Ukraine Coronavirus April 20, 2020 – Statistics Ukraine, World

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• 49 new cases of COVID-19 coronavirus infection and two deaths recorded in Kiev in the last 24 hours.
• In 1074 doctors in Ukraine confirmed the coronavirus, 43 of them, on the last day.
• The coronavirus abroad treats 174 Ukrainians. 26 of our citizens were healed, six were sadly dead.
• On April 20, the head of the Ministry of Health, Maxim Stepanov, reported that on the last day in Ukraine, seven regions did not submit any information on testing for coronavirus in Ukrainians. In particular, this applies to the Vinnytsia, Luhansk, Chernivtsi, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kherson and Khmelnitsky regions.
• In the Sumy region, they explained why the number of new cases of COVID-19 infection was not reported in a timely manner. Volodymyr Zbarazhsky, director of the regional laboratory, stated that in the Sumy region the results of coronavirus tests for April 19 were not sent to Kiev in time because they were delayed.
• The Health Ministry warned that between five and ten days after the Easter holidays in Ukraine, a new outbreak of coronavirus infection may occur. Many Ukrainians, despite the quarantine, went to church at Easter, where they became infected.
• Large numbers of parishioners attended the Easter service at Pochaiv Holy Dormition Lavra. They did not adhere to the rules of social distance, some of them lacked masks. Due to quarantine violations, the police opened criminal proceedings.
• At the same time, Patriarch Filaret ignored the recommendations of doctors and authorities to observe quarantine restrictions during Easter. During the Easter service in the Cathedral of Saint Vladimir, he did not have a mask or gloves, and the parishioner received Communion with a spoon.
• In the Ternopil region we are looking for 5 people who escaped observation after arriving from abroad. In accordance with quarantine rules, these individuals must perform a mandatory 14-day observation.
• The Health Ministry also said that treatment for coronavirus in hospitals in Ukraine costs the state from 300 to 10 thousand hryvnias per patient per day, depending on the state of the hospitalized. In addition, 20 to 30% of hospitalized patients require intensive care, that is, their treatment is more expensive.
• Ukrainian doctors who help Italy fight the coronavirus will return a week later than expected, that is, on April 25. This is due to the request of the Italian Government.
• In the Zhytomyr region of Korosten, a 6-month-old baby was infected with a coronavirus.
• The police initiated 5 criminal cases against the UOC-MP for violating the Easter quarantine. Criminal proceedings against the Holy Dormition Lavra of Svyatogirsky in the Donetsk region and the Holy Dormition Lavra of Pochayiv in the Ternopil region were precisely initiated.
• In the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 4 new cases of COVID-19 disease were recorded among the military. Now in the ranks of the Armed Forces, 39 fighters are sick with coronavirus.
• The city of Pochayiv, district of Kremenets in the Ternopil region, is closed for entry and exit. The cause is an outbreak of coronavirus. Note that this is where the Pochaev Lavra is located, where COVID-19 is suspected.
• Four patients, who were already prepared for discharge in Rivne, had recovered a coronavirus.

The main thing about the coronavirus in the world

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world has exceeded 2.4 million, more than 165 thousand people have died, more than 600 thousand patients have been recovered. Top-5 countries by number of infected people: United States (764 265), Spain (198 674), Italy (178 972), France (152 894) and Germany (145 743). There are already over 120,000 cases in the UK.

• Threatening the scale of the situation with the coronavirus in Russia. There, 47,112 cases of coronavirus infection were officially confirmed, most of them in Moscow. Altogether, 405 people died from the coronavirus. In general, COVID-19 was registered in all Russian regions.
• The United States again accuses China of withholding information about the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Therefore, Trump intends to send investigators to China to investigate the COVID-19 outbreak.
• Facebook has decided not only to combat the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus, but also to “educate” those who spread these fakes. The social network will offer to verify these data on the WHO website.
• In Turkey, a 107-year-old Hawahan Karadeniz coronavirus was reported to be recovering. This is one of the oldest women in the world to recover from COVID-19.
• Serbian star tennis player Novak Djokovic has opposed mandatory vaccination against the coronavirus. According to Djokovic, he has his own views on the matter.
• Traces of COVID-19 coronavirus infection have been found in the water system of the French capital of Paris.
• The Netherlands has lifted its ban on flights with Austria, Spain and Italy since April 17. However, foreigners who wish to enter the country must report their health status.
• On April 20, Brazilian President Jairo Bolsonaru joined a rally in the capital Rio de Janeiro. There, people called for an end to quarantine restrictions due to the coronavirus.
• Around a thousand Russians demonstrate in Vladikavkaz against the self-isolation regime, this is called quarantine in Russia. Some of the people took action with masks, but there is no talk of preserving social distance.
• After a month of vacation, schools and kindergartens are back in Norway. However, some parents opposed this decision by the authorities.
• The UK has announced the launch of “100 Stories to Say Thank You”. This is a collection of letters from the country’s most famous people expressing their gratitude to the doctors.

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Interesting research

• People with COVID-19 have immunity. But how stable it is is unknown. Virologist Alla Mironenko told it.
• Men are more likely to have COVID-19 than women, and the disease is more severe for them. The reasons for this may be related to genetics, sex hormones. Scientists mainly emphasize that older people and people with chronic diseases are at risk.
• Researchers from the Australian National Science Agency have introduced a new approach to the analysis of genetic codes for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The findings will help researchers better understand how the virus strains develop.
• In China, scientists report successful trials of an inactivated coronavirus vaccine in mice, rats, and monkeys.