TASHKENT, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Uzbekistan has reopened its border with neighboring Kyrgyzstan and will further ease COVID-19 lockdown measures starting from Sept. 5, the country's coronavirus commission announced Tuesday.
In addition, theaters, cinema halls, restaurants and cafes can reopen from Sept. 5 with strict sanitary rules, the commission said, adding that weddings and other family ceremonies can only be held at home with no more than 30 guests.
A ban on mass gatherings, beauty salons and nightclubs will remain in place.
The central Asian nation previously said it would reopen schools beginning mid-September, with variations based on the regional coronavirus threat level.
Uzbekistan has so far registered 42,127 COVID-19 cases, with 323 deaths and 39,538 recoveries. Enditem
