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A vote in the Verkhovna Rada to abolish the “weekend quarantine” would give Ukrainian society a false signal, said Yevhenia Kravchuk, deputy director of the mono-majority faction.
The Servant of the People faction did not obtain votes for the resolution to abolish the “weekend quarantine” because MPs did not see the legal significance in it. This was reported by the deputy head of the monoboly faction Yevhen Kravchuk in a comment to RBC-Ukraine.
She emphasized that the abolition of quarantine is the prerogative of the government.
“We cannot cancel the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers. Only he himself can change his decision. But for society it would be a false signal that there will be no restrictions next weekend. And if the Cabinet does not cancel the quarantine, then the police it will reach the people with fines and protocols, “Kravchuk said.
The Humanitarian Policy and Information Committee, which includes the Popular Deputy, has already addressed the Cabinet of Ministers with a request for compensation to companies in the field of culture, tourism and creative industries for their losses.
On November 11, Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers introduced a “weekend quarantine” due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 patients. The head of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Maxim Stepanov, explained that we are talking about three weekends, starting from November 14 and 15. According to him, the Ministry of Health would like to introduce a strict quarantine for three weeks, but the Ukrainian economy will not be able to do so.
The “Day Off Quarantine” states that from 00:00 on Saturday to 00:00 on Monday in Ukraine only grocery stores, pharmacies, transportation, gas stations and veterinary pharmacies will operate. Restaurants, cafes or other catering establishments will only operate takeout.
However, several Ukrainian cities refused to introduce a “weekend quarantine”. Several Ukrainian cities have refused to tighten quarantines over the weekend. In particular, Lvov, Ivano-Frankivsk, Dnipro, Zhitomir, Cherkassy, Odessa, Lutsk and Ternopil opposed. City chiefs explained this by the fact that such quarantine measures are ineffective and fraught with negative consequences for the economy.
Protests after the introduction of the “weekend quarantine” took place in Chernivtsi and Kharkiv.
The police closed 1,5 thousand stores, 800 catering establishments, 30 nightclubs and 20 gyms during the weekend; Regarding the facts of the violations, law enforcement officers carried out almost 2,000 administrative protocols and opened nine criminal proceedings.
The Lviv House of Organ and Chamber Music, the Lviv Academic Dramatic Theater named after Lesya Ukrainka and the Lviv Film Center have already filed lawsuits with the Kiev District Administrative Court against the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine .
On November 17, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada was unable to adopt a resolution recommending that the government cancel the “weekend quarantine”. The Servant of the People faction only cast 34 votes. Nine deputies from this faction voted against and 139 abstained.
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