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Nine employees of Government House diagnosed with COVID-19

Due to an increase in the number of cases of coronavirus infection, employees of the central offices of state bodies undergo express testing for COVID-19 starting from January 10. Own sources in the Presidential Executive Office told 24.kg news agency.

At least 602 employees of the presidential administration, the Department of Presidential Affairs, the State Guard Service of the State Committee for National Security were tested this morning.

Based on the results of express testing for COVID-19 in the administrative building of the Government House, nine employees tested positive, and they were sent for PCR testing.

The administration noted that they are currently at home and await test results. It is known that express testing is planned to be carried out in the central offices of all state bodies.

According to unofficial data, several people have already been infected with coronavirus infection in the Presidential Executive Office. They are in isolation at home. It became known on January 5 that the Chairman of the State Committee for National Security Kamchybek Tashiev was hospitalized with suspected pneumonia.

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