KIEV, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers Oleh Nemchinov has said that all but two employees of the Cabinet's Secretariat have contracted COVID-19, Ukrinform news agency reported on Monday.
Nemchinov said that Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has not contracted coronavirus and is taking a very responsible approach to prevent infection.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak, who were diagnosed with the coronavirus on Nov. 9, are currently in isolated wards at the hospital, online newspaper Ukrayinska Pravda reported on Thursday.
Several ministers, including Health Minister Maxym Stepanov, were reported to have contracted COVID-19 last week.
As of Monday, Ukraine has registered a total of 545,689 COVID-19 cases, including 9,697 deaths, while 244,197 patients have recovered, according to the health ministry. Enditem
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