Russian military instructors have begun training for Uzbek servicemen at the Sazagan military training facility in Samarkand province, the Uzbek Ministry of Defense said.

The Ministry of Health has begun publishing statistics on the incidence of pneumonia along with data on new cases of coronavirus.

On 29 June 2021 was held the first award ceremony for Uzbek Universities “Entrepreneurial University Award” organized by British Council, the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan and ChangeSchool London. The winner of the Enterprising University of the Year award became Tashkent State Technical University.

The National Anti-Coronavirus Commission takes decision on temporary ban of all public events such as festive mass events, sports competitions, as well as concerts, festivals, theater and film programs, regardless of whether the event is held in an open area or indoors from August 1, the Ministry of Health said.

On July 5, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with the Russian President Vladimir Putin, the presidential press service said in a statement.

Today, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a telephone conversation with the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, the presidential press service said in a statement.

On July 2, the President signed a decree On additional measures to ensure transparency and improve the efficiency of public procurement.

On July 2, 2021, a government delegation led by the Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov held talks in Washington with the Special Representative of the United States for Reconciliation in Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Abnormal heat by 5-8 degrees Celsius higher than average, due to the moving of heat wave from Iran, is expected in Uzbekistan on July 6-8, Uzhydromet said. In the daytime, the air temperature copuld hit 41-43 degrees, and in the north, south and desert zone of the country - up to 44-46 degrees.

More than 685.5 thousand people in Uzbekistan have been fully vaccinated from April 1, when the vaccination commenced through June 30, the Ministry of Health said.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will meet with the President of the UN General Assembly for the 75th session Volkan Bozkır this week, the president’s spokesman Sherzod Asadov announced at a briefing.

The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is expected to visit Uzbekistan, announced the Azerbaijan’s Ambassador Huseyn Guliyev on 2 July during talks with the Uzbek Deputy PM Sardor Umrzakov.

The Ministry of Health reported that Uzbekistan received the delivery of 40,000 doses of component 1 of the Sputnik V vaccine last night.

On July 1, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with the Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, to reaffirm the strategic security partnership between the United States and Uzbekistan and to discuss the evolving security situation in the Central Asia region, the U.S. Department of Defense said.

A number of social networks are being restricted in Uzbekistan due to violation of requirement to keep local personal data of Uzbek citizens at local data centers, said the State Inspectorate for Control in Area of Informatization and Telecommunications ("Uzkomnazorat").

With Earlyone innovative flow management solution, Uzbekistan is taking another step towards digital transformation. Two major Uzbek banks have already confirmed to test pilot the Earlyone's solution.

The United States welcomes the upgrade of Uzbekistan’s ranking in the annual Trafficking Against Persons (TIP) Report from Tier Two Watch List to Tier Two. 

Today, the United States through its Agency for International Development (USAID), delivered 131 tons of food aid worth $399,213 to Uzbekistan. The shipment contains a nutritious vegetable and legume mix for distribution to health and social care settings and vulnerable households.

In a statement the health ministry said that 476 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the country yesterday, with 4 patients dead.

The Government issued a Resolution on June 29 creating Uzbekistan-Finland Pedagogical Institute in place of the Pedagogical Institute under the Samarkand State University, the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education said.