Turkmenistan to organize special medical groups for coronavirus testing across country

AKIPRESS.COM - President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov gave instructions to prevent the COVID-19 infection from entering the country, during a working meeting with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Purli Agamyradov and Minister of Education Mammadmurad Geldiniyazov, Trend reports. President ordered to analyze the health status of all citizens of Turkmenistan and to take care of necessary preventive measures.
Turkmenistan will strengthen work on revealing possible coronavirus cases in the country.
The special groups of medical workers will be created, the check-ups should be started from kindergartens, secondary and higher educational institutions, said the president.
Berdimuhamedov also said that the younger generation has to be explained the need to comply with sanitary and hygienic standards. He also noted that in order to be healthy they have to be engaged in sports.
To date, there are no cases of coronavirus in Turkmenistan.