Kiev [Ukraine], October 30 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 378,729 COVID-19 cases, with 7,041 deaths, have been registered in Ukraine as of Friday, while 155,026 patients have recovered, according to the country's health ministry.

A record 8,312 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the country in the past 24 hours, while 3,394 patients recovered, the ministry added.

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Ukrainian Health Minister Maxym Stepanov said at a briefing Friday that the country should avoid complete lockdown.

"Based on various factors, including economic ones, we should avoid a complete lockdown as much as possible. We introduce appropriate restrictions, including for business, but we do not close the business," Ukrainian news outlet Ukrinform quoted Stepanov as saying on Friday.

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Earlier this week, the country's deputy health minister Viktor Lyashko said that the possibility of introducing new quarantine restrictions will be considered if 15,000 new COVID-19 cases are detected per day. (ANI/Xinhua)

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