KIEV, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- A total of 598,085 COVID-19 cases and 10,598 deaths have been registered in Ukraine as of Friday, while 274,324 patients have recovered, according to the country's health ministry.
A record 14,575 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the country in the past 24 hours, while 7,845 patients have recovered and 1,728 were hospitalized, the ministry added.
According to Ukrainian Health Minister Maxym Stepanov, COVAX, a global initiative backed by the World Health Organization, plans to provide Ukraine with about 8 million doses of vaccine against coronavirus infection, which will allow up to 20 percent of Ukrainians to be vaccinated free of charge.
"Our country will receive vaccine with several tranches. The first one will be about 1,200,000 doses. The priority of the first stage of vaccination is health workers," Stepanov said on his Facebook page on Thursday.
On Nov. 11, Ukraine decided to introduce a weekend quarantine in the country from Nov. 14 to Nov. 30.
Under the weekend quarantine, mass events with over 20 people, beauty salons, as well as shopping and entertainment facilities will be prohibited from operating on weekends in Ukraine. Enditem
