Ukraine PM announces tight January lockdown

In Ukraine, authorities on Wednesday announced imposing tight lockdown restrictions in January in a bid to control the spread of the coronavirus.
Restaurants, bars, malls, gyms, theatres, cinemas and other non-essential businesses will be closed between Jan.
8 and Jan. 24, Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Wednesday. Mass public events will be banned, and schools and other educational facilities - with the exception of day care centers - will be on vacation. Only grocery shops, pharmacies, banks, post offices, hotels and public transport will operate during this period of time.
The rapid rise in virus cases in Ukraine has started in September and put a strain on the country's health care system. So far, Ukraine's health officials have reported a total of 845,343 confirmed cases and over 14,000 deaths.