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

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

Total Cases: 45,679

Total Recovered: 42,555

Daily new cases: 749

Total Deaths: 373

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HIGHLIGHTS • Human Rights monitoring visit conducted to quarantine facility in Urgench • Activities implemented to help prepare return to school in mid-September

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UPDATE Cumulative cases by regions as of 10 September:

Tashkent City: 27,893 (+510) Syrdarya: 763 Tashkent region: 8268 (+186) Surkhandarya: 646 (+5) Samarkand: 1806 (+16) Navoiy: 512 Andijan: 1273 (+9) Khorezm: 498 (+8) Bukhara: 1075 (+5) Karakalpakstan: 462 (+1) Kashkadarya: 1013 Fergana: 349 Namangan: 958 (+9) Jizzakh: 163

Number of active cases by regions as of 10 September (cumulative cases minus recoveries and deceased):

Tashkent City: 1975 (↑) Syrdarya: 33 (=) Tashkent region: 361 (↑) Surkhandarya: 19 (=) This chart shows the daily increase in confirmed new cases, as Samarkand: 127 (↑) Khorezm: 17 (↑) well as a 5-day moving average which helps smooth out the Andijan: 57 (↑) Karakalpakstan: 12 (=) ‘noise’ from short-term fluctuations by averaging the data from Kashkadarya: 57 (↑) Jizzakh: 10 (=) the last five days reported. Namangan: 36 (=) Navoiy: 8 (↑) Bukhara: 33 (=) Fergana: 6 (↑)

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Epidemiological update (cont’d)

Latest National COVID-19 Response News • As of 10 September, 2,751 patients are being treated in medical institutions, of whom 439 are in serious condition and 224 are in extremely serious condition (gazeta.uz). The Ministry of Health further specified that on 7 September, nationally, 35,293 tests were carried out. Since mid-March, a total of 2.63 million COVID-19 tests have been conducted (gazeta.uz). • State kindergartens to open from 14 September. The reopening will take place in stages and only with voluntary consent of parents and after receiving These maps, designed by UN online volunteers, visualize data as permission from the Sanitary and Epidemiological

of 7 September 2020. Welfare Service (podrobno.uz).

• Of the 749 new cases confirmed on 10 September, 510 HEALTH RESPONSE were detected in Tashkent City, 186 in Tashkent Health Capacity-Building region, 16 in Samarkand, nine in Andijan, nine in Namangan, eight in Khorezm, five in Bukhara, five in • Experts of the WHO Regional Office for Europe Surkhandarya and one in Karakalpakstan (MoH on conducted a three-day session on the standard use of coronavirus.uz). the Laboratory Assessment Tool COVID-19 for 12 specialists of national and regional virology • Of the 512 new cases confirmed on 9 September, 331 laboratories. The course combined theoretical sessions were detected in Tashkent City, 105 in Tashkent and practical training. region, 30 in Kashkadarya, 12 in Samarkand, 11 in Andijan, nine in Namangan, six in Fergana, six in • In order to prepare for the reopening of pre-schools, Khorezm and two in Navoiy (MoH on coronavirus.uz). UNICEF, in cooperation with the MOH and MPSE, supported the production of video-instructions on how

to prepare liquids for disinfection and how to disinfect The following chart displays the total number of daily new cases, different rooms, toys and items to be used by staff and disaggregated by cases reported among the population or (since 17 July) ‘in contact with the sick or had a fever’, and those children. The video was distributed in three languages reported in quarantine zones or incoming truck drivers, as (Russian, Uzbek and Karakalpak) to all 14,247 pre- reported by Ministry of Health on coronavirus.uz from 31 May. school institutions in the country through special social media channels.

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• UNICEF supported the development and production of access to the telegram group created for communication materials for the reopening of schools. members of the NGO. A first newsletter was Posters on hand washing, respiratory etiquette, how to issued and circulated through the telegram wear masks, and a memo for parents in two languages group to motivate learning. (Russian and Uzbek) will be distributed to secondary • The Telegram Channel ‘No To Violence’ by schools nationwide. providing support for ongoing activities including the renewal of its Facebook page and change of its logo. Health Procurement & Supply Chain • From 5 to 7 September, three national consultants • UNDP procured 24,768 N95 masks and 500 Pulse supported and trained by the UN Office of the High Oximeters for the Ministry of Health, in line with a Commissioner for Human Rights Regional Office for procurement agreement established with a World Bank Central Asia (ROCA) took part in a human rights loan. monitoring visit to the state-run quarantine facility in • UNICEF, with financial support from ADB and in Urgench, Khorezm region. The monitoring visit was consultation with the Ministry of Health, has procured organised and conducted by the Ombuds Office of PPE including 71,100 coveralls and 8,000 boot covers Uzbekistan and focused on examining the conditions worth USD 740,340. About 1,800 health workers in and treatment of persons placed in mandatory emergency care in Tashkent city and in the specialized quarantine in Urgench. Prior to the visit, ROCA provided hospital in Zangiota (Tashkent region) will benefit from the civil society experts with a questionnaire and a the equipment. briefing on human rights monitoring methodology. The civil society monitors were provided with PPE by the Ombudsperson’s Office and ROCA covered travel and ADDITIONAL RESPONSE PRIORITIES per diem costs of the monitors. Protection and Key Populations

• With support from the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, Risk Communication and Community Engagement UNDP supports photovoltaic stations to improve water supply and sanitation in isolated rural communities of • On 11 September, WHO Regional Office for Europe Karakalpakstan, thereby mitigating the impact of COVID organized a webinar on risk communication led by -19 in these locations. Peter Sandman and Jody Lanard, foundational thinkers • During the week of 7 September, UNFPA-interventions, in the area of risk communication. The webinar through the project ‘Support to Early Recovery and described three kinds of risk communication and the Inclusive Service Delivery for Vulnerable Groups Heavily dangers of choosing the wrong one. Affected by COVID-19’ funded by the UN Multi-Partner • UNODC developed an information booklet on ‘Caring Trust Fund, supported: for your child during COVID-19’. This resource material • The Republican Rehabilitation and Adaptation aims to enable parents to help their children to better Center for GBV survivors by connecting 50 staff cope with psychological difficulties and problems, as members of 14 regional offices to mobile well as maintain psychological health during COVID- operators and internet, and by providing funds 19. The booklet was developed in collaboration with for food and hygiene products for 29 women people who are in self-isolation and working from home and their 23 children temporarily residing in 11 while caring for their children. Uzbek and Russian regional shelters; versions of the booklet were widely distributed in • The NGO ‘Opa-Singillar’ in Tashkent region collaboration with the Ministry of Public Education. which works with disabled women and mothers of disabled children by providing a third round of food products and by facilitating

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