Ukraine Intends To Close Borders For Passengers Starting March 27 - Prime Minister

Ukraine Intends to Close Borders for Passengers Starting March 27 - Prime Minister

Ukraine intends to suspend all passenger travel through its borders starting March 27 to prevent further spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said at a cabinet meeting

KIEV (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 25th March, 2020) Ukraine intends to suspend all passenger travel through its borders starting March 27 to prevent further spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said at a cabinet meeting.

"Until the end of Friday, we should stop all passenger travel through Ukrainian borders, in both directions," Shmyhal said.

He noted that most of Ukraine's COVID-19 cases occurred from citizens arriving from abroad.