Close to 100,000 Ukrainians who lived or traveled abroad have returned home since Ukraine tightened the borders on March 27 to combat the spread of the coronavirus, but several thousand Ukrainians remain. Poland remains the most popular destination for Ukrainians, with more than 200,000 holding residency permits and another 1 million going back and forth as seasonal workers. Since March 23, International Red Cross workers have accompanied hundreds of returning Ukrainians from Peremyshl, an eastern Polish city of 66,000 people.
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- As of late March 30: 13 people have died from COVID-19 in Ukraine; 3 Ukrainians died in Italy. 6 people have recovered.
- 548 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of early on March 30. The first case was identified on March 3.
- Ukraine has extended its quarantine measures until April 24.
- Infographic of quarantine measures in place until April 24.
- The measures shuttered most everything but hospitals, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, gas stations, and other critical enterprises.
- How the Ukrainian government has been responding: TIMELINE
- Misinformation on coronavirus is going viral in Ukraine.
- Doctor’s advice: How to stay safe.
- Foreign Ministry: What you need to know about traveling to and from Ukraine now
- Why the Kyiv Post isn’t making its coverage free in the times of COVID-19.
- Coronavirus stops the Kyiv Post’s print edition for now.
- Where to buy masks.
Effects on the economy:
- COVID-19 is already inflicting harm on Ukraine’s economy.
- Invisible Threat Lurks Undetected: Top stories from March 27, 2020 PDF edition.
- The former minister of economy says half a million Ukrainians may lose their jobs in the COVID-19 crisis.