Thirteen new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, have been identified in the western Chernivtsi Oblast on March 24, according to the oblast’s governor, Sergii Osachuk. The total number of cases in Ukraine now stands at 97.
Since the first case was identified in Chernivtsi on March 3, the number of infected in the region has surged to 38 people.
During a briefing on March 24, Ukraine’s chief sanitary doctor, Viktor Lyashko, said that the new patients had come into contact with citizens who were already infected.
He also emphasized the importance of people staying isolated during the quarantine to prevent the disease from spreading.
A day earlier, on March 23, the Ukrainian Center for Public Health registered 11 new cases in Kyiv Oblast, bringing the total in the oblast and the city of Kyiv to 44.
Since the beginning of the outbreak in Ukraine, three patients have died from COVID-19. One person has recovered and was discharged from the hospital.
Globally, there are 392,372 patients infected, with some 95% of them suffering from the mild form of the disease. More people have recovered (103,393) than died (17,147) from the pandemic.
Following the experience of other countries, the Ukrainian government imposed restrictive measures on citizens, shutting down public transportation, domestic travel, restaurants, businesses and other institutions.
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- There have been 97 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine. The first case was identified on March 3.
- Three people have died from COVID-19 in Ukraine. One person recovered.
- Three Ukrainians died from COVID-19 in Italy.
- How the Ukrainian government has been responding: TIMELINE
- To fight the spread of the virus, Ukraine shut down public transportation, domestic travel, restaurants.
- Kyiv went into quarantine, shutting down everything by supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, gas stations.
- Ukrainian lawmaker tested positive for COVID-19.
- 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.
Effects on economy:
- Here’s what the virus is doing to Ukraine’s economy.
- Ukrainian businesses respond to the crisis.
- The virus disrupts the transport sector. Ukrainian airlines canceled some flights to 16 countries due to the novel coronavirus.
- The National Bank of Ukraine continued to cut the policy rate while trying to buffer the hryvnia from coronavirus panic.
- The former minister of economy says half a million Ukrainians may lose their jobs in the COVID-19 crisis.
