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Quarantine in Ukraine helped prevent a repeat of the Italian situation with COVID-19
A coronavirus outbreak worldwide and Ukraine continues to spread. The infection is still at high risk, which is why the WHO has extended the global emergency. Ukraine is approaching a peak incidence after the weekend in May. Read more about the fight against COVID-19 in Ukraine and the world on May 3, in the RBC-Ukraine material.
Important:
- 11,913 Ukrainians were infected with coronavirus
- the number of deaths increased to 288
- Due to quarantine, Ukraine’s GDP fell in the first quarter by 0.4%
- up to 140 thousand Ukrainians can be victims of coronavirus in case of premature cancellation of quarantine
- The number of COVID-19 recovery cases in the world exceeded one million.
The number of new cases per day decreased
In Ukraine, during the last day, 502 new cases of coronavirus infection have been registered. The total number of infected at the moment is 11,913. 288 cases became fatal and 1,547 patients recovered after COVID-19.
Incidence statistics
According to the Ministry of Health, 11,411 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in Ukraine. 1,498 patients were successfully treated, 279 people died from complications of the disease. A total of 122,752 Ukrainians were tested by PCR tests.
Among the sick, 2,250 medical workers and 771 children. In self-isolation conditions there are 7960 patients. Hospitalization was required for 3452 citizens, of whom 151 were connected to a ventilator.
The greatest number of cases was registered in the Chernivtsi region (1745), Kiev (1494) and the Ivano-Frankivsk region (942). During the last day, the highest infection dynamics were also observed in the Chernivtsi region (78 new cases per day), Dnipropetrovsk (72) and the transcarpathic regions (64).
The situation with COVID-19 in Ukraine
Thanks to quarantine restrictions, the Ukrainian health system managed to avoid a repeat of the Italian scenario of the coronavirus epidemic.
Chief Medical Officer Viktor Lyashko said the quarantine helped prevent a situation where it would be necessary to introduce patient selection, to whom to provide medical care and to whom not.
Lyashko also noted that in the event of premature removal from quarantine, the number of deaths by the end of the year could reach 140,000. Kyiv School of Economics provided a forecast that coronavirus mortality in 2020 will be 120-140 thousand cases with the complete cancellation of quarantine as of May 12. .
President Vladimir Zelensky in his video message said the country is gradually approaching the peak of the incidence rate, and a “decisive storm” awaits the Ukrainians in the May holidays.
For coronavirus testing, 867,000 PCR systems were transferred to the regions. The evidence is distributed according to the incidence rate. The largest number of analyzes carried out in Kiev (about 19 thousand). The Ministry of Health noted that PCR tests are free.
Despite the extension of the national quarantine until May 11, the restrictions in Cherkasy have been eased since Friday. Police opened a criminal case about exceeding the authority of local authorities, and the head of the City Council was summoned for questioning. In response to this, Cherkasy Mayor Anatoly Bondarenko said the city would resist in criminal prosecution for a decision on the early weakening of the quarantine.
As of May 1, the easing of restrictions in Zhitomir was also announced, allowing hairdressing and grocery markets to operate, and cafes and restaurants to serve customers on the go.
The Dnieper mayor announced the opening on April 30 of hairdressers, dry cleaners, service stations, repair shops. Walks will be allowed from May 4 on the city embankment and in various green areas of the Dnieper.
In the first quarter of 2020, Ukraine’s GDP fell 0.5%, of which 0.4%, the effect of quarantine due to the coronavirus. The greatest losses were suffered by the tourism, entertainment and real estate rental services industry. According to NBU estimates, quarantine measures negatively affected the transportation industry: passenger turnover in the first quarter decreased by 16.3%.
The fight against coronavirus in the world.
In The USA more than 1.1 million people were infected and the number of deaths reached 65 thousand. President Donald Trump said that American doctors have already performed 6 million tests. 1 million citizens are evaluated per week, but in the next few days their number will double.
Authorities From india Introduced the mandatory use of the location tracking app for all employees in the public and private sectors. This application warns the user in contact with people who have found a positive result in COVID-19.
United Kingdom ranks fourth in the incidence of coronavirus in the world after EE. USA, Italy and Spain. The country registered 177,454 cases of infection. 27 510 people died from coronavirus complications (3rd place in the world in mortality). British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the maximum incidence rate has already been reached, and a quarantine exit plan will be presented next week.
New anti-registration for the number of infected COVID-19 registered in Russian Federation. During the day, 9623 people fell ill with coronavirus. The total number of infected reached 124,054, 1222 patients died.
In Belarus The number of deaths is close to one hundred. At the same time, during the last day, 911 new cases were registered. In total, since the beginning of the epidemic, coronavirus was diagnosed in 15,828 people, 97 patients died and 3,117 recovered.
In From Spain It will begin quarantining from May 4. On Monday, restaurants and cafes will resume operations to prepare takeout orders. In transport, a mandatory “mask mode” will be introduced. The government has promised to provide citizens with personal protective equipment.
