Instead, the yellow quarantine zone will be established.
Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers, Oleh Nemchinov, has said Sumy region will be removed from the red quarantine zone on May 8, thus no red zones of COVID-19 epidemic risks will be left in the country.
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"The State Commission decided to cancel the red level of the epidemic threat over the spread of COVID-19 in Sumy region from 00:00 local time on May 8, 2021," Nemchinov said.
Instead, the yellow quarantine zone will be established in the region.
Zaporizhia and Poltava regions were withdrawn from the red quarantine zone on May 7.