Another 10 people were diagnosed with coronavirus in the morning of March 20, the Ministry of Health said, thus, bringing the total number of infected to 33 people.

The Uzbekistan Ministry of Justice commented on the statements by Gulnara Karimova on her possible returning to Uzbekistan of part of funds seized in foreign countries in exchange of her release.

Five more people were diagnosed with the coronavirus COVID-19, among whom three relatives of a woman who arrived from Paris, as well as in two passengers of flights from Istanbul and London. The number of confirmed cases reached 23, the Ministry of Health said.

According to the Health Ministry, the number of Uzbeks infected with coronavirus has reached 13. The wife of the man who arrived from London, who had previously been diagnosed with coronavirus, was also tested positive.

President of Uzbekistan on March 16 signed paving way for privatization of the state-owned Uzbekistan Publishing House, Gafur Gulom Publishing House and Teacher Publishing House.

On March 18, the Tashkent city criminal court ended the trial against Gulnara Karimova and members of the criminal group organized by her, the press service of the Supreme Court said in a statement.

Travel companies, public organizations and large industrial enterprises are recommended to suspend promoting domestic tourism until the situation with the spread of coronavirus in Uzbekistan is stabilized. This decision was made on March 17 by a special commission of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Tourism Committee said.

On March 17, the U.S. Embassy handed over personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Agency for Sanitary and Epidemiological Wellbeing (ASEW) as part of the United States’ second PPE donation to Uzbekistan to prepare for the potential spread of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19.

Durdona Rakhimova was appointed deputy mayor of Tashkent city in charge of youth policy, social development and education, replacing Elbek Shukurov, who in February was named the deputy minister of sports, the Tashkent city mayor's office said in a statement.

On March 16, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Census Bill into Law. The document was passed by the Legislative Chamber on November 21 and approved by the Senate on February 28.

The government of Uzbekistan has decided to automatically extend the validity of all visas to foreign citizens currently in the country until April 10, with no overstay penalties to be levied, the Deputy PM Aziz Abdukhakimov said.

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 coronavirus in Uzbekistan has reached ten, the Health ministry said. The spouse of a passenger who arrived from Istanbul and another passenger on the same flight were said to be infected with coronavirus.

The Commonwealth 2020 military exercises of the military units of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan were held at the Fakhrobod training ground in Tajikistan’s Khatlon province. In the drill were present the defense ministers Bakhodir Kurbanova and Sherali Mirzo, the Uzbek Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

It was warm weekend, and the stretch of warm weather will continue for this week, with Monday and Tuesday being very warm and dry, the Uzhydromet said. The temperature these days will be at around + 23 degrees, while in the north, south and desert zone - up to + 26 ... + 28 degrees.

The Citizenship Bill in the new edition was signed on March 13 by the President of Uzbekistan. The document was published in the Xalq So’zi newspaper and will take effect six months later, with the exception of Articles 6 and 45 and paragraph 1 of Article 55, which will take effect on April 1.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations today sent humanitarian aid to Iran consisting of protective equipment and medicines due to the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, the ministry said.

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 coronavirus in Uzbekistan has reached six, the Ministry of Health said. The spouse and grandson of the infected woman who arrived from France were tested positive for the virus.

Uzbekkino (Uzbek cinema) national agency suspends cinemas as part of measures taken by the government to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, the agency said.

Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov, who was appointed as the head of the formed National Commission for Prevention and Spread of Covid-19, reported on measures taken by the government to prevent the spread of coronavirus at a briefing Sunday.

The laboratory of the Institute of Virology On March 15 at 6:00 AM found coronavirus Covid-19 in the blood of an Uzbek national, who returned from France, the chief sanitary doctor, director of the Agency for Sanitary and Epidemiological Well-Being Bahrom Almatov said.