961 coronavirus cases were officially confirmed in Uzbekistan on February 3, the Ministry of Health said. 457 cases were detected in Tashkent city. 116 cases were confirmed in Tashkent province, 71 - in Fergana province, 57 - in Samarkand province and 48 - in Surkhandarya.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Beijing on February 4 to attend the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, the presidential press service said.

During plenary session of the Senate, the senators considered creating a commission of the Senate on cooperation with the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea.

On February 1, Tashkent received the deliver the first batch of 20 electric buses intended for the Toshshahartranskhizmat company, the company's press service said. Electric buses of the ZK6128BEVG model are produced by the Chinese Yutong Bus.

In January-November 2021, Russia exported $1.36 billion worth of 675 tons of vaccines, Ksenia Bannikova, the chief of the non-resource sector economy of the Center for Strategic Research, told RIA Novosti, citing data from the Federal Customs Service.

On February 2, the President chaired a government meeting on improving the waste management system and the environmental situation, and the urgent tasks of implementing the nationwide Green Area project.

Schools, colleges, lyceums and universities (including non-state educational institutions) of Uzbekistan will resume full-time in-person education from February 7. This is stated in the decision of the Anti-Coronavirus Commission, the Ministry of Health reported.

Finland has approved the grant to Uzbekistan for the project: Strengthening the Uzbekistan meteorology potential, Dunyo news agency reported.

The Tepa (Kultepa) archaeological site in the Parkent district of the Tashkent province suffered enormous damage due to the illegal sale of part of the land to a brick production plant, the Anti-Corruption Agency reported.

An administrative case has been opened against the former chief of Cinematography Agency of Uzbekistan Firdavs Abdukhalikov for alleged awarding contracts to the Sevimli TV channel owned by his son, daughter and wife.

The Special Anti-Coronavirus Commission scrapped the requirement for a 10-day isolation at home or in a hotel for passengers of flights from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, Egypt, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic, reported the Ministry of Health.

The head of state signed a decree appointing Muzaffar Kamilov as presidential adviser on relations with public and religious organizations, his spokesman Sherzod Asadov said.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a new five-year, $10 million Youth Workforce Development and Entrepreneurship Activity in Uzbekistan.

In response to the climate emergency of Uzbekistan, the Government of Japan approved provision of funding close to one million USD ($956,147) in order to unite the efforts with the United Nations Development Programme and implement a joint project on “Building the climate resilient livelihoods of horticultural producers in Fergana Valley in Uzbekistan”.

Sherzodkhon Kudratkhoja was elected as the new chairman of the National of Electronic Media’s Association of Uzbekistan (NEMA). The decision was made at a meeting of the Association on February 1, UzReport TV reported.

A booming online industry specialising in fake passports with official visas and travel stamps is offering people with links to Islamic State the opportunity to leave Syria and travel onwards to the UK, EU, Canada and the US, a Guardian investigation has found.

On February 1, 2022, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan (MoH) signed on Grant Agreement for 794 million Japanese yens (approximately $6.9 million USD) on the “Project for Improvement of Medical Service at the Innovative Clinic under the Medical Institute of Karakalpakstan” by Official Development Assistance of Japan. Signing of Grant Agreement has marked as a start of procedures on supplying of medical equipment to the Innovative Clinic under the Medical Institute of Karakalpakstan.  

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a pardon decree, with pardon measures applied in relation to 63 citizens, Uzbekistan 24 reported.

The joint project of Uzbekistan Airports and Uzbekistan Airways with the support of the Ministry of Transport involves the implementation of direct low-cost flights to nine Russian cities, Uzbekistan Airports said.

ID-cards can now be obtained at public service centers along with police migration and citizenship departments, the press service of the Public Services Agency said.