Ukraine to open more hospitals to coronavirus cases amid surge

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov attends an interview in Kiev, Ukraine April 29, 2020. Picture taken April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Sergiy Karazy

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine is opening more of its hospitals to coronavirus cases as the institutions initially chosen to accept patients no longer have enough beds to cope with a surge in infections, the health minister said on Wednesday.

The daily rise of coronavirus cases hit a new high of 940 on Wednesday, bringing the total to 39,014, with 1,051 deaths. Most new cases were registered in west Ukraine and the capital.