Uzbekistan nationals issued the largest number of Russia work permits in 2021, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a report on Friday.

In the Kashkadarya province,  the deputy mayor of the Mirishkor district in charge of support of the mahalla and family, Umid Yakhshiev was detained while receiving 50 thousand dollars in a bribe, announced the spokesman to the General Prosecutor's Office Khayot Shamsutdinov.

832 coronavirus cases were officially confirmed in Uzbekistan on February 6, the Ministry of Health said. 435 cases were detected in Tashkent city, 101 cases were confirmed in Tashkent province, 46 - in Fergana province, 43 - in Samarkand province.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev sent a letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president's spokesman Sherzod Asadov said.

Starting February 4, the registration and examination departments (RED) of the Tashkent Traffic Police Department have ceased to hold theoretical and practical exams for issuing driver's licenses, the press service of the Tashkent City Police Department reported.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the President of the China Xi Jinping and held talks with the participation of official delegations of the two countries.

On the sidelines of the opening events of the Winter Olympic Games, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks in Beijing with the heads of a number of states and international organizations, his spokesman Sherzod Asadov announced in his Telegram channel.

A study conducted by the World Bank estimates the costs of impacts that sand and dust storms from the dried Aral seabed have on people’s health, livelihoods, and environment in Uzbekistan. The study demonstrates that effectively implemented landscape restoration can provide benefits that far outweigh its direct economic and financial cost.

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.