Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus has reached eight, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan said.

On 15 March, the laboratory of the Institute of Virology detected the coronavirus COVID-19 in Uzbekistan citizen, who returned from France. The infection was also detected in the son, daughter, the spouse and grandson of the woman. Coronavirus was also detected in a citizen of Uzbekistan, who arrived on 15 March from Istanbul.

According to the Ministry of Health, the coronavirus was also detected in a relative of the first patient.

In addition, a coronavirus was detected in Uzbekistan citizen who arrived from the UK to Uzbekistan on 14 March with Uzbekistan Airways flight from London to Tashkent.