• February 6: 251 Uzbek citizens are repatriated from China and quarantined upon arrival in Uzbekistan. 
• February 27: All flights from Tashkent to Jeddah and Medina are suspended recognizing the epidemiological threat.  
• March 15: First case of coronavirus detected in a passenger who had arrived from France on March 11. Up to this date, 7700 people arriving from countries affected by the epidemic were being held in domestic quarantine and placed under the supervision of medical professionals. Planned public celebrations of Navruz (Persian New Year celebrated on March 21) are cancelled. To prevent the spread of panic, posting and spreading fake information about the coronavirus, the quarantine measures and the situation in social media is punishable with up to three years of imprisonment and a fine of up to 89,200,000 UZS (more than $9,200). 
• March 16: Air and land international travel is suspended. The Prime Minister announced the closing of all educational organizations (kindergartens, schools, universities) for a two-week quarantine to prevent the spread of the virus. All public and sports events are cancelled and cinemas are closed.
• March 17: Communal prayers and religious gatherings are suspended. 
• March 20: All external travel in and out of the country, except for foreign citizens travelling home, by car, bus, railway and planes is suspended for 40 days. The freight transport is exempt from the ban. 
• March 22: All types of public transportation in the capital Tashkent are suspended. Only taxis are allowed to operate and have to undergo daily mandatory disinfection.  
• March 23: The Special Commission declares wearing masks in public in the capital and other regional centers as mandatory. Appearing in public without wearing a mask is subject to a fine of up to 1,115,000 UZS ($110). Public events with more than 10-15 people (weddings, funerals, etc) are prohibited. Companies are asked to transition to remote work. 
• March 24: Entry and exit into the capital Tashkent is closed for all modes of transport. 
• March 27: Additional cities are placed on lockdown and are closed for all types of transport. All inter-regional and inter-city travel is suspended. Freight traffic only is exempted from the traffic ban. 
• March 30: The use of personal cars is banned (except for special cases granted authorization, such as medical workers, and other essential employees) in Tashkent and other regional centers. 
• April 1: Provision of individual charitable actions to help people in need is temporarily put on hold to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection. A call and coordination center supervised by the Ministry of Mahalla and Family Support is established to centralize the help donated by donors and individuals to vulnerable groups, such as single elderly, immuno-compromised and single mothers. People can be fined up to 11.1 million sum (about $1,150) for hiding information about an infected person from the authorities and for driving their personal cars without the required authorization. 
• April 6: Self-isolation has been declared mandatory in Tashkent, Nukus and other regional centers. Strict shelter-in-place rules allow leaving the house for essential matters only. Individuals older than 65 years old are forbidden to leave their homes without an essential reason. Violation of the quarantine is punishable with a fine of 6,690,000UZS (approx. $660) and up to ten years of prison term. 
• April 9: Mandatory self-isolation measures are expanded to four other cities in the Tashkent region, and all travel in and outside of these cities has been banned. 
• April 14: Chief mufti of Uzbekistan issues a fatwa on public Ramadan events. Certain large businesses in the vital sectors of the economy will be allowed to start operation. 
• April 18: The quarantine has been extended for another three weeks until May 10th. 

In addition to these, a new quarantine zone with capacity for 10,000 people has been built in the outskirts of the capital for placement of passengers arriving from abroad. Plans exist to build additional quarantine zones in the Andijan, Navoi and Surkhandarya regions. People placed on quarantine in state facilities have their mobile phones, audio and video equipment and bank cards temporarily confiscated because they could be carriers of the virus and to help locate people that the quarantined individual has been in contact with, the Justice Ministry explained.

The National Guard has been enlisted to monitor more than 5,000 homes and apartments where people are being kept under quarantine, and to enforce the quarantine in the streets. To date, the Ministry of Interior has registered 55,386 quarantine violations as of 12/04. In addition to this, the President had ordered the purchase of additional 2300 ventilators to equip the new hospital that is being built for coronavirus patients. As concerns over food security grow due to bans on food exports by main trading partners, the President called for increased production of grain and cotton, as well as asking citizens owning large plots of land to grow more vegetables and raise poultry or cattle.