250 guests quarantined after wedding in Surkhandarya region of Uzbekistan

AKIPRESS.COM - Citizens of Muzrabad district in Surkhandarya region in Uzbekistan organized the wedding with 250 guests. After the wedding all guests were sent into quarantine. The wedding in Muzrabad after which 250 guests found themselves under medical observation is not the only event of such kind. Celebrations, including weddings and other events, are organized in the region in violation of health protocols. The participants are all quarantined now, the region administration reported.
More than 300 workers of a regional organization are quarantined after they violated sanitary requirements. They did not measure temperature, did not use antiseptics, medical masks. As a result, the worker who returned from Tashkent infected 9 people, some others are still being tested for coronavirus.
The administration of Surkhandarya region has restricted entry and exit to central city Termez since June 16.
"Because of difficult epidemiological situation in the region, we have to tighten quarantine measures in Termez and in Denauz, Muzrabad, Shunchin, Kumkurgan, Baisun districts," Surkhandarya region governor Tura Bolotov said.
According to him, 4118 people are on quarantine. 298 people remain at hospitals, 678 are placed in health centers and special buildings, 3142 stay at homes.
Surkhandarya became green area on May 20. Coronavirus however returned to the region, city Termez, Boisun, Muzrabad, Shurchin, Termez districts became red areas.
Uzbekistan has introduced division of the regions depending upon coronavirus situation into 3 levels. Regions are divided into red (infected) area, yellow and green (free from virus) areas.