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India delays big exports of AstraZeneca shot as infections surge – media

There have been no vaccine exports from India since Thursday.

10:40, 25.03.2021

New coronavirus variant discovered in Finland – media

Discovery of new variants of the virus is just "a matter of time," experts say.

11:55, 18.02.2021

Japan detects new coronavirus variant – media

The variant is different from those already spreading in Britain and South Africa.

23:05, 10.01.2021

Over 2,000 Ukrainians face COVID-19 reinfection (Video)

Unlike Ukraine, the statistics of reinfection worldwide are several times lower as just over 20 cases have been officially recorded.

16:00, 16.12.2020

Kyiv mayor Klitschko tested positive for coronavirus

The official says he has to self-isolate and work from home.

21:45, 24.10.2020

Health Ministry elaborates on Ukrainians re-infected with COVID-19

Re-infection with COVID-19 mainly occurs among people with comorbidities.

20:05, 12.10.2020

COVID-19 death cases on the rise among younger adults in Ukraine: Chief specialist

Different nations have different susceptibility to COVID-19.

13:55, 22.09.2020

North China region reports one suspected bubonic plague case – media

Local health authorities in Bayannur urged the public to beef up self-protection as the city has the risk of people-to-people infections and not to hunt and eat animals that could cause plague infections.

23:05, 05.07.2020

Epidemiologist says Ukraine may face second wave of coronavirus

Despite the fact that quarantine is still in place, people stop wearing masks and gather in groups.

13:20, 28.05.2020

South Korea says patients who re-tested positive after recovering were no longer infectious – media

It is unclear whether the country and test manufacturers are working to remedy, or have fixed, this testing flaw.

10:40, 19.05.2020

Kyiv mayor reports 59 new COVID-19 cases in past day

Two people recovered from the disease in the past 24 hours, he said.

15:48, 17.05.2020

Italian scientists claim to have developed world's first coronavirus vaccine – media

"Human tests are expected after this summer," says chief executive of company developing treatment.

10:40, 07.05.2020

Ukraine launching clinical trials of COVID-19 drug

Zelensky hopes clinical trials will officially confirm the effectiveness of the drug.

15:20, 22.04.2020

Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 2.5 mln

The overall death toll is 177,501 people.

10:17, 22.04.2020

The Guardian: WHO warns that few have developed antibodies to COVID-19

Herd immunity hopes dealt blow by report suggesting only 2%-3% of people have been infected.

15:40, 21.04.2020

Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide exceeds 2.2 mln

The total deaths stood at 154,694.

14:31, 18.04.2020

The Guardian: Lockdowns can't end until Covid-19 vaccine found, study says

China's restrictions have brought the first wave to an end but the danger of a second is very real.

14:32, 09.04.2020

Kyiv mayor reports 15 new COVID-19 cases in past day

The capital city has already as many as 294 confirmed COVID-19 cases.

13:52, 08.04.2020

Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide tops 1.4 mln

The total death toll was 82,145 people.

09:28, 08.04.2020

Ukraine's justice minister names possible ways of infection with COVID-19 among prisoners

Most likely, the virus can get into prisons through employees of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine.

16:01, 07.04.2020

Epidemiological situation in occupied Donbas getting worse – Ukraine's Def. Ministry

The Russian occupying administrations continue to hide the facts of the spread of diseases in the temporarily occupied territory in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

15:20, 07.04.2020

Infectious disease expert expects "tough scenario" for coronavirus in Ukraine

If 30 million people get sick, 20% of them will need hospitalization.

16:14, 06.04.2020

Germany reports third straight drop in daily rate of new coronavirus infections - media

The reported death toll rose by 184 to 1,342.

16:35, 05.04.2020

Seven new coronavirus cases reported in Kyiv

To date, 10 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the capital.

23:40, 21.03.2020

Global coronavirus death toll exceeds 11,000, almost 92,000 patients recovered

That's as of the morning of Saturday, March 21.

12:58, 21.03.2020

Greenland confirms first case of coronavirus – media

The infected patient lives in the capital Nuuk, and has been placed in home isolation.

