64 officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country to 5,035 as of the evening of June 14, according to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP).  

3,409 COVID-19 patients (+121 people) have reportedly recovered as of the evening of June 14, 2020.

The official coronavirus-linked death toll has climbed to 50 as of the evening of June 14, according to a MoHSPP.     

All  the  public  facilities,  clothing  markets, shopping malls, beauty salons, sanatoriums, restaurants and others, which have been temporary closed due to COVID-19 related epidemiological situation are expected to  re-open in Tajikistan today,  in  line  with  the decision   of   the   Inter-Agency   Standing Committee on COVID-19 Response.

Recall, Tajik parliament has voted to criminalize spreading infectious and fine anybody not wearing a face mask while going out in public.  

The bill, passed by Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament on June 10, provides for a prison sentence of between 2 and 5 years for the intentional transmission of infectious diseases and a prison sentence of up to 10 years if the act caused grievous bodily harm. 

Parliament also approved fines of 580 somoni for physical entities and by a fine of 11,600 somoni for legal entities for disseminating inaccurate and untruthful information about pandemic through media and a fine from 116 to 290 somoni for anyone not wearing a mask in public or failing to practice physical distancing of two meters.