UKRAINE on Thursday reported its highest number of daily coronavirus cases since April as authorities prepared to introduce compulsory vaccinations for teachers and government officials.
Findings revealed that the government tally reported 11,757 new infections over the past 24 hours, while 194 fatalities and 2,556 hospitalizations were recorded over the same period.
Authorities in the post-Soviet country of around 40 million people initially struggled with a lack of vaccines and are now fighting an uphill battle to convince a vaccine-skeptic population to get inoculated.
Ukrainian Health Minister, VIKTOR LYASHKO said on local television that his ministry was preparing to introduce compulsory vaccinations for teachers and government officials.
He also said unvaccinated employees will be at risk of losing their jobs if they refuse to get a jab.
Four vaccines including AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Moderna are available in UKRAINE, but only 14 percent of Ukrainians have been fully inoculated.
