Twelve health workers test positive for COVID-19 in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan confirmed 41 new cases of COVID-19 as of April 11, taking the tally to 339.

There are 12 healthcare workers among the infected, according to local media.

So far, the country has reported five coronavirus-related deaths.

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged in late 2019 in China’s Hubei province, and the virus has spread to 210 countries and territories since then.

To date, COVID-19 cases surpassed 1,600,000 globally, resulting in more than 370,000 recoveries and over 100,000 deaths.

On February 11, the WHO officially named the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as COVID-19, and on March 11, declared it a pandemic.