Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 15 July, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a videoconference meeting on the situation with coronavirus in the city of Tashkent and Tashkent region.

Since the discovery of coronavirus in our country, the head of state has been closely monitoring the epidemiological situation and touches on this issue at almost every meeting.

At a conference call yesterday, reports were also made by senior officials on the ongoing fight against coronavirus. It became clear that many khokims and ministers were unable to correctly assess the current difficult situation, they still do not fully understand the threat.

This applies primarily to the cities of Tashkent and Tashkent region, where khokims and sector leaders have not studied at all and did not understand the real situation in the territories entrusted to them. They do not know the real situation in medical institutions. They do not feel fully responsible for preventing and protecting the population from the virus, for timely and proper treatment of patients.

Over the past month, the Ministry of Health has significantly violated the strategy and tactics of treating coronavirus, medical practice has not changed based on the real situation.

There are not enough tests and necessary medicines in the city of Tashkent. In pharmacies, the prices of antiviral and antipyretic drugs were unreasonably high several times.

So, in recent days, pills used in the treatment of the disease and usually costing 80-100 thousand soums, have risen 7-8 times. The deficit of Kagocel, Plaquenil, Ergoferon and other drugs causes discontent.

The indifference of the ministry and khokimiyats to the current situation is also evidenced by the fact that currently 418 and 816 medical staff, respectively, remain vacant in hospitals in the city of Tashkent and Tashkent region.

The population faces problems, not understanding where to turn and receive treatment for coronavirus and other diseases. It became problematic to call an ambulance.

Cases of indifference and negligent attitude of doctors to patients are observed. There are many omissions in the quarantine center in the Yukorichirchik and medical centers in the Zangiata districts.

The number of infected is 4092 people in Tashkent and 1498 people in Tashkent region. This is 40 percent of cases nationwide. The number of deaths from coronavirus in Tashkent also increased sharply and reached 45.

The President noted at the meeting that such a deplorable situation becomes a cause of just discontent among the population.

The Minister of Health Alisher Shadmanov and the khokim of Tashkent, Jahongir Artykhajaev, were reprimanded for improperly organizing work to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the city of Tashkent and treating patients, insufficient preparedness for adverse changes in the epidemiological situation, and the lack of a thorough response to the disease at the grassroots level. The leaders of all sectors of the capital and the Tashkent region received a strict warning.

The meeting discussed measures to curb the spread of coronavirus infection in the city of Tashkent and the Tashkent region.

The government commission was instructed to form headquarters in the capital and the Tashkent region around the clock from among the heads of all ministries and departments, large medical institutions involved in counteracting the spread of coronavirus and organizing treatment of the population.

The need for three-fold increase in mobile groups at clinics of the capital and Tashkent region is indicated.

The task was set to expand the hospital bed capacity of the hospital, recently opened in Zangiata district, by another 1000 beds.

The issues of maintaining price stability and supply of medicines in Tashkent, the effective organization of the activities of the ambulance service and call centers, material incentives for medical personnel working with coronavirus patients, the creation of additional beds for patients, and the phased transfer of people in quarantine zones to home quarantine were considered. .

Given the sharp increase in calls from the population, it was emphasized that the number of call centers and operators should be doubled at least.

The khokimiyat of the city of Tashkent was instructed, together with drug-supplying enterprises, to create at least a three-month supply of necessary medicines and remedies.

In these test days, it is very important to ensure the adequacy of essential goods and basic food products, to prevent unjustified price increases. Responsible persons are instructed to take this issue under strict control.

The importance of widespread propaganda among the population of the importance of measures taken to combat the pandemic, compliance with quarantine rules, maintaining social distance, objective and operational coverage of daily work in this direction in the media and social networks was emphasized.

For all processes associated with treatment with coronavirus, including in the city of Tashkent, specific officials are assigned.

- I emphasize once again: today the whole world, including us, is waging a real war with an invisible enemy. If we wage this fight, having comprehensively prepared, correctly assessing all the risks and dangers of this virus, we will certainly defeat it, said Shavkat Mirziyoyev.