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71 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country to 4,834 as of the evening of June 11, according to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP). asiaplustj.info »
The number of coronavirus cases in the country exceeded half a million after 8,779 new infections were reported on June 11, Russia’s emergency task force said in a daily report. Recoveries reached 261,150 after 8,367 more people were successfully cured and discharged from hospitals, it added. asiaplustj.info »
Chronicles of Turkmenistan reports that there are no people except guards and staff in the quarantine zone and the specially-designated department of Turkmenabat’s infectious diseases hospital, where citizens who had arrived in Turkmenistan from other countries and locals who might potentially test positive for COVID-19 were placed. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday June 10, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and World Bank Vice-President for Europe and Central Asia Anna Bjerde discussed by video conference issues related to cooperation between Tajikistan and the World Bank, including Tajikistan’s response to the global COVID-19, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
According to an official statement, Bahrom Inoyatzoda was relieved of his post of mayor of Kulob and arrested on corruption charges. Meanwhile, friends of the former Kulob mayor consider that Kulob mayor suffered because of his words addressed to the head of the communication service agency Beg Sabourov, father of the son-in-law of President Emomali Rahmon. asiaplustj.info »
Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper house of parliament) Speaker, Rustam Emomali has signed a decree to convene the second session of the Majlisi Milli of the sixth convocation. The session will take place on June 26 and Majlisi Milli members will discuss a number of bills amending some country’s laws. asiaplustj.info »
The COVID –19 Tajikistan Situation Report # 109 June 2020 , which was produced by the Office of UN Resident Coordinator and OCHA HAT in collaboration with international partners and covers the period of June 2-8, 2020, says that Tajikistan’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP) reported that as of June 8, 1,701 healthcare workers (36% of total asiaplustj.info »
73 new cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in Tajikistan over the past day, bringing a total number of officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country to 4,763 as of the evening of June 10. asiaplustj.info »
Torrential rain on June 9 caused a series of mudslides that damaged rural roads in the areas subordinate to the city of Roghun. The Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan says the mudslides damaged rural roads of the villages of Lughuri Bolo, Shohi Aslon, Sangi Surkh and Kali Bed in the Sicharogh jamoat. asiaplustj.info »
A new car bridge over the Tejen River at the Sarakhs–Sarakhs checkpoint along Iran’s common border with Turkmenistan was inaugurated on June 8 with the presence of the Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami and Turkmenistan’s Minister of Construction and Architecture Rahim Gandymov, IRNA reports. The bridge is 96 meters long and 15. asiaplustj.info »
A Muslim cleric and his relatives in Tajikistan's southern province of Khatlon have been sentenced for being members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group. Bobojon Sherali, a judge at the Khatlon regional court, told RFE/RL on June 9 that an imam of the Central Mosque in the Vose district, Muhammadsaid Akramov, and his relatives were sentenced the previous day. asiaplustj.info »
Pamir Youth Network has organized the online charity concert of the musical band “Baraka.” The online concert will take place on June 15 and to get to the concert it is necessary to make donation on an official fundraising site: gf.me/u/x54b8k . asiaplustj.info »
Dushanbe police have launched the Teen Operation to detect teenagers strolling idly around the city and going out in public without face masks. Over the first day (June 9) of the Operation alone, 93 teens strolling around the city without face masks have been detected in the city, according to the Dushanbe Police Department press center. asiaplustj.info »
Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has ordered to determine the exact number of draft age youth living in the Tajik capital before the autumn conscription campaign that will start in the country on October 1. asiaplustj.info »
Mosques in Tajikistan may reopen for indoor services within the next few days, Tajik grand mufti Saidmukarram Abduqodirzoda told Asia-Plus Tuesday (June 9) afternoon. “The next meeting of the Shuroi Ulama (Council of Ulema -- (Tajikistan’s highest Islamic institution) that will take place in the near future will discuss the issue of reopening mosques. asiaplustj.info »
Speaking at the media briefing on COVID-19, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, noted on June 8 that that the number of new daily cases worldwide had hit a new high on Sunday, a sign that the pandemic appeared to be worsening. asiaplustj.info »
81 new cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in Tajikistan over the past day, bringing a total number of officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country to 4,690 as of the evening of June 8. asiaplustj.info »
Six residents of the Khuroson district in the Khatlon province are charged with calls for mass disorders, according to Radio Ozodi . The Prosecutor-General’s Office has reportedly instituted criminal proceedings. asiaplustj.info »
Yuzhnaya Street in Dushanbe’s 64th neighborhood unit will be closed for traffic on June 10, according to the Dushanbe Administration press center. The street will be closed for traffic from the Korvon market to Dushanbe’s Southern Gate. asiaplustj.info »
The Minneapolis ex-policeman accused of killing unarmed black man George Floyd on June 8 made his first court appearance, where his bail was set at 1.25 million U.S dollars. Media reports say prosecutors cited the “severity of the charges” and public outrage as the reason for upping his bail from US$1 million. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan reported on June 8 that 575 new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Afghanistan yesterday. Kabul was reportedly on the top of the list with 193 new cases, followed by Herat with 151. asiaplustj.info »
The State Unitary Enterprise Dushanbevodokanal (Dushanbe municipal waterworks – DVK) has signed a contract for the rehabilitation of the south sewage collector in Dushanbe. The contract is a part of the Dushanbe Water Supply and Sanitation Project financed by a $41 million grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), ADB’s Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM) said on June 9. asiaplustj.info »
80 new cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in Tajikistan over the past day, bringing a total number of officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country to 4,609 as of the evening of June 8. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon has sent the draft amendments proposed by the government to the country’s tax code for consideration to the parliament. asiaplustj.info »
