Uzbekistan reports first coronavirus case, Kazakhstan declares state of emergency
- Written by TCA
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Uzbekistan on March 15 reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19, with the government saying the infected person was an Uzbek citizen returning from France. The same day, neighboring Kazakhstan declared a state of emergency as authorities announced that three new cases had been recorded, pushing the total number there to nine, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reported.
