Ukraine's first lady tests positive for coronavirus

Zelenska, 42, said her husband, President Volodymyr Zelensky, and their two children tested negative

Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska said on Friday she had tested positive for the novel coronavirus amid a rise in infections.

Zelenska, 42, added that her husband, President Volodymyr Zelensky, and their two children tested negative.

"Today I've received a positive Covid-19 test result," she said on Facebook.

On Thursday, Ukrainian authorities said there had been an "alarming" rise in coronavirus cases as the country eases lockdown restrictions.



On Friday, the ex-Soviet country reported 29,753 cases and 870 fatalities.

The Ukrainian president urged officials to urgently establish the reason behind a spike in new cases.

"Only the observation of security measures will protect us from the threat of getting sick and save our economy from the quarantine," he said.

The first lady said that she felt fine and was self-isolating.