In Turkmenistan, whatever you do, don’t mention the coronavirus
ASHGABAT — Authorities in Turkmenistan have yet to admit there are any cases of the coronavirus in the country. Now, officials are making sure the word doesn’t appear in print or casual conversations either.
Tractors, herbs, vodka, saunas? Some leaders offer strange, unhelpful advice on warding off COVID-19
The way the leader of tightly controlled Turkmenistan sees it, there’s an ancient remedy for warding off the coronavirus: burning a wild herb known as hamala.
Belarus’s authoritarian president had similarly folksy advice for cabinet mini…