Coronavirus infections in Ukraine set daily record at 689 cases

New coronavirus infections in Ukraine set a single-day
record of 689 cases on June 10, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov reported at his
daily briefing this morning. An estimated 21 people died of the COVID-19
disease caused by the coronavirus, while 372 recoveries were reported, he said.
The biggest number of new infections occurred in the Lviv region (125) and city
of Kyiv (91).

Zenon Zawada: These
latest figures are cause for concern and could result in renewed
quarantine/lockdown measures. Indeed, some spike in infections was inevitable
with public mass transit being renewed, especially in the densely populated
capital of Kyiv. But the relaxations there have been far less than in most
other regions. We expect the authorities to be on the alert for the need for
renewed restrictions, but not making rash decisions considering the public has
been returning to some degree of normal functioning in the last
week-and-a-half.