During the week of April 1-7, 121,584 Ukrainians fell ill with ARVI, influenza and COVID-19, including 1,272 new cases of COVID-19.
During the 2023-2024 epidemic season, about 4 million people fell ill in Ukraine, with 150,000 cases of COVID-19 and 866 deaths caused by COVID-19 and 74 deaths caused by influenza.
The flu, ARVI, and COVID-19 epidemic season in Ukraine is expected to end in mid-April, Deputy Health Minister and Chief State Sanitary Doctor Igor Kuzin has said.
UNICEF has delivered to Ukraine more than 254,000 doses of omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine for free vaccinations for children aged 5 and older and adults, which will be distributed to all regions with the support of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (Gavi).
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has updated the recommendations for vaccination with the bivalent omicron-specific vaccine against COVID-19.
According to the Ministry of Health, there are currently 29 sub-variants of the COVID-19 Omicron strain circulating in Ukraine.
On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. In Ukraine, more than 5.5 million cases and nearly 112,500 deaths have been recorded during the pandemic.
In the epidemic season of 2023-2024, from October 2 to March 3, 3. 4 million people (9.6% of the population of Ukraine) contracted influenza and ARVI, including COVID-19, which is 32.3% more than in the previous season, and 854 people died from these diseases.
In Germany, a 62-year-old man received 217 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine over 29 months without reporting any side effects or showing signs of infection.
42 cases of a new sub-variant of the coronavirus "Jenny" were detected in 12 regions of Ukraine in January.
Due to an increase in the number of cases of ARVI, flu and COVID-19, schools in Sumy are switching to distance learning until February 10 to limit the spread of infections.
42 Ukrainians died of COVID and flu over the past week as the epidemic threshold was exceeded in 3 regions due to an increase in the number of cases.
In Ukraine, a new sub-variant of the Omicron strain, called "Jenny," has been identified and 9 cases have been reported in Sumy, Volyn, Cherkasy, Rivne, and Zaporizhzhia regions. The World Health Organization believes that the risk is low and that existing COVID-19 vaccines protect against it.
Students of the Kyiv Sports Boarding Lyceum were hospitalized due to COVID-19. The health condition of the patients aged 13 to 16 is assessed as moderate.
Chinese scientists have created a lethal mutant strain of COVID-19 in transgenic mice, resulting in 100% mortality within eight days. However, the wider scientific community has expressed concern about this research, calling it "appalling" and demanding clarification on the safety measures taken.
Since October 2023, 595 people have died of COVID-19 in Ukraine, including four children. More than 12 million people have not been vaccinated, despite the availability of more than 2 million doses.
There are 15 subtypes of the Omicron coronavirus strain circulating in Ukraine, and no region has exceeded the epidemic thresholds for influenza and COVID-19.
Kyiv authorities advise wearing masks in crowds due to COVID-19 and flu risks, sharing WHO concerns.
This season, 1. 7 million cases of respiratory diseases have been registered in Ukraine, with 56% of the cases being children. There have been four fatalities from the flu.
In December, Ukraine recorded three cases of a new sub-variant of the Pirole coronavirus, with a total of 17 strains circulating in the country.
WHO reported a 52% increase in the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide over the past four weeks: 854,673 new infections and 3,005 deaths.
The WHO has classified the JN. 1 coronavirus strain as a "variant of interest" with a low health risk, noting that it may be more transmissible but not more severe. Current vaccines are effective against it.
EU countries have destroyed 215 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine worth €4 billion. Moreover, many vaccines have been recognized as outdated as new variants have emerged.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz tests positive for Covid with mild symptoms and continues to work.
The Omicron variant now resembles a common respiratory disease, but still poses risks to the elderly and chronically ill.
A new omicron-specific vaccine from Pfizer, more effective against variants of Omicron, is now available in Ukraine and will be distributed to vaccination centers in all regions next week.
56,160 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 Comirnaty vaccine were delivered to the regions to provide free vaccinations for adults and children aged 5 to 12 years old from the company. More than 16 million Ukrainians have received at least one dose of the vaccine.