In connection with the who-declared pandemic of a new COVID-19 virus infection, a telephone “hotline” has been launched in Turkmenistan around the clock. It was launched by the Ministry of health and medical industry in order to inform the population about the epidemiological situation in the country, measures taken to prevent the import of coronavirus and methods of protection and prevention from this disease.

Phone "The hotline" works on the room 73-95-35 can call anyone.

As the infectious disease doctor on duty at this number told "Turkmenportal", most often people call the “hotline” with questions about where you can take a test for coronavirus and whether there are cases of infection with this infection in Turkmenistan?

"I can reassure everyone: there are no cases of coronavirus infection in Turkmenistan, the doctor on duty at the hotline told “Turkmenportal”. – And you can take a test for coronavirus in any clinic. To do this, you need to pass the necessary tests – a smear from the nose and oropharynx. This is called PCR (polymerase chain reaction). The tests will be ready in 6 hours."

An outbreak caused by a new coronavirus was recorded in late 2019 in Central China, spread to most countries of the world and was recognized by the world health organization as a pandemic.