Winter holidays in Uzbekistan to last until January 17

Due to the upcoming extreme cold, the Uzbek authorities decided to extend the winter holidays for schoolchildren and students until January 17.

A severe cold snap will come to the republic from the Volga region on January 9 and it will last until January 15.

Earlier Thursday, ex-deputy Rasul Kusherbaev proposed to extend the winter holidays in schools and universities in Uzbekistan due to abnormal cold.