UZBEKISTAN COVID-19 SITUATION REPORT 7 OCTOBER 2020 (DATA AS AT 11PM, PREVIOUS DAY)

This Sitrep outlines current information on the COVID-19 outbreak in , and summarizes international partners’ support to the national response effort.

Total Cases: 59,443

Total Recovered: 56,165

Daily new cases: 365

Total Deaths: 489 (+4)

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HIGHLIGHTS • New assistance measures for tourism sector announced

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UPDATE Cumulative cases by regions as of 6 October: City: 35,767 (+180) Syrdarya: 848 Tashkent region: 11,298 (+96) Surkhandarya: 755 (+6) : 2160 Khorezm: 590 : 2001 (+30) Karakalpakstan: 585 (+10) : 1621 (+13) : 570 (+5) Kashkadarya: 1213 (+5) : 420 (+5) : 1204 : 411 (+15)

This chart shows the daily increase in confirmed new cases, as

well as a 5-day moving average which helps smooth out the ‘noise’ from short-term fluctuations by averaging the data from the last five days reported.

This map visualizes data as of 6 October 2020.

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Epidemiological update (cont’d) • On 8 October, WHO Country Office, in cooperation with • Of the 365 new cases confirmed on 6 October, 180 HQ and Regional office, will organize an orientation were detected in Tashkent City, 96 in Tashkent region, exercise for the Joint External Evaluation (JEE) of the 30 in Namangan, 15 in Jizzakh, 13 in Andijan, 10 in International Health Regulations (IHR) implementation Karakalpakstan, six in Surkhandarya, five in Fergana, in Uzbekistan. The JEE will allow a systematic analysis of five in Kashkadarya and five in Navoiy (MoH on the country’s readiness and preparedness for future coronavirus.uz). outbreaks like COVID-19. • Of the 391 new cases confirmed on 5 October, 135 were detected in Tashkent City, 106 in Tashkent Health Procurement & Supply Chain region, 38 in Jizzakh, 35 in Namangan, 24 in Bukhara, • This week, with funding from the Government of Japan, 14 in Andijan, 11 in Samarkand, 10 in Surkhandarya, UNDP will deliver four portable ventilators to the seven in Khorezm, six in Kashkadarya and five in Ministry of Health of Karakalpakstan for treatment of Karakalpakstan (MoH on coronavirus.uz). COVID-19.

Latest National COVID-19 Response News ADDITIONAL RESPONSE PRIORITIES • As of 6 October, 2,789 patients are being treated in Protection and Key Populations medical institutions, of whom 325 are in serious • During the second half of September, IOM assisted 30 condition and 165 are in critical condition Uzbek migrants in the Russian Federation with their (podrobno.uz). return home. The migrants were left with almost no • New assistance package approved for tourism sector means for self-support and included pregnant women, affected by COVID-19. The measures include the children, elderly, persons with disabilities and those in reimbursement of interest expenses paid and need of long-term medical treatment. temporary special subsidies to tour operators, travel • IOM produced a series of animated videos for migrants agents and accommodation facilities (podrobno.uz). in Uzbek, including one on the prevention of COVID-19, • Explosion at COVID-19 treatment centre. An oxygen the main symptoms, and what to do in case of falling ill. cylinder exploded at the Alpomish sports complex in The video has been shared with counterparts in the Gulistan, where patients with COVID-19 are treated. main countries of destination for Uzbek migrants The building was partially damaged and one person was (Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Turkey). injured (gazeta.uz).

• Uzbekistan to purchase over one million doses of

influenza vaccines from Russia. The vaccines are

intended to be used for teachers. To date, 250,000 doses have already been delivered to the regions (podrobno.uz).

HEALTH RESPONSE Health Capacity-Building • From 6-8 October in Tashkent, experts from the WHO Regional Office organized and facilitated a workshop on the development of pre-service training for laboratory workers.

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