Tag: COVID-19
Back to School in Kyrgyzstan
A primary school teacher teaches her students at the start of the new school year in the remote village of Ak Shirak in Kyrgyzstan. Although the start of the school… [...]
Back to School in Kyrgyzstan
A young pupil waits for his first lesson in the 2021 school year. As a relic from the Soviet era, pupils in Kyrgyzstan proudly wear their uniform. The mouth-nose protection,… [...]
Family Time
23 year old Ali Umarov with his son at home in Sary-Mogol after work. Ali began working in tourism in the 7th grade. His father Umar Tashbekov was the director… [...]
Masterclass
The 58-year old Buunisa Termechikova in the workshop of the Ethnological Museum in Sary-Mogol. With a participant of her master-class they apply hair on the dolls they fabricated. Buunisa opened… [...]
Pilaf with the family
Buunisa Termechikova eating pilaf with her daughter and guests at her home in Burgan-Suu village. She is director of the Ethnological museum in Sary Mogol. Her guest house is located… [...]
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Abdilla’s Family
Abdilla Tashbekov and his family during a lunch in their house in Sary-Mogol. Since 2012, Abdilla has been the director of CBT Sary-Mogol. He used to work mainly in… [...]
Covid-19: Kazakhstan starts rollout of its QazVac jab
This Monday 26 April, Kazakhstan started rolling out its homegrown Covid-19 vaccine, QazVac. A symbol of Kazakhstan’s scientific potential, QazVac should eventually lead to a significant increase in vaccinations in… [...]
Retrun to Sary-Mogol
The village of Sary-Mogol, in south-eastern Kyrgyzstan, has an official population of 5,200 and is located near the 7,134-metre-high Lenin Peak. As the peak is a very popular… [...]
Mass vaccination programme starts in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan’s Covid-19 vaccination programme has started in Tashkent, Nukus and 12 regions across the country. In the first stage, vaccines are free and prioritised for clinically vulnerable groups and medical… [...]
Tajikistan’s tourism industry collapses in the wake of COVID
According to official statistics the number of tourists visiting Tajikistan fell by 72 per cent from 2019 to 2020. A version of this article was published on Novastan’s French… [...]
Kazakhstan’s second lockdown told by those who lived it
As parts of Kazakhstan face new restrictions in 2021, Novastan looks back at life during the country’s second lockdown, from 5 July to 16 August 2020. Strict measures were enacted… [...]
Covid-19: Kazakhstan to use colour-coded system through new app
Kazakhstan is testing a new app, Ashyq, to restrict access to businesses depending on the user’s Covid-19 status, indicated by one of four colours. The app, currently in its testing… [...]