▁taken ▁out ▁its ▁citizens ▁from ▁countries ▁inf ected ▁with ▁coron av irus ▁like ▁China , ▁Russia , ▁Turkey ▁and ▁Bel arus . ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁of ▁Turk men istan ▁has ▁restricted ▁fre ight ▁transport ▁for ▁the ▁whole ▁month ▁of ▁April ▁due ▁to ▁COVID - 1 9 . ▁ ▁Re por ters ▁Without ▁B orders ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Turk men istan ▁had ▁b anned ▁the ▁word ▁" cor on av irus " ▁and ▁that ▁people ▁could ▁be ▁arrested ▁for ▁we aring ▁mask s ▁or ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁pan demic . ▁The ▁organization ▁later ▁corrected ▁their ▁report , ▁clar ifying ▁that ▁the ▁word ▁itself ▁was ▁not ▁b anned , ▁but ▁maintained ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁removed ▁from ▁inform ational ▁bro ch ures ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁was ▁restrict ing ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁virus ▁and ▁providing ▁" very ▁one - s ided ▁information ". ▁According ▁to ▁Chron icles ▁of ▁Turk men istan , ▁state ▁media ▁did ▁not ▁begin ▁reporting ▁on ▁the ▁measures ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁until ▁ 2 5 ▁March . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁pan demic , ▁President ▁G urb ang uly ▁B erd im uh amed ow ▁ad vised ▁burning ▁the ▁medic inal ▁her b ▁harm ala ▁to ▁fight ▁dise ases , ▁though ▁it ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁scientific ally ▁investig ated ▁as ▁a ▁treatment ▁for ▁coron av irus ▁and ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁explicitly ▁mention ▁COVID - 1 9 . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁concern ▁about ▁economic ▁problems ▁in ▁Turk men istan ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁pan demic , ▁given ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁trade ▁with