Another child hospitalized
According to the embassy, one more child was admitted to an infectious diseases hospital in Tashkent on the evening of November 2. This brought the total number of hospitalized Kazakhstanis to 18, including 12 children and six adults.
As of November 3, ten patients — six children and four adults — had been discharged after treatment and an improvement in their condition.
Eight Kazakh citizens — six children and two adults — remain in medical facilities in Tashkent. Their condition is assessed as stable, and all patients are receiving the necessary treatment and remain under medical supervision.
13 Kazakhstanis return home
With the assistance of the embassy, 13 Kazakh citizens have returned home.
“Thus, of the 95 Kazakh citizens who arrived in Tashkent to take part in the sporting competition, 12 remain in Uzbekistan, eight of whom, as noted earlier, are still receiving treatment,” the statement said.
What happened to the Kazakh footballers
Reports of a mass deterioration in the health of participants in the Dostlik Cup 2026 football tournament in Tashkent emerged on November 1. Teams from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan took part in the tournament. Karaganda Region was represented by students from three private football schools.
According to parents of players from a Karaganda football team, the children began feeling unwell after breakfast at their hotel on October 31. The young footballers developed abdominal pain and fever. Some required IV treatment. Parents suspected food poisoning may have been the cause.
Later, the Kazakh Embassy in Uzbekistan reported that 19 people had sought medical assistance, 17 of whom were hospitalized.