DM Monitoring
Bishkek: UN in the Kyrgyz Republic released a statement calling on political parties to exercise caution and avoid spread of COVID-19.
“The start of campaigning period ahead of the 4 October Parliamentary Election has been officially announced.
While recognizing that it is an important time whereby political parties reach out to voters so that they can make informed choices, we also acknowledge that COVID-19 has not gone away, even though the spread of the coronavirus, as evidenced by the official statistics, has fallen since its peak in July 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic remains a major global issue, negatively affecting thousands of people everyday globally.
Therefore, we call on the political parties taking part in the parliamentary election to maintain all the necessary sanitary and epidemiological measures, including social distancing, wearing mask, washing or sanitizing hands, as recommended by the Government and WHO, while organizing meetings with the population.
It is the obligation of the political parties to ensure that all the risks of potential spread of COVID-19 at their public meetings and gatherings are addressed in an adequate manner to avoid health issues and deaths among the population due to COVID-19. We also call on the Central Election Commission to insist with political parties that they show sufficient regard to the potential risks of infection of COVID-19 during political party campaigns.
If we all physically distance, clean our hands regularly, wear masks, and keep informed, we can collectively break the chains of transmission, especially as countries are getting ready for colder months with flu season,” the statement said.
Meanwhile,
In the past day, another 178 COVID-19 patients across Kyrgyzstan have recovered, the press service of the Republican Headquarters for Combating COVID-19 said.
Thus, Kyrgyzstan’s total number of recoveries from novel coronavirus has reached 39 thousand 826.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Kyrgyzstan rose to 44,403 on Sept. 6, after an overnight registration of 87 new cases.
Currently, there are 4157 active cases in the country, 589 of them are still in hospitals and 3,568 patients are receiving treatment at home.
The Republican HQ reported no death from COVID-19 during the past 24 hours, the death toll stands at 1,061.
