Ukraine sees rise in COVID-19 cases for third day in a row – PM

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said this at a meeting on countering the spread of coronavirus, chaired by President Volodymyr Zelensky, the press service of the head of state reported.

"The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has been growing in Ukraine for the third day in a row," the PM said.

If this trend continues, the easing of quarantine restrictions can lead to a worsening of the epidemiological situation in the country.

The government is still following the plan to ease restrictive measures, however, subject to a serious deterioration in the epidemiological situation, the schedule can be changed.

As reported, the Cabinet of Ministers on May 20 decided to move to a so-called adaptive lockdown model from May 22 to June 22.

As of June 5, Ukraine had 25,963 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases. Some 553 new cases were confirmed over the past day.

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