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The government introduced new restrictions
The government approved a list of new quarantine restrictions; There has been a massive glitch in Google services. Korrespondent.net highlights yesterday’s major events.
The Cabinet of Ministers presented a complete list of quarantine restrictions
The government website has published a list of new and “old” restrictions introduced due to the coronavirus epidemic, which will take effect from Saturday, December 19. Among the new ones, in particular, restrictions on catering work and religious events.
Around the world in a Google series-services failed
YouTubeTV, Google Classroom, Google Play, Google Maps and other Google services have failed. Complaints were received from Ukraine, Russia, Great Britain, France, Germany, Poland, Austria, Belarus, the United States, India, Japan and other countries. The reason is an authentication system problem due to internal storage quota issues.
There are more than 900 thousand cases of coronavirus in Ukraine
On the morning of December 14, 900 666 cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Ukraine, of which 506 718 ended in recovery and 15 247 in death. During the day, 6,451 infected were identified, the lowest number since early December.
Bad weather paralyzed transportation and deenergized hundreds of settlements in various regions
The ice in many regions of Ukraine paralyzed the movement of suburban, interurban and international transport. So, in the Poltava region, about 30% of the bus routes were canceled, in the regional center, about 80% of the transport did not leave for flights.
In addition, due to bad weather, there was a failure in the schedule of passenger trains, despite the fact that the railway workers did everything possible to eliminate the consequences of the icing.
At the same time, as a result of the complication of climatic conditions in Ukraine, hundreds of settlements were without electricity. In particular, in the Chernihiv region, freezing rain deenergized 209 settlements and two streets in the regional center.
Ukrainians celebrated the Day of the liquidators of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Denis Shmygal and Speaker of Parliament Dmitry Razumkov laid flowers at the Chernobyl Warriors Monument and the Chernobyl Heroes Memorial Mound in Kiev, and also honored the memory of the dead liquidators of the Chernobyl accident with a minute of silence.
NAANU scientists have calculated the cost of the New Year’s table
Specialists from the National Science Center Institute of Agrarian Economics determined that the cost of the New Year’s table in 2021 for a Ukrainian family of four will be an average of 1706 UAH. For the evaluation, the scientists took the New Year’s menu from traditional dishes: salads, meat and fish products, vegetables, fruits, bakery and confectionery products, drinks and the like.
NBU supported Misto bank insolvent
The National Bank of Ukraine decided to liquidate Misto bank due to a decrease in capital standards by 50 percent or more of the established minimum level. At the same time, 78% of the depositors of said bank (2,282 people) will receive deposits in their entirety.
In the United States, the Electoral College approved the voting results
The Electoral College confirmed the victory of Democrat Joseph Biden in the presidential election, giving him 306 votes, and his opponent, the current head of state, Republican Donald Trump, 232 votes.
Biden will be officially announced as the winner of the election after January 6, when the results of the vote will be read in Washington. The inauguration will take place on January 20.
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