KYIV, March 15 – Local authorities locked down the popular Ukrainian ski resort Bukovel in the Carpathians on March 12 after an outbreak of coronavirus pandemic in the region, Head of Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration Andriy Boichuk said.

"It was decided to terminate the activities of the Bukovel resort. Tourists will not be able to visit it. If you are a tourist, then you must understand that you are not going to Bukovel - you are going to the red quarantine zone, a high-risk zone. We are making such a forced decision, and probably not the last. After all, the red zone, in which we live, is growing, and we do not see a trend towards its decrease," Boichuk said.