Two employees of the Cabinet of Ministers have tested positive for coronavirus on June 18, the Ministry of Health reported.

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“Today, 9 out of 15 patients diagnosed with the disease have been registered in Tashkent. In particular, two employees of the Cabinet of Ministers tested positive for coronavirus,” the Health Ministry said in a statement.

According to the ministry, an epidemiological investigation is currently underway.

Earlier Kun.uz reported citing its sources that the government building was taken under quarantine following the infection cases.