TASHKENT, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said, it approved a loan worth 100 million U.S. dollars, to strengthen Uzbekistan’s response to public health emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
ADB said, its COVID-19 Emergency Response Project will help fund the country in increasing testing capacity for COVID-19 and related illnesses, at 38 laboratories nationwide, refurbishing laboratories, to ensure safe working conditions, as well as, improving diagnosis and management of COVID-19 cases over the next two years.
The latest loan is part of ADB’s comprehensive package of support to Uzbekistan, which also includes a loan of 500 million dollars, approved in June, to help the Uzbek government mitigate the adverse health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Manila-based bank.
Uzbekistan has so far registered 26,066 COVID-19 infections, with 157 deaths and 16,838 recoveries.– NNN-AGENCIES
