Editor’s Note: This is a developing story. It is being updated with more information.
A Ukrainian woman, 71, died of COVID-19 on March 13, Ukraine’s health ministry reported. This is the first death from the novel coronavirus that was reported in Ukraine.
The woman was hospitalized in serious condition on March 12 in her hometown of Radomysl, a city of 14,700 people some 110 kilometers west of Kyiv, in Zhytomyr Oblast. She tested positive for coronavirus, becoming one of only three confirmed cases in Ukraine.
The city was locked down on the morning of March 13, following the news.
The woman returned to Ukraine from Poland several weeks ago, and reportedly was feeling sick since March 3. She traveled domestically, visited a church service and had guests in her house, including from Kyiv.
Ukraine decided to close entry to all foreign citizens for two weeks starting March 15, in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus.
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- There are three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine
- The first case was identified in Ukraine on March 3.
- Ukraine shut schools and canceled mass events starting March 12 to prevent the disease’s spread. Some schools resisted.
- Here’s how Kyiv is affected.
- Doctor’s advice: How to stay safe.
- Ukrainians evacuated from the disease’s epicenter in Wuhan, China spent two weeks in quarantine in a sanatorium in Poltava Oblast and were released on March 5. Their arrival in Ukraine caused unrest.
- 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.
