Ukraine to block entry to residents registered in separatist-held areas to stop coronavirus spread

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's government at a televised meeting on Friday decided to ban citizens registered in separatist-held terroritory in the eastern Donbass region from entering government-controlled areas.

The authorities in Kiev are also gearing up to close border checkpoints with countries bordering the European Union in the west, but have not yet specified how many would be closed or when the closures would happen.