▁virus , ▁and ▁exper ts ▁suspect ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁spread ing ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁un report ed . ▁ ▁Pre vention ▁On ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁Turk men istan ▁Airlines ▁announced ▁the ▁susp ension ▁of ▁fl ights ▁to ▁Bang k ok ▁and ▁Be ij ing ▁and ▁took ▁out ▁char ter ▁fl ights ▁of ▁Turk men ▁citizens ▁there . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁February , ▁Turk men istan ▁began ▁ref using ▁the ▁entry ▁of ▁citizens ▁from ▁countries ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁virus . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁March ▁three ▁foreign ▁trav ellers , ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁diplom ats ▁of ▁an ▁Arab ▁country , ▁were ▁denied ▁entry ▁when ▁they ▁fle w ▁from ▁Al mat y , ▁Kaz akh stan . ▁Their ▁flight ▁was ▁di vert ed ▁to ▁Tür k men ab at ▁and ▁after ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁Ash g ab at , ▁they ▁were ▁all ▁put ▁on ▁a ▁flight ▁to ▁Ist an bul . ▁ ▁From ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁import ation ▁and ▁spread ▁of ▁coron av irus ▁in fection , ▁all ▁aircraft ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Turk men istan ▁from ▁abroad ▁are ▁being ▁redirect ed ▁to ▁the ▁Turk men ab at ▁International ▁Airport . ▁Pass engers ▁arriv ing ▁from ▁outside ▁of ▁Turk men istan ▁are ▁being ▁exam ined ▁for ▁signs ▁of ▁the ▁virus . ▁A ▁delivery ▁mechanism ▁has ▁been ▁established ▁if ▁necessary ▁for ▁patients ▁in ▁an ▁inf ect ious ▁dise ases ▁hospital . ▁The ▁air port ▁medical ▁center ▁is ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁personal ▁protect ive ▁equipment .