1,545 people tested for coronavirus in Kyrgyzstan – Health Minister

AKIPRESS.COM - To date, 1,545 people were tested for coronavirus in Kyrgyzstan, said the Health Minister Kosmosbek Cholponbayev at the press-conference in Bishkek on Mach 13. According to him, all test were negative. A group of students, who arrived from Chinese Wuhan, were the first to be tested for coronavirus in Kyrgyzstan on Feb 2.
"There are enough of tests. Kyrgyzstan receives COVID-19 tests from Russia, Turkey and WHO. Japan and China also agreed to help with the provision of tests. We do not buy tests, this is all international humanitarian aid. These are tests that meet international standards," he said.
6 laboratories of Kyrgyzstan have equipment for testing. Each laboratory may conduct up to 150 coronavirus tests daily. The test accuracy is 95-97%, which is very high, said minister.
In Feb, the WHO representatives arrived in Kyrgyzstan, checked all the laboratories of the republic and noted that laboratories comply with international standards, he added.