Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - Information has been circulated on social networks that holidays will be announced in schools from 15 March in connection with the spread of coronavirus.

The Ministry of Public Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan states that this information is not reliable. Students, as in previous years, will go on vacation on 21 March. Vacations will last 7 calendar days.

It should be noted that the Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan is in close contact with the Agency for Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare under the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan.

The Ministry of Public Education and the Ministry of Health have adopted a joint decision aimed at strengthening measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus in schools.

Distributed special posters with recommendations for the prevention of coronavirus COVID-19.

The Ministry of Education, if necessary, will inform the public about the development of the situation.