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Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers and the President’s Office are considering two options for introducing a lockdown: after the New Year for three weeks or from December 20, Obshchestvenny sources said.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Office of the President are considering possible options to introduce a blockade due to the spread of COVID-19. This was reported on November 25 by the Public, citing information from sources close to the negotiations.
“So far, two options are being considered, depending on what the morbidity statistics are. In the light version, they will offer a lockdown after the New Year for three weeks, right around the time of the New Year holidays,” says the message .
The interlocutor pointed out that currently, the percentage of hospital occupancy in Ukraine fluctuates on average within 50%, but if it reaches 80%, the health system may not be able to support it.
According to the source, if the number of new cases increases, the lock can be introduced from December 20 and then it will take over the New Year holidays.
RBC-Ukraine, citing an informed source, reports that there is no specific date for the introduction of new restrictions.
According to the interlocutor of the publication, the date of the introduction of strict quarantine depends solely on the epidemic situation in the country and the rate of its deterioration.
“Maybe on December 20, 15 and 25,” the statement said.
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers decided to introduce a “weekend quarantine” on November 11 due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 patients. Health Minister Maxim Stepanov explained that we are talking about three weekends. According to him, the Ministry of Health would like to introduce a strict quarantine for three weeks, but the Ukrainian economy will not bear it.
“Weekend 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 operate take out only. The “weekend quarantine” will allow “stopping the wave of coronavirus disease,” Stepanov said.
Several cities immediately after the announcement of the decision refused to introduce the “weekend quarantine”. 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. Later, several cities changed their minds and agreed to the introduction of the quarantine.
From November 14 to 15, police officers closed 1,500 stores, 800 catering establishments, 30 nightclubs and 20 gyms; Regarding the facts of the violations, law enforcement officers carried out almost 2,000 administrative protocols and opened nine criminal proceedings. The National Police of Ukraine reported that on November 21 and 22, 969 stores and consumer services, 327 catering establishments, 22 shopping centers and five gyms and swimming pools were stopped.
On November 23, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the “weekend quarantine” is paying off.
The deputies of the Verkhovna Rada have collected signatures in an appeal to the Constitutional Court to review the constitutionality of the “weekend quarantine”.
As of November 25, 661,858 cases of coronavirus infection were registered in Ukraine, of which 13 882 – for the last day… During the epidemic, 11,492 COVID-19 patients died in the country, 307,778 people recovered.
