What Ukraine's news looked like on 4 August 2020
A look back at two reports from the days before 4 August 2020: a record daily COVID-19 count and a deadly minibus crash in Crimea.
What was the picture in Ukraine as of 4 August 2020? The most recent reports available pointed to a public health record and a road tragedy.
On 30 July 2020, Ukraine reported a record high of 1,197 new COVID-19 cases in the previous 24 hours. The figure was the highest daily count recorded in the country up to that point, as reported at the time.
On 31 July 2020, a minibus accident in Crimea, a disputed territory of Ukraine and Russia, left at least nine people dead and another nine wounded.
Both reports belonged to the days immediately preceding 4 August 2020, and they framed the news that reached readers at the start of that month.
