newszine
Tajikistan’s excess mortality data belie COVID-19 denialism
4 days ago tajikistannewsgazette.com Comments Off on Tajikistan’s excess mortality data belie COVID-19 denialism
According to an annual digest produced by the State Statistics Agency that has been obtained by Eurasianet, 41,743 people died in Tajikistan last year. That is 8,649 more than in 2019 and a 26 percent increase over the average number of deaths recorde... Read More
World Bank provides another grant to Tajikistan to further strengthen its health care capacity
4 days ago tajikistannewsgazette.com Comments Off on World Bank provides another grant to Tajikistan to further strengthen its health care capacity
These additional resources are expected to further help Tajikistan to protect the poorest households from the direct impacts of the pandemic, by strengthening the healthcare system and emergency social assistance. The World Bank says with this second... Read More
US coronavirus deaths now surpass combat fatalities in three wars
5 days ago tajikistannewsgazette.com Comments Off on US coronavirus deaths now surpass combat fatalities in three wars
On February 6 last year, COVID-19 claimed its first victim on U.S. soil: a 57-year-old woman in Santa Clara County, California. Less than three months later, the death toll surpassed the number of U.S. soldiers killed in combat during the nine-year-lon... Read More
In Tajikistan, COVID-19 Patients, Families Scoff At Pledge Of ‘Free Treatment’
1 week ago tajikistannewsgazette.com Comments Off on In Tajikistan, COVID-19 Patients, Families Scoff At Pledge Of ‘Free Treatment’
Tajik authorities insist that state-owned medical facilities, such as this one in Khujand, offer "completely free" treatment for COVID-19. Patients say they quickly learned the truth.Abdurahmon Rahmonov recalls being admitted to Dushanbe's Shifobakhsh ... Read More
World Bank to provide more than US$21.1 million to Tajikistan to support COVID-19 vaccine rollout
1 week ago tajikistannewsgazette.com Comments Off on World Bank to provide more than US$21.1 million to Tajikistan to support COVID-19 vaccine rollout
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has already approved additional financing for the Tajikistan Emergency COVID-19 Project in the amount of $8.63 million for the procurement and delivery of internationally approved COVID-19 vaccines.“This am... Read More
Statistics show Central Asia undercounting official COVID death figures
1 week ago tajikistannewsgazette.com Comments Off on Statistics show Central Asia undercounting official COVID death figures
But new research shows that official death figures in many parts of Central Asia and the former Soviet Union are vast undercounts, Eurasianet says.Ariel Karlinsky at Hebrew University in Israel and Dmitry Kobak at the University of Tübingen in Germany... Read More
No New COVID-19 Cases Registered Over the Past Day
2 weeks ago tajikistannewsgazette.com Comments Off on No New COVID-19 Cases Registered Over the Past Day
There were no new cases of COVID-19 over the past day, reported the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population.As of February 16, 13,308 infected cases have been registered, of which 13,218 or 99.3% have recovered. The overall number of... Read More
Tajikistan and Afghanistan Discuss Security Cooperation
2 weeks ago tajikistannewsgazette.com Comments Off on Tajikistan and Afghanistan Discuss Security Cooperation
On February 14-16, the Chairman of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan Saimumin Yatimov paid a working visit to Kabul in order to take part in the International Conference on combating terrorism and expansion of regional cooperation... Read More