Thirteen people have died from the novel coronavirus in Ukraine and 548 cases have been confirmed as of 10 p.m. of March 30.
Seventy-three new cases of COVID-19, a disease caused by the coronavirus, were reported in one day in Ukraine, and two new deaths.
Eight people recovered from the virus as of late March 30, adding two people since the previous reported in the morning of the same day.
Overall, 2,642 people with suspected cases of COVID-19 infection have been tested in Ukraine, according to the health ministry. Also, 176 patients with suspected COVID-19 are being tested.
COVID-19 has killed at least 36,938 people globally as of late March 30, and infected 770,165 people; 160,243 patients have recovered. The United States, Italy, China, and Spain are struggling the most to curb the spread of the disease. The virus is believed to have originated in China in December.
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- As of late March 30: 13 people have died from COVID-19 in Ukraine; 3 Ukrainians died in Italy. 6 people have recovered.
- 548 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of early on March 30. 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.