[2] On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.
[9] Two days later, the country confirmed its first case of coronavirus, who was an Uzbek citizen returning from France.
[10] Uzbekistan's Health Ministry published a list of people who were in contact with the deceased, with plans to quarantine them.
[12] Two days before the first case of coronavirus, Uzbekistan suspended flights to France, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
[citation needed] Since 16 March 2020, was introduced in Uzbekistan a ban on holding mass events with the participation of more than 10,000 people.
[citation needed] On 20 March 2020, the government announced that entertainment venues and tea houses would be closed and large weddings and other family gatherings would be prohibited.
[14] On 22 March 2020, Uzbekistan ordered companies in Tashkent to do remote working, as well as making protective masks mandatory.
[15] On 23 March 2020, the Uzbekistan government announced that a lockdown of Tashkent would start on the next day as an effort to contain the coronavirus.
On 27 March 2020, the first death was reported in the country, that of a 72-year-old woman who had underlying health conditions and had a heart attack.
[18] A doctor in Uzbekistan died after unsuccessfully trying to treat a coronavirus infection that he kept secret, the Central Asian nation's healthcare ministry said.
[22] The Uzbek authorities have imposed a ban on holding mass events on the Day of Remembrance and Honor on 9 May with the participation of more than 1 m people said the message about the Special Republican Commission.
On 24 May 2020, mass events were held on the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr for up to 500 thousand people, in compliance with quarantine requirements.
At the beginning of the month, the Special republican commission stated that cinemas, theatres and recreation parks can open on 5 September with some restrictions.
After 30 September 2020 was ban on holding public events will be extended to 1 November 2020 until quarantine measures are mitigated.