"There's no need to make a tragedy out of this": Tashkent officials provide an update on the condition of a schoolboy diagnosed with tuberculosis.

A student from the 59th school in Tashkent was infected with tuberculosis by his father. This was reported on January 31 at a press conference by Otabek Nurmatov, the deputy director of the Sanitary and Epidemiological Committee.

According to him, the source of the infection was within the student's family. The boy's father passed away from this disease two years ago.

The official addressed this matter while responding to a question from a Kun.uz correspondent regarding the situation at the 59th school and its possible connection to the closure of specialized boarding schools for children predisposed to tuberculosis in 2023.

It was revealed that the child had been attending the 59th school since the first grade.

“For educational institutions catering to children predisposed to tuberculosis, a suitable cohort is essential. No one will build a separate school, hire a single teacher, or develop a unique program for just one child. Therefore, we are operating based on the current situation,” said Nurmatov.

He emphasized that tuberculosis is a curable disease and should not be treated as a tragedy.

“Tuberculosis is completely treatable today. Only some strains of the disease exhibit high resistance to antibiotics, so such cases are treated in hospital settings as per the decisions of the relevant authorities, and these patients are not released into society. I believe that the patients will recover without any complications,” Nurmatov's words were quoted by the Kun.uz correspondent.

According to the committee representative, in such situations, medical workers in schools should compile lists of students with chronic illnesses and take measures for early detection of the disease.

It is worth noting that on January 24, it was reported that an 11th-grade student from the 59th school in the Shaykhontohur district of Tashkent infected a classmate with tuberculosis. Four other individuals were found to have a predisposition to the disease and were also hospitalized.

Previously, the Kun.uz website published an investigation indicating that specialized schools for children predisposed to tuberculosis and scoliosis are being closed, and such students may be transferred to regular schools.