The first case of a new variant of the coronavirus called "Pirola" was registered

A laboratory-confirmed case was found in the Rivne region. A 20-year-old man fell ill.

The symptoms of the Pyrola subvariant are the same as for other variants of COVID-19: runny nose, fever, cough, headache, fatigue, loss of smell or taste, possible eye irritation, and rashes.

Over the past week, 9,480 cases of COVID-19 were registered in Ukraine. The coronavirus took the lives of 45 Ukrainians, including one child under 4 years old. Vaccination remains the only way to acquire immunity and, in case of illness, to transfer it more easily and reduce the level of complications during the illness.

For free vaccinations in Ukraine, there are more than 3 million doses of vaccine: Janssen vaccine from Johnson&Johnson, Comirnaty vaccine from Pfizer. Also available is a vaccine against COVID-19 for children from 5 years of age (manufactured by Pfizer - Comirnaty vaccine for children).