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Over 90% of medical workers vaccinated in Kharkiv region

As of Monday, August 16, more than 90% of health workers and more than half of teachers have been vaccinated in the Kharkiv region, Deputy Head of the …
Interfax-Ukraine

COVID-19 outbreak recorded in children’s camp Young Guard in Odesa

In the Ukrainian children’s center Young Guard, located in Odesa, there was an outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, symptoms of the disease …
Interfax-Ukraine

Health Ministry expects COVID-19 outbreak in Ukraine in mid-fall

The Health Ministry expects an outbreak of COVID-19 in October-November, Ihor Kuzin, deputy health minister and the chief sanitary doctor said in an …
Daria Derevianchuk

Coda Story: Russian interference hits Ukraine with vaccine hesitancy, conspiracy theories

In the village of Milove on the Ukrainian border with Russia in Luhansk oblast, Ukrainian retired sailor Vladimir Tertishnik has not seen his …
Coda Story

UkrInform: Poland to deliver 650,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Ukraine

Chief of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland Michal Dworczyk has said that Ukraine will receive 650,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine …
UkrInform

Moldova reinstates mask mandate in public places, social distancing requirements

The new measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic endorsed at a meeting of Moldova’s National Public Health Emergency Commission on August 13 entered …
Interfax-Ukraine

Bloomberg: Ukraine’s economy back in recession as virus, rate hikes weigh

Ukraine’s economy fell back into recession as fallout from the pandemic continued to weigh and interest rates were lifted to tackle soaring …
Bloomberg

Health Ministry intends to allow work of institutions during quarantine subject to vaccination

The Ministry of Health of Ukraine intends to allow some institutions to work during strict quarantine under the condition of vaccination of more than …
Interfax-Ukraine

Health Ministry calls for vaccination against COVID-19 in open air during Independence Day events

The Ministry of Health calls for optimizing the vaccination process against COVID-19 for the holidays, in particular for vaccinations in the open air …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Russia reports 806 COVID-19 deaths

Russia reported 806 coronavirus-related deaths on August 16, close to a record high amid a surge in cases that authorities blame on the infectious …
Reuters

UkrInform: Kyiv reports 59 coronavirus cases

Kyiv reported 59 coronavirus cases over the past day. Read more here.
UkrInform

COVID-19 in Ukraine: 417 new cases, 6 new deaths, 51,068 new vaccinations

Ukraine has registered 417 new cases of COVID-19 as of 9 a.m. on Aug. 16. The total number of cases in the country since the start of the pandemic is …
Olga Rudenko

USA Today: Florida COVID surge keeps getting worse

The skyrocketing COVID-19 surge in Florida is shattering records and ravaging the state’s younger population. Read more here.
USA Today

Ukraine central bank expects no tough quarantine, no significant losses for economy

In the baseline scenario, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) expects an outbreak of diseases in the autumn, but does not predict the introduction of …
Interfax-Ukraine

The Economist: Travel chaos will last well beyond summer

Tom Maples spent five days and almost $7,000 getting home to London from Tanzania in May. Many African countries are on the English “red list”, …
The Economist

Paul Goble: Facebook shuts down Russia-based COVID ‘disinformation laundromat’

Facebook blocked what it called “a disinformation laundromat” based in Russia that was distributing misinformation about the coronavirus by putting …
Paul A. Goble

Reuters: Russia reports 21,624 new COVID-19 cases, 816 deaths

MOSCOW – Russia reported 21,624 new COVID-19 cases on Aug. 15, including 1,954 in Moscow, taking the official national tally since the pandemic began …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Iran faces ‘tsunami’ of COVID-19 infections, deaths

With a new victim of the coronavirus dying every two minutes, deaths are soaring in Iran, with infections from the new Delta variant skyrocketing and …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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