Coronavirus has reached Ukraine
In Ukraine, in the Chernivtsi region, the first case of coronavirus was recorded in a man who returned from Italy with a transfer in Romania.
Deputy Minister of Health, Chief Sanitary Doctor of Ukraine Viktor Lyashko stated this at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“A family that was traveling, a husband and wife, self-isolated, and literally two days after self-isolation, the person developed symptoms that may indicate the occurrence of a coronavirus infection. He turned to the family doctor, received advice and continued to follow it until the 29th, when symptoms appeared late at night that required additional consultations at the infectious diseases hospital,” Lyashko said.
According to him, after this, an ambulance team arrived, specializing in transporting people with suspected coronavirus. The man is now hospitalized.
“There are few contact persons, they are all known to epidemiologists, and now they are in self-isolation mode. The patient's closest contact is his wife. She has no symptoms, but doctors are in constant contact with her. The couple did not have any contact with loved ones; they were self-isolated in their apartment,” the official emphasized.
“The system demonstrated its readiness for the first case, no extreme or emergency events occurred, we are working as usual,” Lyashko added.
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