Uzbekistan temporarily closes border with Afghanistan
According to the Ministry of Health, Uzbekistan’s Anti-Coronavirus Commission has temporarily suspended the movement of citizens across the Uzbek-Afghan border, amid the aggravating epidemic situation in Afghanistan.
Uzbekistan has also suspended the issuance of tourist visas to citizens of Afghanistan and the acceptance of visa applications from travel companies.
The following categories of citizens and vehicles are allowed to pass through the checkpoint “Termez-avtoyul”:
- employees of diplomatic missions, consular offices and international organizations and members of their families;
- drivers carrying out international cargo transportation;
- citizens of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan returning home.
Persons entering Uzbekistan through the border checkpoint should have a negative coronavirus (Covid-19) test conducted at special clinics or laboratories operating at the checkpoint.
Foreign citizens with a positive test are prohibited from entering the territory of Uzbekistan
Recommended
Popular news
- President Shavkat Mirziyoyev Receives Delegation Led by Lombardy Governor
- President holds a phone call with Mufti Sheikh Nuriddin Kholiqnazar in Mecca
- Shavkat Mirziyoyev congratulates the new president of the Republic of Korea
- Uzbekistanʼs veterinary achievements recognized on global stage
- Uzbekistan sends 183 tons of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan for Eid al-Adha
- The day our nation waited 33 years and 278 days for: Uzbekistan qualifies for the FIFA World Cup
Comments
No comment yet. Maybe you comment?
Enter to comment