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Health ministry announces new Covid-19 outbreak in western Ukraine
The Ministry of Health announced the beginning of a new Covid-19 outbreak, as 18,479 new cases were recorded nationwide on Jan. 19. The ministry identified western Ukraine, specifically Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, as having the highest number of cases. On Jan. 20, Health Minister Viktor Lyashko asked local authorities to place