To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Ukrainian government has strengthened its quarantine measure starting April 3. Here is what’s now forbidden (and allowed) in Ukraine.
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- As of April 3: 23 people have died from COVID-19 in Ukraine; 3 Ukrainians died in Italy. 19 people have recovered.
- 942 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of April 2. The first case was identified on March 3.
- Ukraine has extended its quarantine measures until April 24.
- Infographic of quarantine measures in place until April 24.
- 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.
- Invisible Threat Lurks Undetected: Top stories from March 27, 2020 PDF edition.
- The former minister of economy says half a million Ukrainians may lose their jobs in the COVID-19 crisis.
