President Of Ukraine Volodymyr Zalenskiy Was Rushed To A Hospital Because Of Being Positive For COVID-19

JAKARTA - The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy was hospitalized after being infected with the coronavirus earlier this week. This announcement was made by the president's office, Thursday, November 12.

"He initially returned home, but decided to move to (the hospital) Feofania. In order to isolate accurately and not infect anyone," a presidential spokesman told Reuters.

"The conditions are better. Nothing serious," he said referring to the president's health.

President Zelenskiy said on Monday, November 9 that he was positive for COVID-19. Three other top officials, including the finance minister, defense minister and Zelenskiy's senior aide were also reportedly infected.

Daily cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine began to increase in late September and continued to spike from October to November, prompting the government to expand a number of restrictions on COVID-19 by the end of the year.

On Wednesday, November 11, Zelenskiy's cabinet decided to impose a nationwide lockdown at the weekend to strengthen measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Ukraine recorded a total of 500,865 coronavirus cases on Thursday, with 9,145 deaths.