In the Poltava region may cancel the traditional Sorochinskiy fair because of the threat of coronavirus infection. This was stated by First Deputy Chairman of the Poltava Regional State Administration Dmitry Lunin.

The statement of the official is quoted in the message on the website of the RSA.

" We hold a weekly meeting of the regional commission for fuel and energy complex and emergencies, at which we make a decision on the situation with coronavirus.

My personal vision is that holding an event poses a great threat to the health of the region’s residents, "

Also, according to the official, there is no intra-regional spread of infection in the region, and people from other regions will come to the fair, so there are certain risks, Apostrof said.

According to local officials, now the Poltava region meets all indicators of weakening quarantine: the congestion of beds is 0.88%, the test coverage is 41.260 per 100 thousand, the detection rate is 0.74%.

Over the past day in the region recorded three new cases of COVID-19, and over the past month, the disease was detected in 54 residents of the region.