A man who set himself on fire near the finance department in the city of Kulob has died of his injuries, deputy head physician of the central regional hospital in Kulob, Saidanvar Islomov, told Asia-Plus Monday afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
Mayor of the southern city of Kulob, Bahrom Inoyatzoda, has been arrested on suspicion of corruption. The public relations center of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) says Bahrom Inoyatzoda was arrested on June 8. asiaplustj.info »
Sixteen Polish health workers arrived in Dushanbe by a special charter flight yesterday night to assist their Tajik colleagues in combating the new coronavirus (COVID-19). First Deputy Minister of Health and Social Protection of the Population, Ms. asiaplustj.info »
Over the past two weekend days Saturday and Sunday, the number of the officially confirmed cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) has increased in Tajikistan by 159 cases, bringing a total number of the officially confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 4,529. asiaplustj.info »
83 new cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) were officially reported in Tajikistan on Saturday, bringing a total number of the officially confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country to 4,453 as of June 6, 2020. asiaplustj.info »
81 new cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) were officially reported in Tajikistan on Friday, bringing a total number of the officially confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country to 4,370 as of June 5, 2020. asiaplustj.info »
In response to a series of floods that wreaked havoc across large parts of Tajikistan in mid-May, the European Union is providing EUR 80,000 (close to 920,000 Tajik Somoni) in humanitarian aid funding to assist the most vulnerable communities. asiaplustj.info »
The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) are initiating a combined $2.6 million response to COVID-19 in Tajikistan over the next twelve months. asiaplustj.info »
The second lab for implementation of COVID diagnostic test has been launched in the Tajik northern province of Sughd. The lab has been launched at the central district hospital in the launched in the Bobojon-Ghafourov district, according to the Sughd government press center. asiaplustj.info »
Human health is the dominant issue these days in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. But what are the causes, and above all, what can we all do together to prevent such pandemics in the future? One answer could be to better protect our environment and natural resources – but would this really help to prevent the outbreak of diseases like COVID-19? asiaplustj.info »
As part of its response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on June 4 provided one-off take-home food rations to 24,000 vulnerable families whose children benefit from WFP’s school feeding program in Tajikistan, according to the WFP Country Office in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The deposit-taking microfinance institution (MFI) IMON International says that in the framework of its socially responsible policy it has provided 180,000 somoni to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population to meet the needs of health facilities across the country. asiaplustj.info »
The number of daily confirmed cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) is increasing in Tajikistan. Thus, 98 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the country over the past day, which was 7 cases more than on June 3 and 10 cases more than on June 2. asiaplustj.info »
The Civil Aviation of Tajikistan and the Russian Embassy in Dushanbe say the air traffic between Tajikistan has not yet been restored and it will remain closed until the coronavirus situation is stabilized. asiaplustj.info »
Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda proposes to impose punishment for going out in public without a face mask and violating distancing rules. He noted this on June 4 at a regular sitting of the Republican Commission for Prevention of the Further Spread of Coronavirus (Commission), according to the Prime Minister Secretariat. asiaplustj.info »
U.S. media reports say the Trump administration moved Wednesday to suspend passenger flights of four Chinese airlines to and from the United States starting on June 16. The four airlines affected by the order are Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines. asiaplustj.info »
According to official data from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population, 91 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Tajikistan over the past day, bring a total number of the confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 4,191 as of June , 2020. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first quarter of this year, the national budget has allocated 344 million somoni (TJS) for enhancement of the health sector, which is only 78. 1 percent of a projected volume, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF). asiaplustj.info »
A regular sitting of the Republican Commission for Prevention of the Further Spread of COVID-19, presided over by Prime Minister, Qohir Rasoulzoda, took place in Dushanbe on June 2. It was noted during the meeting that in May alone, the number of labs for implementing COVID diagnostic test increased in Dushanbe from one to four that allowed carrying out more than 15,600 PRC-based tests. asiaplustj.info »
An annual meeting of shareholders of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) NBO Roghun took place at the National Library of Tajikistan on June 30. According to information posted on NBO Roghun’s website, ten issues have been tabled to the meeting’s agenda. asiaplustj.info »
The Associated Press ( AP ) says that undeterred by curfews, protesters streamed back into the nation’s streets Tuesday, hours after President Donald Trump pressed governors to put down the violence set off by George Floyd’s death and demanded that New York call up the National Guard to stop the “lowlifes and losers. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s Red Crescent Society will pay monthly allowances to 500 orphans during a year. They will receive US$100.00 per month. According to the press center of Tajikistan’s Red Crescent Society, the allowances will be paid to the orphans upon the agreement with the Government of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Assailants beating Asia-Plus journalist Abdullo Ghurbati have been identified and fined. They turned out to be residents of the Khuroson district Suhrob Boboyev, Abdulmajid Davlatov and Qurbonali Ghulomov. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Kyrgyz Service reported on June 2 that a Kyrgyz national has been hospitalized with a gunshot wound in another shooting near a disputed segment of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border. The Kyrgyz Border Guard Service reportedly said on June 2 that the incident took place overnight in the southern Batken region. asiaplustj.info »
237 Tajik nationals who had been stuck on the Kazakh-Uzbek border due the coronavirus crisis were brought to Tajikistan in the evening of June 2, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
According to official data from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population, 87 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Tajikistan over the past day, bring a total number of the confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 4,100 as of June 2, 2020. asiaplustj.info »
