Rustam Ikramov, head of the Department of Epidemiology and Prevention of Infectious Diseases of the Ministry of Health, advised wearing medical masks as a precaution.
"So far, the decision of the Republican Special Commission on wearing medical masks in public places has not arrived, but we recommend wearing medical masks for the sake of health and caution”. Ikramov says.
According to the head of the department, the micron strain of coronavirus has become common. "90% of those who contracted the virus are unvaccinated citizens. The remaining 10 % are people with low immunity, pregnant women and children who have been vaccinated for more than 1 year. "All registered vaccines are showing their effectiveness so far, and the use of these vaccines will be continued in our country," Ikromov continues.
On June 23, the head of the sanitary-epidemiological peace and public health service, Bahadir Yusupaliyev, announced that the Stealth-Omicron BA.2 variant, which is said to be the most infectious of the Omicron strain of the coronavirus, was detected in Uzbekistan. The number of cases of coronavirus infection in the country has been increasing for several days. In particular, on June 28 - 98 people, on June 27 - 91 people, on June 26 - 133 people, and on June 25 - 139 people were diagnosed with the disease.
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