Uzbekistan Registers 1st Coronavirus Case

Uzbek citizen has tested positive for Coronavirus after returning from France, according to Uzbekistan health ministry.

It is considered the first infection from the virus in the Central Asian country of 34 million.

Earlier, the Uzbekistan government decided to suspend flights to and from Afghanistan, Iran, and Italy as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.

It is worth mentioning that, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a global pandemic as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 121,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.

More cases of the virus, which causes respiratory disease Covid-19, continue to emerge, with outbreaks in South Korea, Italy, and Iran.

China– the epicenter of coronavirus outbreak-is trying with all its might to confront the effects resulting from the outbreak of the new coronavirus via a series of strong and effective measures that seek to reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by this deadly virus.

Transmission of viruses between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough. They can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.

It is known that older people appear to be more vulnerable to the effects of the emerging virus.