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

By Oleg Petrasiuk , Pavlo Podufalov .

Published March 18, 2020. Updated March 22 at 7:51 pm

A pharmacy worker cleans the floor of a drug store in central Kyiv on March 18, 2020. After Ukraine imposed quarantine measures on March 15 to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, restaurants, cafes, and subways were shut down until April 3, while food stores, banks, and pharmacies continue to operate in the country.

Photo by Pavlo Podyfalov

CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Ukraine shuts down public transportation, domestic travel, restaurants
Kyiv intensifies quarantine, shutting down everything but supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, gas stations.
There have been 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine. The first case was identified in Ukraine on March 3.
Two people died from the COVID-19 in Ukraine.
Ukraine shut schools and canceled mass events starting March 12 to prevent the disease’s spread. Some schools resisted.
Here’s how life in Kyiv is affected.