Two new cases of novel coronavirus infection have been reported in Ukraine. The country now has three confirmed cases, still one of the lowest numbers in Europe.
An elderly woman from Zhytomyr Oblast and a man from Chernivtsi Oblast whose wife has been in Italy for the last 14 days are infected with the virus, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine reported on March 12.
The patients have been isolated and given treatment for their symptoms.
Ukraine recorded its first coronavirus case on March 2 in Chernivtsi Oblast, roughly 500 kilometers to the west of Kyiv. The patient was a Ukrainian who had recently returned home after a vacation in Italy, Deputy Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said at a briefing on March 3. His condition is satisfactory.
The man was hospitalized on the night of Feb. 29, when he began to cough heavily and saw his temperature rising. Late on March 2, lab tests confirmed he was infected with COVID-19, the ilness caused by the coronavirus.
The coronavirus has already infected over 100,000 and killed over 4,600 people worldwide, the health ministry reported.
Coronavirus in Ukraine: What you need to know
- The first COVID-19 case was identified in Ukraine on March 3. There are 3 cases in Ukraine.
- Ukraine shut schools and canceled mass events starting March 12 to prevent the disease’s spread.
- Here’s how Kyiv is affected.
- Ukrainian airlines canceled some flights to 16 countries due to the novel coronavirus.
- Here’s how the virus is affecting Ukraine’s economy.
- 49 Ukrainians ended up in quarantine on a cruise ship near California. Previously, Ukrainians aboard the Diamond Princess ship refused to be evacuated.
- A Ukrainian lawmaker had to self-quarantine after meeting with a French counterpart who was later diagnosed with COVID-19.
- Ukrainians evacuated from the disease’s epicenter in Wuhan, China spent two weeks in quarantine in a sanatorium in Poltava Oblast and were released on March 5. Their arrival in Ukraine caused unrest.
