Kyrgyzstan's government is opening makeshift hospitals in seven regions of the country to cope with a rising number of COVID-19 cases.
Kyrgyzstan Opens Makeshift Hospitals As COVID-19 Cases Rise
- By RFE/RL
![A 570-bed makeshift hospital in Kyrgyzstan's northwestern Talas region, which officially recorded its first COVID-19 cases in June.](https://gdb.rferl.org/c853849e-733e-4b90-be14-5f06c245e36c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A 570-bed makeshift hospital in Kyrgyzstan's northwestern Talas region, which officially recorded its first COVID-19 cases in June.
![As of July 9, the Talas region had recorded more than 80 coronavirus cases and two deaths. The area was closed to visitors at the end of June.](https://gdb.rferl.org/1a3607c9-c786-4bd3-b98e-967a3647a8d9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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As of July 9, the Talas region had recorded more than 80 coronavirus cases and two deaths. The area was closed to visitors at the end of June.
![COVID-19 patients receive treatment at a makeshift hospital in the southwestern Kyrgyz city of Jalal-Abad.](https://gdb.rferl.org/713fba4e-0393-4b81-95d0-4994796a92e3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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COVID-19 patients receive treatment at a makeshift hospital in the southwestern Kyrgyz city of Jalal-Abad.
![Hospitals in Jalal-Abad say they are getting more than 150 new COVID-19 patients a day.](https://gdb.rferl.org/774fe0a3-fee5-4695-a8ca-3dc475d296d0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hospitals in Jalal-Abad say they are getting more than 150 new COVID-19 patients a day.
![Workers set up a makeshift hospital in a Jalal-Abad gym on July 8. Health officials in the region say they need 300 more oxygen concentrators. Of the 372 concentrators currently available to Kyrgyz doctors, 23 are not working.](https://gdb.rferl.org/ca3d6135-b3f1-499e-8da3-c93f951a2ec9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers set up a makeshift hospital in a Jalal-Abad gym on July 8. Health officials in the region say they need 300 more oxygen concentrators. Of the 372 concentrators currently available to Kyrgyz doctors, 23 are not working.
![More than 1,000 beds for COVID-19 patients are being prepared at a day hospital in Kyrgyzstan's Batken region. Currently, beds are ready in the Kyzyl-Kiya and Leilek districts. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/d3acfc73-50d3-4063-8c76-ea7a2d8e1156_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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More than 1,000 beds for COVID-19 patients are being prepared at a day hospital in Kyrgyzstan's Batken region. Currently, beds are ready in the Kyzyl-Kiya and Leilek districts.
![Neighboring Uzbekistan has donated protective gear and lab equipment to help Kyrgyzstan's Batken region deal with the rising number of COVID-19 cases.](https://gdb.rferl.org/9cac0d35-5f3e-4929-a6e4-626ac8d4514e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Neighboring Uzbekistan has donated protective gear and lab equipment to help Kyrgyzstan's Batken region deal with the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
![Makeshift facilities will be used to provide medical care to infected patients if there is a shortage of hospital beds. Some 1,790 temporary beds have been prepared in case the Batken region's 435 hospital beds fill up.](https://gdb.rferl.org/e3bb0a44-f9a5-413c-8839-443948dfc70e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Makeshift facilities will be used to provide medical care to infected patients if there is a shortage of hospital beds. Some 1,790 temporary beds have been prepared in case the Batken region's 435 hospital beds fill up.
![Government official Akylbek Osmonaliev (right) inspects makeshift hospitals in the Issyk-Kul region.](https://gdb.rferl.org/672fb6b3-772f-485f-8e70-2f1fdf1bc74d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Government official Akylbek Osmonaliev (right) inspects makeshift hospitals in the Issyk-Kul region.
![More than 1,300 new beds have been set up in Issyk-Kul.](https://gdb.rferl.org/1a505fbb-b1c4-4a07-a8b7-f56db20c4767_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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More than 1,300 new beds have been set up in Issyk-Kul.
![Personal protection equipment is being stockpiled for medical workers.](https://gdb.rferl.org/7815737f-7ec5-47ba-8315-7884f2db0f7f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Personal protection equipment is being stockpiled for medical workers.
![Medical personnel working in Issyk-Kul.](https://gdb.rferl.org/ea43e990-a9b2-4e0e-b8e5-8a486fbe6b81_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Medical personnel working in Issyk-Kul.
![A hospital in the eastern city of Karakol in the Issyk-Kul region on July 9](https://gdb.rferl.org/b0389f49-5c63-4e22-8cf9-ef4ba5d679cd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A hospital in the eastern city of Karakol in the Issyk-Kul region on July 9
![A 829-bed day hospital has also been opened in Kyrgyzstan's Naryn region to deal with a rise in COVID-19 cases.](https://gdb.rferl.org/529ae18a-9f82-4c8b-81e5-11e60555c225_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A 829-bed day hospital has also been opened in Kyrgyzstan's Naryn region to deal with a rise in COVID-19 cases.
![There are also scores more beds available in other districts such as At-Bashy, Ak-Talaa Jumgal, Kochkor, and Naryn.](https://gdb.rferl.org/ffb716b0-792a-4a45-b22c-f488ec55bf24_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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There are also scores more beds available in other districts such as At-Bashy, Ak-Talaa Jumgal, Kochkor, and Naryn.
![On July 9, 18 new coronavirus cases were recorded in the Naryn region bringing the total number of people with infections there to 604.](https://gdb.rferl.org/924abd7b-400e-4628-a360-71a8f195673e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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On July 9, 18 new coronavirus cases were recorded in the Naryn region bringing the total number of people with infections there to 604.
![Medical staff at a school in the Dordoy district of Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/595cd100-f257-4452-a5c5-4c933af70df5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Medical staff at a school in the Dordoy district of Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek.
![A Bishkek school gym transformed into a makeshift hospital.](https://gdb.rferl.org/eb1b8ca2-a3a0-40e3-9498-5ca3618101da_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Bishkek school gym transformed into a makeshift hospital.