AKIPRESS.COM - State TV channel in Tajikistan on the evening of May 2 reported first 2 deaths from the COVID-19 and the number of total cases rose to 76. 

Around 2,800 people are under quarantine in hospitals, the report said. 

Tajikistan confirmed the first coronavirus cases in the country on April 30. 

The country made it compulsory for people to wear protective masks upon the decision taken by the Coronavirus Prevention Center during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kokhir Rasulzoda.

With the decision, a break was announced for all university students in the country starting from May 4.