Ukraine to receive 10 mln coronavirus diagnostic tests this week – prime minister
Ukrinform
A batch of 10 million rapid diagnostic tests to detect the coronavirus disease COVID-19 will arrive in Ukraine this week.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal stated this at a special meeting of the Verkhovna Rada on March 17, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.
"As to the tests: by the end of the week, we will bring to Ukraine the first batch of 10 million rapid tests that give a 99.9% answer regarding the infection of coronavirus,” said Shmyhal.
The prime minister added that 12,000 beds had been prepared in infectious disease wards in Ukraine to receive patients with coronavirus. In total, there are 200,000 beds in infectious disease wards around Ukraine.
As Ukrinform reported, the Verkhovna Rada on Tuesday morning convened for an extraordinary meeting to pass bills to prevent the spread of COVID-9.
