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Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) says 24 Ukrainians have recovered from the novel coronavirus, or COVID 19, abroad, while 175 are undergoing treatment.

Of the 24 Ukrainians who have recovered, there are five in Poland, four each in Japan and the Dominican Republic, two each in Italy and Nigeria, and one each in the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Thailand, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and Egypt, according to the ministry's update on the coronavirus as of 18:00 Kyiv time on April 13.

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Six Ukrainians died from the coronavirus abroad – four in Italy, one in France and the United States each.

Of the 175 Ukrainians being treated abroad, 121 are in Italy, 22 in Greece, six in the Czech Republic, five in Spain, four in Germany, three in Austria, two in the U.S. and Portugal each, one each in Sweden, Thailand, Serbia, the Seychelles, the Russian Federation, the UAE, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Malta, and Belgium.

Some 15,525 citizens of Ukraine have applied to Ukrainian diplomatic facilities abroad for assistance under the Zakhyst (Protection) program (for those left stranded outside the country after the closure of the Ukrainian border late in March 2020).