KYIV, April 24 – Ukraine may start gradually lifting the lockdown after May 11 if number of coronavirus cases continues to show positive trend, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Monday. The lockdown was originally declared between March 24 and April 24.

"The government has a clear plan of exit from the quarantine. It consists of five stages. The implementation of this plan may begin on May 11, if the epidemic situation is favorable. Each stage has clear indicators and depends on the dynamic of the spread of the disease," Shmyhal said Friday.