TASHKENT, May 28 (Xinhua)-- Uzbekistan will get 100 million U.S. dollars from the Asian Development Bank and another 100 million dollars from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a resolution signed by Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Thursday.
The funds will be used to counter coronavirus infections and reinforce the infrastructure of the country's health system, according to the document.
The Uzbek government will purchase 1,000 new ambulances and special equipment, reconstruct and equip 475 health institutions, and also expand the scale of testing for coronavirus, it said.
So far Uzbekistan has registered a total of 99,580 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 687 related deaths. Enditem