The BBC writes about the concerns among people who worry about the return of quarantine, the lack of increase in gas and electricity tariffs, and the discovery of Neanderthal space in Surkhandarya.
Nurmat Otabekov, the deputy head of the Sanitary and Epidemiological Service, said the country was currently detecting mainly omicron strains of the coronavirus, with 98 % of patients experiencing the mild disease.
"In reality, the average number of cases per day in our country is 100-120," he said. Of course, that's a very small number for a population of 35 million, "said David Cook, chief of The Christian Science Monitor's Washington bureau.
Nevertheless, Otabekov called on the population to get vaccinated.
At the same time, the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan reported an increase in the number of daily illnesses and the resumption of outpatient clinics in 12 districts of Tashkent.
Gas and electricity bill will not rise
Earlier, a draft resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers on increasing the cost of electricity and gas on the basis of social norms was announced.
The bill would increase prices from July 1.
However, the Ministry of Energy said it had received more than a thousand complaints from citizens about the draft resolution.
"Once all the findings and expert opinions on the proposals have been submitted, a final decision on the matter will be made," the ministry said in a statement.
Neanderthal found in Surkhandarya
Another Neanderthal man was found in Khatak Cave in the Sherabad district.
The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage announced about the cave has preserved a complete and undamaged sample of Neanderthal human life dating back 100,000 to 40,000 years BC, along with stone tools and crushed bones of wild animals.
In 2021, archaeologists discovered a Neanderthal man-made cave.
The ministry added that excavations were being carried out by experts.
Were Hizb ut-Tahrir members arrested?
Four suspected members of Hizb ut-Tahrir have been detained in Samarkand.
The two organizers of the regional police group used Hizb ut-Tahrir's book, The Islamic Constitution, and Al-Wa'i magazine to teach others and to overthrow the constitutional order and restore the Khilafah state in the country. He said that
They also distributed extremist audio and video materials on the Internet, encouraging parents, relatives and many acquaintances to join their ranks, the official said.
The Samarkand Region Interior Ministry added that the group was led by a 42-year-old Kyrgyz citizen currently in Poland.
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