Ten people have died from the novel coronavirus in Ukraine and 475 cases have been confirmed as of 10 p.m. of March 29.
The number of laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country has grown to 475 as of late March 29. Fifty-seven new cases were reported in one day.
Six people recovered from the virus as of late March 29, adding one person since the previous reported in the morning of the same day.
Overall, 2,264 people with suspected cases of COVID-19 infection have been tested in Ukraine, according to the health ministry.
COVID-19, a disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has killed at least 33,565 people globally as of late March 29, and infected 711,480 people; 150,827 patients have recovered. The United States, Italy, China, and Spain are struggling the most to curb the spread of the disease. The virus is believed to have originated in China in December.
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- As of late March 29: 10 people have died from COVID-19 in Ukraine; 3 Ukrainians died in Italy. 6 people have recovered.
- 475 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of late March 29. 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.
