Tajikistan reports 17 new cases of COVID-19

AKIPRESS.COM - Tajikistan confirmed 17 new cases of COVID-19 on May 2, Khovar state news agency reported citing the Health Ministry.
17 new cases were confirmed in the capital, Dushanbe, 5 in cities and districts of republican subordination, and 10 in the northern region Sughd.
Tajikistan first confirmed the first coronavirus cases on April 30, after weeks of claiming to be virus-free despite sharing borders with China and other countries with infections.
Five people tested positive for the COVID-19 disease in Dushanbe and a further 10 in Sughd, Khovar said earlier. Tajikistan closed its borders last month and took some steps to curb large social gatherings, but has generally been less stringent about social distancing in the absence of confirmed cases. Almost 11,000 people have been quarantined over the last three months and 8,438 have already been discharged, the government said.