On May 4–6, medical workers tested 57 tenants of a residential buiding in Vyshneve, Kyiv Oblast for COVID-19 after an outbreak of the disease among the residents.
The outbreak was identified on April 23, when 101 residents tested positive for COVID-19. Two people died. Since then, the whole building has been closed off for quarantine. Relatives and volunteers bring food to the 239 residents.
The building is a communal housing complex, meaning that its residents have to share kitchens and bathrooms. That is not recommended during the pandemic, as COVID-19 is an easily transmissible airborne disease.
The results of the May 4–6 tests will be ready in a few days. After that, officials will decide whether the quarantine should be prolonged or eased for the residents of this housing complex in Kyiv Oblast.
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- As of May 6: 327 people have died from COVID-19 in Ukraine; 2,097 people have recovered.
- 13,184 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of May 6. The first case was identified on March 3.
- Ukraine has extended its quarantine measures until May 22. The government outlined a plan to ease restrictions gradually.
- The measures shuttered most everything but hospitals, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, gas stations, and other critical enterprises.
- How the Ukrainian government has been responding: TIMELINE
- Misinformation on coronavirus is going viral in Ukraine.
- Doctor’s advice: How to stay safe.
- Foreign Ministry: What you need to know about traveling to and from Ukraine now
- Why the Kyiv Post isn’t making its coverage free in the times of COVID-19.
- Coronavirus stops the Kyiv Post’s print edition for now.
- Where to buy masks.
Effects on the economy:
- COVID-19 is already inflicting harm on Ukraine’s economy.
- The former minister of economy says half a million Ukrainians may lose their jobs in the COVID-19 crisis.
