The President of Uzbekistan received a congratulatory message on the occasion of his birthday on July 24 from the heads of state, government and parliaments of foreign countries, prominent statesmen and public figures.

By the decision of the Special Anti-Coronavirus Commission, lockdown restrictions, in effect until August 1, have been extended until August 15.

The government of Uzbekistan purchased 1,300 oxygen concentrator and 20 PCR machines and antiviral drugs from China. The plane with the cargo landed in Tashkent, Uzbekistan 24 reported.

Zehavit Ben-Hillel has been appointed the new Israeli ambassador to Uzbekistan, Dunyo news agency reported. Prior to her appointment to Uzbekistan, Zehavit Ben-Hillel worked as the head of the Public Affairs department of the Israeli Foreign Ministry. She will replace Eduard Shapira, who headed the Israeli Embassy since 2017.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a government meeting Thursday on the fight against coronavirus, the presidential press service said.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Uzbekistan increased by 489 (498 a day earlier) and reached 18,868, the Ministry of Health said. 54 cases were detected in a quarantine center near Tashkent in those who arrived from abroad and 435 in those who were tested.

The military-industrial complex of Uzbekistan will perform the modernization of T-64 tank, the State Committee for the Defense Industry said.

The government of the Republic of Korea sent to Uzbekistan the second batch of humanitarian cargo including 206,000 medical masks (KF94), the Korea Republic embassy said.

The CIS countries are set to adopt a cooperation program in the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes until 2030, the Uzbekistan Foreign Ministry said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a bill into law permitting limited liability companies to issue bonds, the Capital Market Development Agency said.

The Cabinet of Ministers by its July 22 Resolution has simplified the import of a number of drugs and some types of medical equipment, the press service of the Cabinet said.

The State Committee of Uzbekistan for Defense Industry, together with one of the country's major enterprises for special equipment, Kran Va Maxsus Texnikalar LLC, has manufactured the prototype of Tarlon light armored vehicle.

The European Regional Office of the World Health Organization delivered to Uzbekistan a humanitarian aid worth over US$ 4 million and weighing about 85 tons, the WHO office in the country said in a statement.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Uzbekistan as of July 21 stood at 17,881, having increased by 567 (562 a day earlier), the Ministry of Health said.

An Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Uzbekistan will arrive in December, the press service of the Foreign Ministry said.

The second meeting of the subcommittee on cooperation in the field of transport of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between Uzbekistan and the Russian Federation took place via videoconference. On behalf of Uzbekistan was present the Minister of Transport Elyor Ganiev, while the Russian delegation was headed by the First Deputy Minister of Transport/Head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Alexander Neradko.

As of July 19, 2020 at 11:30 pm, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Uzbekistan has reached 17,314, the Ministry of Health said.

As reported earlier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó visited Tashkent on July 16, and held talks with Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Minister Sardor Umurzakov, Energy Minister Alisher Sultanov and other members of the Uzbek government.

Additional water intake from the reservoir of Tajikistan will be carried out for irrigation of lands in three provinces of Uzbekistan.

Medical facilities in Tashkent are being equipped with ambulances based on Uzavtosanoat’s Volkswagen Caddy, Isuzu D-Max and Chevrolet Damas, the company said in a statement.