The
COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the
Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), a disputed
Russian republic in eastern Ukraine, in March 2020. For the rest of Ukraine, see
COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine.
Background
On 12 January 2020, the
World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a
novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.
The
case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than
SARS of 2003,
but the
transmission
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has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.
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Timeline
April 2020
In April, Ukrainian officials estimated more than 400 cases in the occupied parts of Donetsk and Luhansk, and cast doubt on announcements by the LPR and DPR.
See also
*COVID-19 pandemic in the Donetsk People's Republic
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), a disputed Russian republic in eastern Ukraine, in March 2020.
Background
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel c ...
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