In “Covid-free” Tajikistan the president’s sister dies: children punch the Minister of Health

MOSCOW – Tajik denial was literally slapped. For months, the authorities of the former Soviet Republic denied the spread of the virus. On January 26, the president Emomali Rahmon he had even proclaimed in front of Parliament: “Tajikistan today is free from Covid-19”. Six months later, despite the grotesque denials, the latest wave also infected 10 members of his family.