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Scientists from Ukraine’s Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IMBG) could provide one of the quickest responses to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine. By mid-February, they had already developed a test system for COVID-19, and the government funded the initial research and production of the first 1,000 tests. But six weeks later, the Ukrainian government had not given IMBG funding for mass production of their test, and instead spent time and money on test systems from other countries. Just recently the Ukrainian government ordered tests produced by domestic manufacturers. The IMBG chief Mykhailo Tukalo explains the two main differences that make Ukrainian tests more efficient for Ukraine.
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CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- As of April 7: 45 people have died from COVID-19 in Ukraine. 28 people have recovered.
- 1,462 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of early on April 7. 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.
