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Coronavirus proliferation in Uzbekistan continues

26 March 2020 14:44 (UTC+04:00)
Coronavirus proliferation in Uzbekistan continues

By Trend

Three more Uzbek citizens have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of infected people in the country to 59, Trend reports citing the Ministry of Health.

The first case of Coronavirus infection in Uzbekistan was detected on March 15 in the laboratory of the Research Institute of Virology - an Uzbek woman who had returned from France. The Ministry of Health later said that her son, daughter, husband and grandson also tested coronavirus-positive.

The outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan - which is an international transport hub - began at a fish market in late December 2019. The number of people killed by the disease has surpassed 21,300. Over 471,000 people have been confirmed as infected. Meanwhile, over 114,800 people have reportedly recovered.

Some sources claim the coronavirus outbreak started as early as November 2019. Several countries are working on a vaccine against the new virus.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11 declared COVID-19 a pandemic.

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