The Uzbekistan unemployment rate due to the coronavirus pandemic is at 14-15%, Minister of Employment and Labor Relations Nozim Khusanov said.

In Uzbekistan, a special republican commission to combat coronavirus has unveiled new restrictions on Wednesday.

Ukrainian low-cost airline SkyUp Airlines has applied for operating regular flights to Uzbekistan, the Ukrainian Aviation Authority said.

MPs proposed to adopt a capital amnesty law, the press service of the Legislative chamber said. The proposal was made during the round table organized by the Committee on the Budget and Economic Reforms of the Legislative Chamber together with factions of political parties.

The Ministry of Transport is considering resuming regular flights with several foreign countries, Navruz Ashurmatov, spokesman for the ministry, said at a briefing at the Information and Mass Communications Agency on Tuesday.

The first item in the program of the stay of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev in the capital of the Russian Federation, Moscow, was the negotiations with the Russian President Vladimir Putin, the presidential press service said.

Feruza Makhmudova became Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uzbekistan to Israel. Her candidacy was approved by the Senate in plenary session on Friday.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has accepted the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin and will pay a working visit to Moscow on June 23-24, the presidential press service said in a statement.

The number of confirmed coronavirus infection cases in Uzbekistan as of 10:00 on June 22 increased by 43 and reached 6,358, the Ministry of Health said.

An expert from Turkey, Orhan Sivrikaya, has been appointed deputy chairman of Uzbekistan Airways, the company’s data on the Corporate Information Portal noted.

Foreign tourists will be paid a compensation of $3,000 if they get infected with COVID-19 in Uzbekistan, according to a decree signed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

Starting January 1, 2021, Uzbekistan will introduce a unified system for calculating tourist fees, which will allow to monitor the quality of services and the number of hotel beds, as well as control the entry and exit of foreign citizens.

The branch of the University of Economics and Technology of Turkey (TOBB) will open in Tashkent from the 2020/2021 academic year, it follows from the Cabinet of Ministers resolution of June 17.

Dilshod Akhatov has been appointed the new ambassador of Uzbekistan to India, repalcing Farhod Arziev was appointed the first deputy foreign minister in February, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

The president Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a video-conference on the development of services and domestic tourism Tuesday.

According to the Republican anti-epidemic and prevention of spread of COVID-19 headquarters, Tajikistan will resume flights to the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan from July 1, Asia-Plus reported.

Japan donated Uzbekistan 500 million yen (nearly US$ 4.5 million) for the purchase of medical equipment to combat coronavirus infection.

According to UzA, Abdulaziz Khaydarov became the new executive director of the extrabudgetary Pension Fund under the Ministry of Finance.

On June 12, the Minister of Transport signed a Decree introducing Open Sky policy at Uzbekistan airports, the Ministry of Transport reported.

In response to COVID-19, the United States through USAID and in partnership with the Ministry of Public Education is working with the Sesame Workshop, the makers of Sesame Street, to distribute important health and safety public service announcements in Uzbekistan. Sesame Workshop’s COVID-19 media content package, “Caring For Each Other,” was specifically developed to address the challenges faced by young children and their families during the pandemic.