Ukraine's health ministry expects the country's strict lockdown will end as scheduled on Jan 25, Interfax Ukraine news agency quoted the deputy minister as saying.

Ukraine closed schools, restaurants and gyms last week.

Viktor Lyashko said the ministry expected to exit the lockdown on Jan 25 and not have to introduce any further strict measures in the future.

The number of new Covid cases dropped in early January to less than 10,000 a day from record levels in mid-December.