Ukraine's COVID-19 cases exceed 17,000

Ukraine recorded 483 new cases of coronavirus disease over the past day, 20 people died, 330 recovered, while a day earlier, 422 new cases of COVID-19 were reported.

A total of 17,330 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed since the start of the pandemic in Ukraine, while 476 people died, and 4,473 recovered, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

Thus, COVID-19 affects 12,381 people in Ukraine now, which is 133 more than a day earlier, the website of the Coronavirus Epidemic Monitoring System of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) reported on Friday morning.

The government of Ukraine has extended quarantine measures until May 22.

Although the epidemic of the COVID-19 has shown no signs of winding down, on May 11, Ukraine eased some of the quarantine restrictions it had in force since mid-March.

The government has imposed home-isolation affecting many people, including all persons over 60 (except for those involved in preventing the spread of COVID-19 and in critical infrastructure roles), as well as persons sick with COVID-19 or suspected of being infected with COVID-19.