The number of officially confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ukraine has reached 12,697 as of 9 a.m. on May 5, according to Ukraine’s health ministry. In total, 316 people have died from the disease in Ukraine and 1,875 patients have recovered.
In the past 24 hours, Ukraine has identified 366 new COVID-19 cases.
Out of all COVID-19 patients in Ukraine, 881 are children and 2,479 are medical workers. In the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s health ministry has carried out 5,307 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, the most accurate way of diagnosing COVID-19.
As of May 5, the largest number of coronavirus cases in Ukraine has been registered in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast (2,449 cases), Chernivtsi Oblast (1,948 cases), Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (1,015 cases), Ternopil Oblast (923 cases), Rivne Oblast (779 cases), Zakarpattia Oblast (546 cases), and Lviv Oblast (514 cases).
Ukrainian authorities reported 366 new coronavirus infections on May 4, the lowest number since April 19 and the first time new daily cases have dipped below 400 since April 26. (Source: Ukraine’s Ministry of Health)
Ukrainians abroad
As of May 4, there are 159 Ukrainians receiving treatment for COVID-19 abroad. Fifty patients have recovered; 8 people have died.
Quarantine extensions
Ukraine’s government has extended the coronavirus quarantine until May 22, but will ease restrictions, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal announced on May 4 during a Cabinet meeting.
According to Shmygal, the following enterprises will be allowed to reopen on May 11:
- parks, recreation areas;
- beauty salons, hairdressers;
- museums, libraries;
- summer terraces and takeout service at cafes and restaurants;
- shopping malls, but not everything in them. Restrictions will be lifted for wholesale and retail sales of the non-food goods in malls, but all entertainment facilities will remain closed;
- dentists;
- auditors, attorneys, notaries;
- service centers for household appliances.
- domestic services (dry cleaning, clothing and shoes repair shops, etc.).
The following enterprises will remain closed: most public transportation, intercity and foreign travel by train and air, indoor cafes and restaurants, schools and universities. Borders will remain closed, except for Ukrainians returning to the country.
Shmygal added that Ukraine is ready for an “adaptive regional quarantine” when the government can lift or impose restrictions in certain oblasts depending on the epidemiological situation there.
The quarantine in Chernivtsi and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts after May 11 will be stricter than in other regions, Shmygal said. Both oblasts have COVID-19 case numbers disproportionate to their populations.
Global virus outbreak
Globally, COVID-19 has infected over 3.6 million people. In total, 252,425 people have died as of the morning of May 5; 1.2 million patients have recovered.
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- As of May 5: 316 people have died from COVID-19 in Ukraine; 1,875 people have recovered.
- 12,697 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of May 5. The first case was identified on March 3.
- Ukraine has extended its quarantine measures until May 22. The government outlined a plan to ease restrictions gradually.
- 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.
- The former minister of economy says half a million Ukrainians may lose their jobs in the COVID-19 crisis.
