Self-isolation regimen introduced on April 1 is to become mandatory from April 6 in Tashkent, Nukus, as well as provincial centers. This decision was adopted at a meeting on April 4 by the Special Republican Commission to Combat Coronavirus.

The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reached 310, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Most cases were among citizens who were quarantined, the statement added. As of 10:00 on April 5, more than 100 thousand people were in stationary and home quarantine.

The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced an additional contribution to Uzbekistan’s efforts to combat COVID-19.

Mass testing for coronavirus is not planned in Uzbekistan, the chief state sanitary inspector Nurmat Atabekov announced at a briefing on Wednesday.

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Uzbekistan has reached 173, the chief state sanitary inspector Nurmat Atabekov announced on Wednesday.

The Russian billionaire of Uzbek origin Alisher Usmanov donated US$ 20 million to the Public Fund “Mehr-Shafqat wa Salomatlik” (Mercy and Health), Uzbekistan 24 reported.

The Jack Ma Foundation and the Alibaba Foundation today announced donations of essential medical supplies to seven more countries, namely Azerbaijan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

From 6:00 a.m. March 30 to April 20, vehicle circulation in Tashkent, Nukus and provincial centers, as well as between provinces, will only be allowed with a special permit in the form of a sticker issued by public service centers. The decision was taken by the Special Republican Commission to Combat Coronavirus.

The number of detected cases of coronavirus in Uzbekistan reached 133, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Uzbekistan increased by 13 and reached 88, the Ministry of Health said.

From 6:00 on March 27, the ingress to Samarkand will be closed for all vehicles, including buses, minibuses and cars, the governor’s office said.

The number of coronavirus cases confirmed in Uzbekistan has increased by 10 to 75 in one day, the Ministry of Health said.

From 00:01 AM today, the ingress and egress from Tashkent city of all types of transport will be closed, including buses, cars, aircraft and rail transport. This decision was taken on Monday by the Special Republican Commission for the Control of Coronavirus, according to the Koronavirus Info Telegram channel.

On March 24, there will be showers in some areas of Uzbekistan, with the temperature dropping to +15 to +20 degrees. Only in the northern provinces there will be no precipitation, Uzhydromet reported.

Uzbekistan Airways cancels all domestic flights from 00:01 on March 24 for an indefinite period, the company said. The Uzbekistan Foreign Ministry also warned that due to the airline’s crew being quarantined after returning from countries with an unfavorable epidemiological situation, charter flights for carrying of foreign citizens from Uzbekistan are being delayed for three days.

Starting from March 24, all retail points of non-food products, construction materials, automotive, household appliances and others and shopping centers in Tashkent have been temporarily closed, the mayor’s office said.

According to the Health Ministry, the number of Uzbeks infected with coronavirus has reached 49. Two men who arrived from Russia, and the wife of a patient who returned from Turkey were tested positive for coronavirus.

The briefing on anti-coronavirus measures is being held with the participation of the chief of the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance Authority/Chief State Sanitary Inspector Nurmat Otabekov. 

Starting from March 20, passenger bus, car, rail and air services to foreign destinations will be suspended for 40 days, the Ministry of Transport said.

Sherzod Asadov was appointed deputy foreign minister of Uzbekistan, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Prior to that, he worked as the Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Austria and the Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and other international organizations in Vienna.