20 units of multifunctional medical beds was delivered to Uzbekistan on May 23 as part of international cooperation in the fight against coronavirus infection from South Korea as humanitarian aid, Dunyo news agency said.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Uzbekistan at 17:00 on May 23 stood at 3,089 (+11), the Ministry of Health said.

Two persons were arrested as part of the criminal case on the partial collapse of the Sardoba reservoir dam, the General Prosecutor's Office of Uzbekistan said.

The Turkish government has sent 50 mechanical ventilators to Uzbekistan. The humanitarian aid arrived on a charter flight from Istanbul to Tashkent on May 21, Dunyo reported.

On the occasion of the sacred Eid al-Fitr holiday and in line with clause 23 of article 93 of the Uzbek Constitution on May 21, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Pardoning of a Group of Persons Serving Prison Sentences, Who Demonstrated Sincere Repentance and Have Chosen the Right Path Decree, UzA reported.

With the COVID-19 pandemic raging all over the globe, safeguarding nutrition and agriculture is vital for every country. Sharing experiences and coordinating policy work are critical building blocks for achieving this goal.

As of 16:00 on May 19, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Uzbekistan stood at 2,825 (+23), the Ministry of Health said.

On May 15, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted the Measures to organize activities of the National System of Advancing Qualification, Knowledge and Skills in Uzbekistan Resolution.

Tashkent welcomes the signing of a power-sharing agreement between the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the former Prime Minister Abdullah Abdullah, the Foreign ministry said in a statement.

Starting May 18, the vehicles circulation without permits in Yellow lockdown areas is allowed between 06:00 to 22:00, with no more than four people allowed in the car’s interior, the special commission said in a statement added.

The initiative to organize World Nomad Games with the motivation to revive, develop and preserve national games of the Turkic peoples was put forward by the Kyrgyz Republic at the 2nd Summit of the Turkic Council held in Bishkek in 2012. The proposal was strongly supported by the Heads of State of the Member States of the Turkic Council and so far, three rounds of World Nomad Games have been staged with the support of the Member States and the Secretariat of the Turkic Council.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Uzbekistan as of 10 AM on May 15 reached 2,652, the Ministry of Health said.

The grandson of late Uzbek leader Islam Karimov has published on his sister Iman’s Instagram page a list of assets confiscated from his mother, Gulnara Karimova, in Uzbekistan.

The Special Republican Commission for the Control of Coronavirus in Uzbekistan allowed the resumption of certain activities on May 15.

Lockdown measures introduced by the Special Republican Commission have been extended until June 1, the commission said in a statement. While, from May 18, some domestic air and rail operations will also be resumed.

The National Interbank Processing Center LLC (NIPC - Uzcard brand) has changed the ownership, it follows from the data of the Unified State Register of Enterprises and Organizations.

The 2019 parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan took place under improved legislation and with greater tolerance of independent voices but did not yet demonstrate genuine competition and full respect of election day procedures.

On May 13, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a government meeting to discuss the epidemiological situation and further relax lockdown restrictions based on proposals from governors, the presidential press service said.

The MPs of the Milliy Tiklanish Party backed Sherzod Kudbiev for the position of Chair of the State Tax Committee to replace Bekhzod Musaev who will be moving to the Deputy Prime Minister job, the party leader Alisher Qodirov announced on his Telegram account.