Representatives of the Permanent Mission of Uzbekistan to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva and the State Customs Committee of the country held virtual talks with the staff of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
The Interregional webinar, organized by the Regional Secretariat of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence (CBRN CoE) for South East and Eastern Europe on “COVID-19 contact management: Best practice and country experience”, has been held within the framework of the European Union Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative (EU CBRN CoE), as well as the European Union Project 53 “Strengthening the National Legal Framework and Provision of Specialized Training on Bio-Safety and Bio-Security in Central Asian Countries”.
Uzbekistan’s textile industry began manufacturing protective medical overalls based on one hundred percent cotton hydrophobic fabric.
On August 4 this year, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Gilbert Houngboand and Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sardor Umurzakov signed a financing agreement in the amount of million within the framework of the 2nd phase of the project “Diversification and Modernization of Agriculture”, via videoconference.
As of August 5, 10:30, the number of coronavirus infected in Uzbekistan has reached 27,314 (+267) people, the Ministry of Health reports.
789 patients have fully recovered from coronavirus yesterday.
Hotel Pro LLC, with the support of the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Tourism Development, created BookHotel.uz website to help citizens arriving from abroad and foreign guests of Uzbekistan wishing to spend quarantine in a hotel at their own expense.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has organized a temporary hospital at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Sports Complex in Tashkent. Qualified specialists have already begun to accept patients.
Member of the headquarters for fighting the coronavirus Khabibulla Akilov, speaking on Uzbekistan-24 TV channel, said that the country’s healthcare system and authorities are ready to ease lockdown restrictions.
