Ukraine Declares Nationwide State of Emergency

Ukraine has introduced a nationwide quarantine until April 24 to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers adopted the new decision at a meeting on arch 25, the Ukrainian News Agency reports.

The decision envisages the continuation of quarantine from April 3 to April 24, as well as the maintenance of a state of emergency in all regions of Ukraine for a period of 30 days.

Ukraine's government declared a state of emergency on Friday in Kiev and in two of its 25 regions.

The number of registered cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine has reached 114.

By Elene Dzebisashvili

25 March 2020 17:51