Kyiv may also be put into the red zone.
Head of the Main Department of Ukraine's State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service in the city of Kyiv Oleh Ruban has said the capital city will be put in the orange quarantine zone from Monday, October 12.
"Today, the commission will consider the issue of changing the color by indicators. The city of Kyiv gets into the orange zone. There is a big problem today with beds since the occupancy is almost 75-70% now," he said on Thursday, according to the RBC Ukraine news agency.
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At the same time, the official assumed Kyiv might be included in the red zone.
"It could be red, but the main task is to prevent this... The stock of beds [in hospitals] is being increased daily, which is today the main criterion for introducing strict quarantine measures," Ruban said.
As of today, Kyiv is in the yellow zone.