – India to Evacuate its Citizens from Kazakhstan
- 27 May 2020 – Oil Consumption to Fall by $1 tln in 2020
- 27 May 2020 – US Troop in Afghanistan Down to o 8,600
- 25 May 2020 – Karachaganak Field Imposed Quarantine
- 25 May 2020 – Chartered Air Service between Turkey and Russia to Resume
- 25 May 2020 – Domestic Flights Resume in India
- 23 May 2020 – Kazakhstan, Turkey May Resume Flights in Late June
- 23 May 2020 – Arrests Made as Indian Unions Protest amid Lockdown
- 22 May 2020 – Chechen Leader Transferred to Moscow for Coronavirus
- 19 May 2020 – Kyrgyzstan to Lift most Restrictions on Coronaviruses
- 18 May 2020 – Oil at One-Month High as Restrictions Ease
- 17 May 2020 – Afghans Return Home as Pakistan Border Reopens
- 16 May 2020 – Pakistan Resumes Domestic Flights
- 16 May 2020 – US Ventilators for India
- 15 May 2020 – US-China Trade Deal May not Fall Apart
- 13 May 2020 – Underground Casino during Quarantine in Almaty
- 13 May 2020 – OPEC+ Monitoring Committee on June 8
- 12 May 2020 – Bus Services Resume Operation in Nur-Sultan
- 12 May 2020 – Aramco 1st-Quarter Net Profit Slides 25%
- 11 May 2020 – Shops Reopen in Istanbul as Lockdown Relaxed
- 11 May 2020 – Saudi Arabia Announces New Austerity Drive
- 11 May 2020 – India to Restart some Passenger Trains
- 30 April 2020 – The EDB Creates a New Instrument for Kazakhstan to Attract Roubles
- 28 April 2020 – Kazakhstan Close to Deal with Majors to Cut Output 22%
- 16 March 2020 – Turkey Reports 12 New Coronavirus Cases
- 16 March 2020 – OPEC+: Mediation Attempts Fail
- 15 March 2020 – Uzbekistan Identifies First Coronavirus Case
- 12 March 2020 – WTO Postpones June Kazakhstan Meeting
- 12 March 2020 – India Reports 1st Death from Coronavirus
- 12 March 2020 – OPEC+ Technical Committee Meeting Cancelled
- 11 March 2020 – Qatar Records 238 New Cases of Coronavirus
- 11 March 2020 – IranAir Resuming Flights to Europe
- 10 March 2020 – India Brings 58 Citizens Back from Iran
- 10 March 2020 – Turkey Confirms First COVID-19 Case
- 9 March 2020 – Crude Falls after Russia Reportedly Rejects OPEC+ Supply Cuts
- 2 March 2020 – Oil Up as Hopes of OPEC Cut
- 2 March 2020 – India Reports 2 more Cases of Coronavirus
- 2 March 2020 – Mess-up over an Infected Iranian in Georgia
- 26 February 2020 – Cargo Train Resumes Operation between China & Uzbekistan
- 24 February 2020 – Coronavirus : Tajikistan Suspends Air Links with Iran
- 23 February 2020 – Low Poll Turnout in Iran, Coronavirus Blamed
- 23 February 2020 – Iran Put in Quarantine by its Neighbours
- 22 February 2020 – Coronavirus: Already Five Fatalities in Iran
- 20 February 2020 – More Coronavirus Cases in Iran
- 19 February 2020 – Iran Confirms first Cases of CODIV-19
- 18 February 2020 – Malaysian Belt and Road Project Ask Staff to Work from Home
- 17 February 2020 – WTO Gives Gloomy Outlook for Trade, Warns of Virus Threat
- 16 February 2020 – China’s 760 mln People Locked Down
- 15 February 2020 – For Xi, China Must Keep Economic, Social Order while Battling Coronavirus
- 12 February 2020 – Iranian Woman Dies of Coronavirus
- 7 February 2020 – Potential OPEC+ Output Cuts amid Coronavirus Epidemic
- 6 February 2020 – Kazakhstan Bans Exports of Masks to China
- 4 February 2020 – Iran Evacuates its Citizens from Wuhan
- 4 February 2020 – Hyundai to Suspend Production in South Korea
- 2 February 2020 – China Reports H5N1 Bird Flu
- 1 February 2020 – Turkmenistan Airlines Suspends Air Link with Beijing
- 1 February 2020 – Trump’s Expanded Travel Ban Targets Kyrgyzstan
- 1 February 2020 – Uzbekistan Suspends Flights with China Due to Coronavirus
- 31 January 2020 – 41 Chinese Remain in Kazakhstan Hospitals
- 31 January 2020 – 61 Tajiks Studying in Wuhan
- 31 January 2020 – First Cases of nCoV in Russia
- 31 January 2020 – Pakistan Not to Evacuate Citizens from Wuhan
- 30 January 2020 – First Case of Coronavirus in India
- 29 January 2020 – First Case of Coronavirus in UAE
- 28 January 2020 – China Suspended Road Communications with Tajikistan
- 26 January 2020 – Kazakhstan to Suspend Visa-Free Entry for Chinese Passengers
