Ukraine’s COVID-19 deaths reach almost 500
The number of officially confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ukraine has reached 17,858 as of 9 a.m. on May 16, according to Ukraine’s health ministry. In total, 497 people have died from the disease in Ukraine, and 4,906 patients have recovered.
In the past 24 hours, Ukraine has identified 528 new COVID-19 cases.
So far, 4,906 patients have recovered from the disease in Ukraine.
The government of Ukraine has extended certain quarantine measures until May 22 to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Although the epidemic of the COVID-19 has shown no signs of winding down, on May 11, Ukraine eased some of the quarantine restrictions it had in force since mid-March.
The government has imposed home-isolation measures affecting many people, including all persons over 60 (except for those involved in preventing the spread of COVID-19 and in critical infrastructure roles), as well as persons sick with COVID-19 or suspected of being infected with COVID-19.