Guwahati news desk: Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Thursday has announced that the third wave of COVID-19 has begun in Ukraine.
The third wave of COVID-19 has begun in Ukraine, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in Kiev on Thursday.
“Every day we see an increase in the number of patients, unfortunately, it should be noted that the third wave of the epidemic in Ukraine has begun,” PM Shmyhal said in Kiev.
Shmyhal noted that the authorities soon to reintroduce a nationwide lockdown if most of the regions go into the ‘red’ zone of epidemiological danger.
The daily increase in COVID-19 cases exceeded 10,000 in Ukraine for the first time since the beginning of this year.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Health, 9,568 people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus with the first dose as of Wednesday.
A total of 1,374,762 COVID-19 cases and 26,591 deaths have been registered in Ukraine as of Thursday.