Ukraine has registered 20,791 new cases of COVID-19 as of 9 a.m. on Oct. 24. The country has had 2.7 million cases since the pandemic began.
The largest numbers of new cases have been recorded in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (2,211), Lviv Oblast (1,509), Kharkiv Oblast (1,508), Odesa Oblast (1,403), and Donetsk Oblast (1,380).
In the past 24 hours, 6,081 COVID-19 patients have recovered and 386 have died.
In the last 24 hours, 129,530 people received their first dose of vaccine, while 48,200 received the second dose, completing their vaccination.
Under the adaptive quarantine strategy, Ukraine color codes its regions green, yellow, orange or red, according to the severity of the outbreak there.
Currently, four Ukrainian oblasts are yellow, 15 are orange, and six are red.
On Oct. 15, Kherson Oblast moved into the COVID-19 red restriction zone. The restrictions will apply to cinemas, theaters, shopping malls, non-food markets, gyms, swimming pools, cultural institutions, and mass events. But if all staff and visitors have green COVID-19 certificates proving they are fully vaccinated, restrictions will not be applied.
On Oct. 26, Rivne and Mykolaiv Oblasts will move into the red restriction zone as well, Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers Oleh Nemchinov said.
The city of Kyiv is in the orange zone. That requires all establishments, such as restaurants, cinemas, gyms and cultural institutions, to operate with lower capacity. The establishments can also choose to allow only vaccinated visitors and keep the full capacity. To see a complete list of restrictions and exemptions, click here.
All adults, including foreigners with a residence permit, can get vaccinated for free. They can get a shot at their local clinics or one of more than 400 mass vaccination centers throughout the country.
Kyiv has 36 such centers including the International Exhibition Center near the Livoberezhna metro station and Kyiv Boryspil International Airport. The full list is available here.
From Oct. 21, all passengers traveling by air, bus or train between the yellow, orange, and red regions must either provide a two-dose vaccine certificate, at least one dose for yellow zones, or a negative PCR or rapid test result taken within 72 hours. Foreign vaccine certificates and negative PCR test results through the Action Portal app will also be accepted.