
Ukraine reports 478 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 8,125
As of April 25, Ukraine has confirmed 8,125 coronavirus cases.
As of April 25, Ukraine has confirmed 8,125 coronavirus cases.
24 April 2020
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has received humanitarian aid worth UAH 80 million to combat coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Law enforcers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) have found dozens of mines, large-caliber shells, grenades and other weapons and ammunition near the village of Olhynka, Donetsk region, in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area, the SBU's press service has reported.
Nearly 10% of people with the coronavirus disease in Kyiv city are healthcare workers, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
The city of Kyiv and Kyiv region have created a working group to prevent and eliminate the consequences of fires.
The District Court of The Hague has ruled that the identity of 12 witnesses in MH17 trial will be concealed, while a corresponding status of the thirteenth witness has been dismissed, an Ukrinform correspondent reports from The Hague.
The number of coronavirus cases has grown to 1,122 in Kyiv city, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine has transferred assistance to medical workers for UAH 8 million.
Some 16,724 Ukrainians have applied to Ukrainian diplomatic establishments abroad for assistance within the Zakhyst (Protection) program, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has written on Facebook.
Ukraine is not yet ready to lift the coronavirus lockdown as the number of infected people grows after holidays, Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers Oleh Nemchinov has said.
Ukraine has reported 7,647 coronavirus cases as of April 24, the Public Health Center has said on Facebook.
Canada has allocated CAD 700,000 [about USD 518,000] to support local humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
23 April 2020
Ukrainian health workers have returned from Italy where they provided professional assistance in combating coronavirus, Ukraine's Deputy Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko has said on his Facebook page.
Ukrainian health workers have returned from Italy where they provided professional assistance in combating coronavirus, Ukraine's Deputy Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko has said on his Facebook page.
A bill introducing amendments to certain laws of Ukraine to improve the capability of Ukraine's health system to combat coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which should launch nationwide coronavirus testing and improve conditions for health care workers, has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada.
The number of coronavirus cases has grown to 1,059 in Kyiv city, including 70 over the past day, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Information on Ukraine’s need for financial, expert or logistical assistance to combat the coronavirus pandemic is collected and updated weekly through a single coordination mechanism.
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has thanked doctors from different countries, including Ukraine, for their assistance in treating coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Some 1,386 Ukrainian healthcare workers have tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19, according to Health Minister Maksym Stepanov.
The An-225 Mriya, the world's biggest transport aircraft, has delivered medical cargo to Ukraine.
The An-225 Mriya, the world's biggest transport aircraft, has delivered medical cargo to Ukraine.
Ukraine has confirmed 578 new coronavirus COVID-19 cases over the past day, bringing total to 7,170, according to the Public Health Centre.
22 April 2020
Ukraine launches clinical trials of a domestic drug, which, according to the preliminary findings of Ukrainian scientists and manufacturers, can significantly reduce or completely neutralize the risk of death from complications caused by the coronavirus disease.
The next challenge related to the development of a coronavirus outbreak will be the May holidays, during which large crowds must be avoided.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a draft resolution extending the coronavirus lockdown until May 11, 2020 inclusive, but with a slight relaxation of the regime.
The number of coronavirus cases has grown to 989 in Kyiv city, including 97 over the past day, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
The Embassy of the United Kingdom supports the introduction of e-license system for the sale, import and manufacture of medicines in Ukraine, which will make it easier to provide patients with the necessary medicines.
Ukraine is currently going according to the best-case scenario in the fight against the spread of coronavirus but that does not mean that there will be no peaks in the incidence this year, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine.
Some 1,245 Ukrainian healthcare workers have tested positive for the coronavirus Covid-19.
Pirates have attacked a Portuguese-flagged vessel off the coast of Benin and kidnapped a Ukrainian citizen, a crew member of the ship, Director of the Consular Service Department of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Serhii Pohoreltsev has told Ukrinform.
Ukraine has confirmed 467 new coronavirus Covid-19 cases over the past day, bringing the total number to 6,592, according to the Public Health Centre of the Health Ministry of Ukraine.
Some 151 Ukrainians infected with the coronavirus COVID-19 are being treated abroad, including 121 – in Italy, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry wrote on Facebook.
21 April 2020
Ukraine ranks 96th out of 180 countries in the 2020 World Press Freedom Index, having returned to top 100 for the first time since 2009.
Persons released from the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas have undergone PCR testing and received negative results.
The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine plans to perform evacuation flights from Israel, the USA, Thailand and several other countries next week.
The number of coronavirus cases has grown to 892 in Kyiv city, including 43 over the past day, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Some 1,138 Ukrainian healthcare workers have tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19 since the pandemic began in Ukraine.
The number of Ukrainian servicepersons infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) has risen to 39 people, according to the press service of the Medical Forces Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Ukraine’s Chief Sanitary Doctor Viktor Liashko announced his intention to initiate the extension of coronavirus quarantine and to weaken it at the same time.
Ukraine has reported 415 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past day, bringing the total number to 6,125, according to the Health Ministry.
The Cabinet of Ministers expects that Ukraine may reach the peak of the coronavirus outbreak in early May.
20 April 2020
In accordance with quarantine measures, Ukraine will continue to control the border with the Russian Federation and keep it closed.
The number of coronavirus cases has grown to 850 in Kyiv city, including 49 over the past day, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Ukraine has reported 261 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past day, bringing the total number to 5,710, according to the Public Health Centre.
18 April 2020
The documentary The Cacophony of the Donbas by Igor Minaiev has been released on takflix.com to mark the sixth anniversary of the beginning of the war in eastern Ukraine.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that about five planes a week deliver medical supplies to Ukraine for fighting coronavirus.
Ukraine has confirmed 5,106 coronavirus cases, including 133 deaths and 275 recoveries.
17 April 2020
Cemeteries in Kyiv region have been closed to visits until the end of the quarantine period, Acting Head of Kyiv Regional State Administration Vasyl Volodin has said.
Quarantine is a temporary but extremely important measure to combat the spread of coronavirus, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
Seven more coronavirus cases have been recorded in the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
As of April 13, over 1.4 million internally displaced persons are registered in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian town of Truskavets has received 40,000 medical face masks from its Chinese sister town of Lianzhou.
Nineteen people have contracted coronavirus at the Kyiv Theological Academy and the seminary of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, the Academy's press service has said on Facebook.
The number of coronavirus cases among Ukrainian healthcare workers has grown to 879.
Ukraine has purchased 176 medical ventilators since March 1, 2020, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov states.
The number of coronavirus cases has grown to 705 in Kyiv city, including 61 over the past day, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine has called on Russia to end illegal restrictions on the movements of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, which plays a vital role in preserving stability in eastern Ukraine.
Forty-two thousand Ukrainian children were sent back home from child-care institutions without prior verification of the family conditions.
The Prosecutor General's Office cooperates with all released Ukrainians to prepare and submit evidence of the violation of international humanitarian law to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.