Ukraine has now officially confirmed 145 cases of COVID-19, the country’s Ministry of Health revealed on the night of March 25.
According to the ministry’s Center for Public Health, all 145 cases are laboratory-confirmed. Five of the cases have been fatal. One patient has officially recovered and been released from the hospital, the ministry wrote on Facebook.
The fifth patient to die from COVID-19 was a woman in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. On March 23, she and her husband were admitted to the hospital with suspected coronavirus infections. According to the health ministry, the woman only appealed for medical attention after a long period of “self-treatment.” At that point, the hospital was unable to save her and she died within 24 hours. Her coronavirus infection was confirmed after her death.
The woman’s husband is still in the hospital. His case is of moderate severity.
Throughout March 25, the number of COVID-19 patients increased by 32 over the course of just one day.
In the morning, the Ministry of Health published statistics which showed the number of COVID-19 cases standing at 113. Later in the day, the Kyiv Post reported that nine more cases had been confirmed. In the evening, the acting head of the Center for Public Health announced that the number of cases had reached 136. Finally, at 10:00 p.m., the ministry announced that the figure stood at 145 cases.
Ukraine identified its first coronavirus case on March 3.
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Ukraine has extended its quarantine measures until April 24.
- The measures shuttered most everything but hospitals, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, gas stations and other critical enterprises.
- There have been 145 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine. The first case was identified on March 3.
- Four people have died from COVID-19 in Ukraine. One person recovered.
- Three Ukrainians died from COVID-19 in Italy.
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- Misinformation on coronavirus is going viral in Ukraine.
- Doctor’s advice: How to stay safe.
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- Why the Kyiv Post isn’t making its coverage free in the times of COVID-19.
Effects on economy:
- Here’s what the virus is doing to Ukraine’s economy.
- Ukrainian businesses respond to the crisis.
- The virus disrupts the transport sector. Ukrainian airlines canceled some flights to 16 countries due to the novel coronavirus.
- The National Bank of Ukraine continued to cut the policy rate while trying to buffer the hryvnia from coronavirus panic.
- The former minister of economy says half a million Ukrainians may lose their jobs in the COVID-19 crisis.
