⁍ The former world heavyweight boxing champion has been mayor since 2014.
⁍ Several prominent Ukrainians have caught the virus, including former President Petro Poroshenko and former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
⁍ Kyiv city lies in the ‘orange’ zone of threat level.
– Vitali Klitschko, former world heavyweight boxing champion and mayor of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, says he’s been diagnosed with the deadly virus known as coronavirus, the BBC reports. “The coronavirus crept in at the most inconvenient moment. Today I received a positive test result,” he said in a statement. “I feel good. But I have to go for self-isolation. I will work from home.” Klitschko, who is up for re-election Sunday, says he plans to work from home while he recuperates, Reuters reports. He’s not the first high-profile Ukrainian to contract the virus. Former President Petro Poroshenko and former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko both recovered. Coronavirus cases spiked to a new daily record of 7,517 in Ukraine on Friday. Kyiv city lies in the ‘orange’ zone of threat level.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-ukraine/kyiv-mayor-klitschko-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSL1N2HF0DY