Ukraine reports 30 new COVID-19 cases in armed forces as of Jan 20

The number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases registered in the Armed Forces of Ukraine rose by 30 as of the morning of January 20.

"As of 10:00 Kyiv time on January 20, some 756 people in the Armed Forces of Ukraine had acute respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. In total, 14,282 people have recovered and 39 have died during the pandemic," the press service of the Medical Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote on Facebook on Wednesday. "Thirty new COVID-19 cases were registered in the past 24 hours."

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Some 30 servicemen are now isolated (including self-isolation). The number of those whose isolation term is expiring in the next three days is eight people.

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