WHO Gets Go-Ahead From Government To Begin COVID-19 Testing In Turkmenistan

Nazrin Gadimova

A team of World Health Organization (WHO) experts has finally received permission from the Turkmenistan government to conduct independent COVID-19 testing in the Central Asian country, WHO’s Regional Office for Europe has revealed.

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