Tajikistan reports first coronavirus death

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Last Updated : May 04 2020 | 6:53 PM IST

The Central Asian nation of Tajikistan has reported its first coronavirus death.

The Health Ministry of the ex-Soviet country that borders Afghanistan to the north said on Monday that three people infected with coronavirus have died.

Tajikistan reported its first 15 coronavirus cases on April 30. The number of infections climbed to 230 Monday, nearly half of them in the capital, Dushanbe.

Tajikistan is one of the poorest ex-Soviet nations and its healthcare system could be hard pressed to cope with the contagion.

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First Published: May 04 2020 | 6:53 PM IST

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