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Saturday, 26 September 2020, 12:29
Health Minister Maksym Stepanov has announced that special monitoring groups will be established to check how Ukrainian schools follow quarantine rules introduced to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Ukraine is holding talks on the purchase of a vaccine against COVID-19 with AstraZeneca and Sinovac, Minister of Health Maksym Stepanov has said.
Ukrainian citizens can now travel to 48 countries with or without certain restrictions, according to Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba.
Ukrainians trust the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the church and volunteers the most, whereas the level of trust in the judiciary and the state apparatus is the lowest, according to a survey conducted by the sociological service of the Razumkov Center together with the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation.
Kyiv city has confirmed 318 new coronavirus cases in the past day, bringing the total number to 14,477, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov has said that Ukraine is fully provided with the necessary vaccines.
Health Minister Maksym Stepanov stated that almost 50,000 tests for COVID-19 were conducted in Ukraine on September 3.
Ukraine has registered a record 2,723 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 130,951, according to the coronavirus epidemic monitoring system of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
03 September 2020
A Dutch lawyer, who is representing the interests of Ukraine in the "Scythian gold" case, says that additional information testifying to the judge's bias and ties with the Russian Federation has been found this year.
A Dutch lawyer, who is representing the interests of Ukraine in the "Scythian gold" case, says that additional information testifying to the judge's bias and ties with the Russian Federation has been found this year.
The Ukrainian government has allocated funds for the centralized purchase of remdesivir, an antiviral drug used in the treatment of patients with COVID-19, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov has said.
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has held talks with the leadership of the European Medicines Agency on the establishment of cooperation.
Kyiv city has confirmed 280 new coronavirus cases in the past day, bringing the total number to 14,158, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Health Minister of Ukraine Maksym Stepanov has stated that Ukrainian hospitals are fully equipped with medical ventilators.
Ukraine has reported 2,430 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 128,228, according to data provided by the coronavirus epidemic monitoring system of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
02 September 2020
Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Joel Lion and senior diplomats of the Israeli embassy are on an official visit to the city of Uman, the embassy's press service has said.
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, 102 patients with confirmed COVID-19 have died in Kyiv region, according to Head of Kyiv Regional State Administration Vasyl Volodin.
Kyiv city has confirmed 332 new coronavirus cases in the past day, bringing the total number to 13,878, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
The Health Ministry is planning to raise an average daily number of PCR tests for COVID-19 to 30,000 in September.
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ukraine reached 125,798 as of September 2, according to data provided by the coronavirus spread monitoring system of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
01 September 2020
Ukrainian schoolchildren may have short holidays during local elections in the country so as to ensure the work of election commissions that are often located in the school premises, according to Health Minister Maksym Stepanov.
On the night of September 1, the last of the four Crimean Tatars detained in Russian-occupied Crimea on Monday, whose whereabouts were hidden by Russian security forces, was released.
On the night of September 1, the last of the four Crimean Tatars detained in Russian-occupied Crimea on Monday, whose whereabouts were hidden by Russian security forces, was released.
News stories in which facts are mixed with opinions, as well as photos and videos that were first shared in closed messaging apps (WhatsApp, Telegram), are the most difficult to verify, Stefan Voss, a fact checker at the German Press Agency (dpa), has said in an interview with Ukrinform.
The night of September 1 in Kyiv city was the warmest one in 140 years of modern record-keeping, according to the Central Geophysical Observatory named after Borys Sreznevskyi.
Deep fakes, which require professional technical expertise, will be increasingly used in the future to spread disinformation in society, Stefan Voss, a fact checker at the German Press Agency (dpa), has said in an interview with Ukrinform.
A new school year has started in Ukraine today, September 1.
A new school year has started in Ukraine today, September 1.
There will be more deep fakes; it will be a task for journalists to expose them
Kyiv city has confirmed 176 new coronavirus cases and five deaths related to the disease over the course of the past day, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
As of September 1, Ukraine has reported 123,303 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 2,088 new cases recorded over the past 24 hours.
31 August 2020
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has presented state awards on the occasion of Independence Day for the significant contribution to state building, socio-economic, scientific and technical, cultural and educational development of Ukraine, as well as significant labor achievements.
The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) has once again called on the global community to increase sanctions pressure on Russia until Ukraine regains full control over its border.
Ukrainian National Guard serviceman Vitaliy Markiv could not be involved in the death of Italian photojournalist Andrea Rocchelli because he had another weapon in his hands, Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has said.
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has updated the list of countries that are classified as "green zone" or "red zone" depending on a number of active COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population.
Kyiv city has confirmed 277 new coronavirus cases and six deaths related to the disease over the course of the past day, according to the press service of Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
The United States calls on Russia to stop violating human rights and freedoms in the occupied Crimea, as well as to cease its campaign of conscription of Crimeans into the Russian army.
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations have grown almost four times in Ukraine since May, according to Health Minister Maksym Stepanov.
Russian security forces in Russian-occupied Crimea searched the homes of Crimean Tatars in the Nyzhnohirskyi and Sovietskyi districts of the peninsula and in Sudak early on Monday, August 31, Crimean Solidarity has reported on Facebook.
The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine reached 121,215 as of August 31, according to data provided by the coronavirus spread monitoring system of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
29 August 2020
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Kyiv city reached 12,984, including 265 new cases confirmed in the past 24 hours, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Today, August 29, is the Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of Ukraine who died in the struggle for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of our state.
As of August 29, Ukraine has reported 116,978 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 2,481 new cases recorded over the past 24 hours.
28 August 2020
The systemic crisis in the field of education poses a real threat to Ukraine's national security, so the reform of the education sector in the context of improving the state policy of innovative development should be considered by Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) in the near future, according to NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov.
About a hundred mothers, wives and children of Ukrainian servicemen who were killed as a result of Russian aggression in Donbas have taken part in a campaign entitled "Time does not cure" outside the building of the Russian Embassy in Kyiv, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.
The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) has congratulated its former President Eugene Czolij on being selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada publication for the tenth consecutive year.
About a hundred mothers, wives and children of Ukrainian servicemen who were killed as a result of Russian aggression in Donbas have taken part in a campaign entitled "Time does not cure" outside the building of the Russian Embassy in Kyiv, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.
The lifting of quarantine restrictions could have catastrophic effects as COVID-19 could fill all hospital beds and hospitals would no longer be able accept coronavirus patients.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Kyiv city reached 12,719, including 251 new cases confirmed in the past 24 hours, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Ukraine has reported 2,438 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 114,497, according to data provided by the coronavirus epidemic monitoring system of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
27 August 2020
Citizens of Belarus who are under pressure or persecution and need additional protection can report this to Ukrainian border guards and enter the territory of Ukraine despite the introduction of temporary restrictions on the entry of certain categories of foreigners into the country.
As of today, 6,505 patients with coronavirus have been hospitalized in Ukraine.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Kyiv city reached 12,468.
Adaptive quarantine in Ukraine has been extended until October 31.
As of August 27, Ukraine has reported 112,059 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 1,974 new cases recorded over the past 24 hours.
26 August 2020
Ukrainian Ambassador to Croatia Vasyl Kyrylych expects that direct flight between Kyiv and Zagreb will be operated twice a week from October 2020.
The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to close Ukraine's borders to foreigners until the end of September.
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov has said that there are no grounds for a "humanitarian catastrophe" in the occupied Crimea due to the alleged lack of water.
Ukraine will close its borders to foreigners until the end of September, but some categories of foreigners will be allowed to enter the country, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said.