Kyiv mayor Klitschko tests positive for coronavirus

The mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko said he tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, a day before Ukraine holds local elections across the country. The former world heavyweight boxing champion has been mayor since 2014. "The coronavirus crept in at the most inconvenient moment. Today I received a positive test result," he said in a statement.

Kyiv mayor Klitschko tests positive for coronavirus
"The coronavirus crept in at the most inconvenient moment. Today I received a positive test result," he said in a statement. Image Credit: Twitter(@Vitaliy_Klychko)
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The mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko said he tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, a day before Ukraine holds local elections across the country. The former world heavyweight boxing champion has been mayor since 2014.

"The coronavirus crept in at the most inconvenient moment. Today I received a positive test result," he said in a statement. "I feel good. But I have to go to self-isolation. I will work from home." Several prominent Ukrainians have caught the virus, including former President Petro Poroshenko and former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, both of whom recovered.

Coronavirus cases spiked to a new daily record of 7,517 in Ukraine on Friday. Kyiv city lies in the "orange" zone of the threat level.

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