A total of 728,865 patients have recovered and 18,854 have died in Ukraine since the beginning of the pandemic.
In the past 24 hours, Ukrainian laboratories have carried out 12,362 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and 2,214 antibody tests. Over 5.6 million PCR tests have been conducted since the start of the pandemic.
The largest numbers of new cases have been recorded in Mykolayiv Oblast (454). Lviv Oblast (433), Odesa Oblast (426), Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (404), and the city of Kyiv (370).
The Ministry of Health is planning to impose a lockdown from Jan. 8 through Jan. 24 when it expects the burden on the country’s hospitals to increase due to COVID-19 and flu cases. The lockdown shuts down all but essential businesses. Unaffected are pharmacies, groceries, gas stations, banks, postal operators, public transport, domestic/international travel and hotels.
Here’s a full list of businesses that will be closed.
On Dec. 30, the President’s Office stated that Ukraine’s Ministry of Health had signed a contract for the country to receive 1.9 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine produced by China’s Sinovac Biotech “in the shortest possible term.” Each dose will be purchased for Hr 504 (just under $18).
