Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- According to the head of the department of the Ministry of Health Barno Abdusamatova, since the announcement of quarantine to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection, 1961 pregnant women have been quarantined. Among them:

1229 people in Namangan region,

238 - Samarkand region,

134 - the city of Tashkent,

129 - Tashkent region,

36 - Kashkadarya region,

34 - Republic of Karakalpakstan,

48 - Surkhandarya region,

27 - Khorezm region,

72 - Ferghana region,

11 - Bukhara region,

3 - Jizzakh region.

Emergency medical care was provided to 338 pregnant women under quarantine control and in need of medical care. Over the past period, coronavirus infection was detected on the ground in 30 pregnant women. In particular, COVID-19 was detected in 7 pregnant women in the city of Tashkent,

5 - Namangan region,

5 - Samarkand region,

3 - Bukhara region,

3 - to the Republic of Karakalpakstan,

2 - Andijan region,

2 - Ferghana region,

2 - Tashkent region,

1 - Khorezm region.

It is noteworthy that at present 22 pregnant women with coronavirus have fully recovered. The remaining 8 undergo effective treatment.

The Ministry of Health has taken a number of measures to provide pregnant women with timely and high-quality specialized medical care. For this purpose, 13 maternity complexes with 340 beds for pregnant women with coronavirus infection and 14 maternity complexes with 740 beds for pregnant women who were in contact with patients with COVID-19 were established.