Ministry of Health: Recorded three cases of suspected coronavirus in Ukraine

Ministry of Health: Recorded three cases of suspected coronavirus in Ukraine
# 25 January 2020 09:36 (UTC +04:00)

Health Minister Zoryana Skaletska said that Ukraine has recorded three cases of suspected coronavirus. She announced this at a meeting of the operational headquarters of the Ministry of Health, APA reports citing 112.international.

"Today in Ukraine we have already investigated three cases of suspected coronavirus. Two of them have not been confirmed. In another case, an epidemiological investigation is being carried out with the participation of leading epidemiologists. Each case will be investigated and reported to the population," – Skaletska said.

For his part, the Acting Director General of the Center for Public Health Ihor Kuzin said that confirming the diagnosis of a new coronavirus could take 2-3 weeks.

“In general, coronavirus from the moment a diagnosis is made, the suspicion of a coronavirus infection until confirmation is 2-3 days at the regional level. Confirmation of a new coronavirus is possible only through a reference laboratory, which is determined by WHO, and it can take from 2 to 3 weeks,” -Kuzin noted.

As we reported, Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk stated that the operational headquarters at the level of the Healthcare Ministry is created in Ukraine to control the spread of China coronavirus

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