More than 20,000 people are hospitalized with coronavirus,

More than 20,000 people are hospitalized with coronavirus, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov warned yesterday in a televised briefing. He said: “The medical system will simply not stand it if we all, without exception, simply do not begin to adhere to the rules.” With patients filling about 75% of Kyiv’s coronavirus hospital beds, Kyiv, Ukraine’s largest city, will be demoted Monday from “yellow” to “orange” level of quarantine. At the new level, all hostels, gyms and cultural institutions are to close. Restaurants must close after 10:00 pm. Kyiv is closing schools on Oct. 21, two days before the scheduled start of traditional late October weeklong break.