Starting from May 8, one of three lockdown levels will take effect in the provinces - Red, Yellow and Green. According to the decision of the Special Anti-Coronavirus Commission, in all provinces, regardless of the level of lockdown, a number of previously introduced requirements and restrictions will remain.

The Senate will convene for its fourth plenary session on May 11 in a video conference format, the press service of the Senate said.

Starting May 8, following the assessment of the sanitary-epidemiological situation, in Tashkent and in the provinces the lockdown measures shall apply based on the levels assigned to them - Red, Yellow or Green. The decision was made by the Special Anti-Coronavirus Commission on Wednesday.

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC/CAR) has pledged $6.8 million to support governments in Central Asia in managing the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, including $2.07 million for Uzbekistan.   

The Foreign Ministers of Uzbekistan and China Abdulaziz Kamilov and Wang Yi held telephone conversations, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Based on the specific indices - number of cases and the recovered, Red, Yellow and Green levels will be assigned to districts and cities, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said at the government meeting on Tuesday.

On the morning of May 1, a partial collapse of the dam occurred on the Sardoba reservoir in Syrdarya province. As a result of the flood, damage was caused to settlements and crops in the Sardoba, Akaltyn and Mirzaabad districts, with 4 people dead, buildings, roads, communications damaged, and over 60 thousand people evacuated from 22 villages in three districts.

Vehicle permits (stickers) will be canceled and personal vehicles will be allowed to circulate, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said at the government meeting on Tuesday.

Four people died, one went missing as a result of a flood due to the burst of the Sardoba reservoir dam on May 1 in Syrdarya province, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said at the government meeting on Tuesday.

On May 4, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbay Jeenbekov, the presidential press service said.

3750 business entities of Andijan province were allowed to resume activities with restrictions from Monday, the governor's office said in a statement.

Two officers of the National Guard, who were involved in the rescue operations after the dam burst at Sardoba reservoir, were carried away by a strong stream of water, the National Guard said.

On May 4, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a government meeting on enhancing efficiency in the energy sector and optimizing energy consumption, the presidential press service said.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in cooperation with the Standardization, Metrology and Certification Agency of Uzbekistan (UzStandard) published a comprehensive manual for Uzbekistan’s farmers and agri-firms that will help them compete in international markets by adopting good agricultural practices in line with the international GLOBALG.A.P. standard. GLOBALG.A.P. is the world's largest agriculture certification program, setting criteria for agribusinesses and minimizing the risks of tainted food entering world markets.

Criminal case was opened under Official negligence and Violation of rules for mining, construction or explosive works safety charges after the flood which was caused by the burst of Sardoba reservoir dam on May 1, the General Prosecutor's Office said on Sunday.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Saturday again visited the Sardoba reservoir and watched the restoration of the dam, which had bursted on the eve, the presidential press service said.

As the coronavirus pandemic empties the bustling bazaars that have long dominated Uzbekistan’s food trade, supermarkets are driving into the vacuum, foreseeing a reshaping of food retail should social distancing become the new normal, Reuters said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited Syr Darya province in connection with the burst in the dam on Sardoba reservoir. A government commission has been formed, measures have been taken to evacuate and assist the population. The necessary forces and means were used to block the burst; at present, the water leak has been stopped, the presidential press service said.

The water outflow from the Sardoba reservoir has been stopped. The flood in Sardoba was not observed in other parts of the province, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.

On May 1, at about 5:55 AM a water leak or spill-over occurred from the sixth picket wall of the Sardoba reservoir dam in Syr Darya province. As a result, water flooded thevillage of Kurgantepa in Sardoba district, the Ministry of Emergencies said in a statement.