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The Health Ministry hopes the weekend quarantine will help stem the “hurricane rate” of growth in the incidence of coronavirus in Ukraine. The incidence is expected to decrease in just two weeks.
This was stated by the Minister of Health, Maxim Stepanov, on the air of the television channel Ukraine 24.
According to the minister, the purpose of the quarantine introduced is to stop at today’s figures, that is, at 11-12 thousand new patients daily.
“According to the calculations of our epidemiologists and based on international experience, in particular the advice of international experts, we expect a decrease in the level of daily morbidity between 15% and 20% in 14 days, because 14 days is an average incubation period “. – He explained.
Stepanov also reacted to the forecast of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine on the incidence rate until the end of November. He explained that scientists, when making a forecast, came from the current dynamics.
“We work with the National Academy of Sciences and the National Security and Defense Council. We share information. The National Security and Defense Council makes a mathematical model. But those calculations were made by (NAS – ed.) On the basis of dynamics. we have today, “added the head of the Ministry of Health.
We will recall, scientists from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine predicted nearly 200 thousand new COVID-19 patients by the end of November. In addition, scientists predict more than 3,000 new victims of the disease.
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