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Ukraine to close entry for foreign citizens amid coronavirus

13 March 2020 18:03 (UTC +04:00)

Ukraine will close its borders for foreign citizens for two weeks to prevent the spread of coronavirus on March 15, 48 hours after the National Security Council announced the measure at 3 p.m. on March 13, APA reports citing KyivPost.

All Ukrainians will be able to return to Ukraine during this period, but those returning from the countries where coronavirus is “raging” will have to undergo observation, the council’s secretary Oleksiy Danilov said.

The council also asked Ukrainian citizens to limit foreign travel.

Ukraine has only three confirmed cases of COVID-19, a disease that has infected 138,941 and killed 5,111 worldwide in a global pandemic.

The measures come after Ukraine on March 12 closed educational institutions and banned mass events of more than 200 people, except events of “state necessity,” such as parliamentary meetings, and sporting events with no spectators.