“We cannot introduce a lockdown in Kyrgyzstan,” Minister of Health and Social Development Alymkadyr Beishenaliev has declared.
He reminded that the country’s economy suffered greatly last year due to lockdown.
“Then we took loans, funds from donors and were able to get out,” he said.
The minister added that if a lockdown were introduced, there would be a crisis: the country would not be able to pay salaries, benefits and pensions.
“We cannot introduce the lockdown. On the contrary, the tourist season was opened in Issyk-Kul. Our doctors are working hard there. As you can see, there are not many sick people,” he said. (24.kg/Business World Magazine)