The United States will provide Ukraine with medical and humanitarian aid totaling $1.2 million to tackle the novel coronavirus, the Embassy of Ukraine in the U.S. said in a statement on March 27.
This assistance is aimed mainly to help prepare the laboratories for detecting the disease. The funds will also be used for properly addressing the virus spread and informing the population about the risks it creates.
Ukraine has 311 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of the morning of March 28, with eight deaths registered from the disease. U.S. has 104,256 cases, a higher number of cases than any other country. It has seen 1,704 deaths from the disease as of March 27.
The U.S. will start to allocate the assistance to selected foreign countries starting from April 3, according to the Ukrainian embassy.
“Ukraine highly appreciates the help of the U.S. authorities in health care and in coping with the pandemic,” the embassy said in a statement published on its Facebook page.
On March 27, the U.S. House of Representatives approved and President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion aid package to help American individuals and economy survive the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- As of March 28: 8 people have died from COVID-19 in Ukraine; 3 Ukrainians died in Italy. 5 people have recovered.
- 311 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of March 28. 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.