23:46, 16.03.2020

Rada mulls criminal liability for those intentionally infecting others with coronavirus

This temporary bill will be valid for three months.

15:15, 16.03.2020

Number of deaths from novel coronavirus rises to 5,429

Some 71,694 people have recovered.

11:27, 14.03.2020

China coronavirus adviser expects global coronavirus pandemic to be over by June – media

As long as countries take the outbreak seriously and are prepared to take firm measures, it could be over worldwide in a matter of months.

11:14, 13.03.2020

Number of deaths from novel coronavirus rises to 4,720

Some 68,324 people have recovered.

10:21, 13.03.2020

Poland reports first coronavirus death as infections rise – media

Polish authorities on Thursday announced the country's first death linked to the coronavirus, as the country's total number of infected patients jumped to 48.

16:27, 12.03.2020

Number of deaths from novel coronavirus rises to 4,638

Some 68,284 people have recovered.

09:58, 12.03.2020

Number of deaths from novel coronavirus rises to 3,491

Some 57,389 people have recovered.

09:50, 07.03.2020

First case of coronavirus reportedly registered in Poland – media

A 25-year-old woman has tested positive for coronavirus.

15:20, 27.02.2020

Ukrainian woman tested positive for coronavirus in Italy not in critical condition – MFA (Video)

Her positive result should be finally confirmed by the Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Rome.

12:40, 27.02.2020

Ukrainian woman tested positive for coronavirus hospitalized in Italy – media

Now she is in a single ward under medical supervision.

10:17, 27.02.2020

Coronavirus response delay could have seen 100,000 cases, China reports 433 new infections – media

Cases outside Hubei returned to double digits, with 24 cases reported, a jump from just nine and five cases over the past two days respectively.

09:00, 27.02.2020

China coronavirus may cause reduction in investment in Ukraine's economy – World Bank

Ukraine received over US$4 billion in portfolio investment in 2019.

14:20, 25.02.2020

'Too early; to speak of pandemic, WHO says virus can be contained – media

Using the word pandemic does not fit the facts.

09:00, 25.02.2020

China says new coronavirus cases drop to 409 on February 23 but deaths jump to 150 – media

The number of new deaths, however, rose to 150 from 97 over the same period.

09:00, 24.02.2020

Coronavirus: sixfold surge in cases in South Korea but China reports fewer new infections – media

The National Health Commission said that another 109 people had died in mainland China, taking the death toll to 2,345.

11:04, 22.02.2020

Coronavirus: New infections fall for third day, nearly 70,000 people infected – media

China's central bank is taking measures to stem the outbreak by disinfecting money.

09:57, 16.02.2020

Coronavirus infects 1,716 medical staff as China reports 5,090 new cases – media

The National Health Commission said 121 new deaths were reported, making the death toll on the mainland 1,380.

10:43, 14.02.2020

Bloomberg: Coronavirus could infect two-thirds of globe, research shows

Even if there were a way to reduce transmission by half, that would still imply that roughly one-third of the world would become infected.

09:24, 14.02.2020

Nigeria warns of 'strange epidemic outbreak' as 15 die and 104 infected by mystery disease – media

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) added the first cases had been discovered last month in January.

12:22, 13.02.2020

China's Hubei reports jump in new cases of COVID-19 after diagnosis criteria revision – media

It brought the total confirmed cases in the hard-hit province to 48,206.

09:25, 13.02.2020

Call for overhaul of early warning process as coronavirus deaths hit 1,115 – media

As of yesterday, 744 recovered patients have been discharged, while the total number of recovery cases stands at 4,740.

11:04, 12.02.2020

The Guardian: Coronavirus 'could infect 60% of global population if unchecked'

If China's lockdown has not worked, there is another unpalatable truth to face: that the coronavirus might not be possible to contain.

14:08, 11.02.2020

Coronavirus: China gets back to work as death toll reaches 1,018 – media

The National Health Commission also reported 2,478 new confirmed cases of the illness, bringing that total to 42,638 as of Monday.

09:26, 11.02.2020

Another Ukrainian on board Diamond Princess gets infected with coronavirus – MFA

The man is a crew member.

15:13, 10.02.2020