Uzbekistan to lock down capital Tashkent over COVID-19 outbreak

Staff members check identity information at an entrance checkpoint in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, March 24, 2020. Uzbekistan has decided to lock down its capital city Tashkent from Tuesday to counter the spread of coronavirus, the Special Commission for the Control of Coronavirus said Monday. (Photo by Zafar Khalilov/Xinhua)