Record number of coronavirus cases
As of the morning of November 3, 8,889 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Ukraine in the previous 24 hours – a new daily record since the beginning of the pandemic. Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said on November 3 that “The situation with the coronavirus in Ukraine is close to catastrophic and the nation must prepare for the worst.” As of November 3, the number of people infected since the beginning of the pandemic was 411,093, 7,532 have died, and 168,868 recovered. The largest number of confirmed cases was registered in Kyiv (789 cases), Kharkiv (712 cases), Khmelnytsky (506 cases), Donetsk (496 cases) and Zhytomyr (470 cases) regions. The next day, November 4, a new record number of cases, 9,524, was reported. Ukraine’s health minister said last month that Ukraine would introduce stricter lockdown restrictions if cases rise to 11,000-15,000 daily. He warned that the resources of the medical system would run out if the number of daily cases exceeds 20,000. (Ukrinform, Reuters)