A woman who is suspected of having COVID-19 gave birth to a healthy baby at a hospital in Bila Tserkva, a town in Kyiv Oblast, early on March 25, Bila Tserkva Mayor Hennady Dykyi said in a video.
The woman was first tested for coronavirus with a rapid test in her hometown of Irpin, just outside Kyiv, on March 20. The test came back negative. A more accurate laboratory test conducted there came back positive.
Then, on March 24, she was hospitalized to Bila Tserkva where she soon gave birth.
Her sample has been sent for additional testing to confirm whether she has the novel coronavirus. If the result comes back positive, this would be the first case of a COVID-19 patient giving birth to a baby in Ukraine.
The mother is currently in isolation.
Kyiv Oblast has had 22 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of March 25. The total number of people infected in Ukraine has reached 117.
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Ukraine has extended its quarantine measures until April 24.
- There have been 117 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.
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- To fight the spread of the virus, Ukraine shut down public transportation, domestic travel, restaurants.
- Kyiv went into quarantine, shutting down everything by supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, gas stations.
- Ukrainian lawmaker tested positive for COVID-19.
- Misinformation on coronavirus is going viral in Ukraine.
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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.
