How the COVID-19 pandemic will develop in Ukraine
How the COVID-19 pandemic will develop in Ukraine
Author(s): Tadeusz Iwański, Sławomir Matuszak, Piotr Żochowski, Krzysztof Nieczypor
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law, Welfare services
Published by: OSW Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
Keywords: Covid 19 in Ukraine; Ukraine's health-care;
Summary/Abstract: According to data compiled by Ukraine’s Ministry of Health, by 27 March more than 200 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed nationwide, with five fatalities. However, there is a risk of the epidemic soon developing on a much larger scale. This is due to the high daily increase in the number of in¬fections diagnosed, the unpreparedness and inefficiency of the healthcare sector, the shortage of medical equipment, the ongoing dispute in the Ministry of Health, and the organisational and financial weakness of the Ukrainian state combined with of the ruling elite’s limited experience of governance. At the present stage, the possible consequences of the pandemic are difficult to forecast. However, it is certain that Ukraine will see a deep recession (the most optimistic forecasts spell a 5% drop in Ukraine’s GDP in 2020).
Series: OSW Commentary
- Page Count: 6
- Publication Year: 2020
- Language: English
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