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Ukraine’s first COVID-19 patient recovers

Ukraine’s first patient diagnosed with COVID-19 has recovered from the disease that affected 252,000 and killed 10,400 in a global pandemic. His …
Artur Korniienko

Kyiv to declare an emergency due to COVID-19 threat

The Kyiv City State Administration is planning to declare an emergency in the Ukrainian capital over the spread of the novel coronavirus, Mykola …
Toma Istomina

Ukraine’s health ministry confirms third COVID-19 death, total cases grow to 21

A third person has died from the novel coronavirus in Ukraine, while the total number of confirmed cases in the country has risen to 21, Ukraine’s …
Daryna Antoniuk

Ex-minister of economy: Half a million Ukrainians may lose jobs in COVID-19 crisis

About 500,000 Ukrainians might lose their jobs because of the economic crisis caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to ex-Minister of …
Toma Istomina

Vox Populi: What do influential Ukrainians think of the quarantine?

Editor’s Note: The Kyiv Post has asked influential Ukrainians if they support the strict quarantine measures that have been imposed in the country — …
Natalia Datskevych
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Daryna Antoniuk

Kyiv life changes overnight because of coronavirus

On a regular day, the 250-seat Musafir restaurant in central Kyiv is jam-packed during lunch.  But the afternoon of March 17 was nothing like that. On …
Toma Istomina

Coronavirus causes panic buying in Ukraine, but few shortages

The images have shocked people around the world: empty shelves in supermarkets in the United States and western Europe, deficits of toilet paper, long …
Daria Shulzhenko

Ukraine ramps up testing for coronavirus, but many cases may remain undetected

With just a handful of the novel coronavirus cases confirmed, Ukraine may seem safer than other countries with COVID-19 outbreaks. However, Ukraine …
Artur Korniienko
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Anna Myroniuk

Coronavirus in Ukraine: 16 cases, including member of parliament

Two new cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed in Ukraine on March 18, raising the overall count to just 16 cases. Two of the 16 cases were …
Olga Rudenko

Quarantine in Kyiv: Lines at bus stops, washing floors, strolling in empty city

  CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Ukraine shuts down public transportation, domestic travel, restaurants Kyiv intensifies …
Oleg Petrasiuk
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Pavlo Podufalov

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry: What you need to know during quarantine

Editor’s Note: This is a Q&A on coronavirus-related travel restrictions, posted by Ukraine’s foreign ministry and translated by the Kyiv Post. 1) When …
Kyiv Post

Police investigate Ukraine’s second COVID-19 death over suspected malpractice

Authorities will investigate the death of a 33-year-old woman who died from the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in Chernivtsi Oblast, on suspicion of …
Alexander Query

Ukraine’s transportation in crisis amid coronavirus shutdown 

When Copenhagen resident Theresa Hansen bought a plane ticket on Christmas to visit her boyfriend in Kyiv on April 2, she had no clue that a global …
Alexander Query

Government to evacuate 35,000 Ukrainians stuck abroad after borders shut down

The Ukrainian government will evacuate 35,479 citizens who are stuck abroad after the country’s borders shut down on March 17, according to Vladyslav …
Oleksiy Sorokin

Coronavirus misinformation goes viral in Ukraine

As more countries ramp up measures to slow the coronavirus pandemic, there is one thing that spreads faster than the virus: misinformation.  In fact, …
Bermet Talant

Ukrainian lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19

Ukrainian lawmaker Serhiy Shakhov, from the 17-member Dovira (Trust) group in parliament, said on March 18 that he tested positive for COVID-19. The …
Oleksiy Sorokin

COVID-19 relief bills called into question

President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed several laws designed to ease the strain on businesses and workers during the nationwide COVID-19 quarantine. …
Igor Kossov

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