Ex-Parliament Speaker of Kyrgyzstan in intensive care due to COVID-19

AKIPRESS.COM - Ex-parliament speaker Mukar Cholponbayev is in intensive care with coronavirus infection.
Cholponbayev was taken to the state infectious hospital on May 5.
"He was transferred to the intensive care unit on May 12 as his health condition worsened. To date, the patient is put on a ventilator, his condition is critical," the nationawide operative team for coronavirus prevention reports.
Cholponbayev served as Minister of Justice of Kyrgyzstan in 1993-1995. In 1995-1996, he was the Speaker of the parliament. Until 2000, he was a member of parliament.
He ran for presidency in the 2017 elections.