Seven patients infected with coronavirus are in critical condition, Chief State Sanitary Inspector Nurmat Otabekov said.

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The head of the State Inspection for Sanitary-Epidemiological Control Nurmat Otabekov said that the health condition of 7 infected patients is serious.

“Most of the patients are being treated at the clinic of the Institute of Virology. Patients in Fergana, Andijan and Namangan regions are receiving treatment in their regions. Patients from other parts of the country and those who were in contact with them remain in medical institutions in Tashkent,” he said.

It is noted that currently, 15 of the patients have symptoms of pneumonia, and the health condition of 7 of those patients has been assessed as critical by doctors.