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Ministry of Health warns of catastrophic consequences of weakening quarantine too quickly
The fight against coronavirus continues in Ukraine and the world. The weakening of the quarantine at the government level provoked a response in the regions, and the Ministry of Health warned of the threatening catastrophic consequences of too quickly lifting the restrictions. More details about COVID-19 in Ukraine and the world on May 2 are in the RBC-Ukraine material.
Important:
- infected with Ukrainian coronavirus 10861
- 272 fatal cases registered in the country
- the police opened a case due to the cancellation of the quarantine in Cherkasy
- during the weakening of the quarantine, the subway will open for the last time
- in open markets they have already found violations of sanitary regulations
- US scientists believe the pandemic will not end soon
Incidence statistics in Ukraine
According to the Ministry of Health, 455 people were infected with coronavirus in the country per day, including 37 children and 91 doctors. During the entire time of the pandemic, 10,861 Ukrainians were diagnosed with COVID-19, 272 patients died of complications, 1,413 recovered.
The quarantine in the country allowed to avoid the maximum incidence, the Minister of Health Maxim Stepanov is sure. According to him, Ukraine was in a different way than the European countries, on May 11 the quarantine will be mitigated as much as the situation allows.
The weakening of the quarantine in Ukraine
The Ministry of Health has responded to the initiative of local authorities, who have lifted significant quarantine restrictions since May 1. “What happened yesterday in Cherkassy. I am referring to the decision of the city government to open many stores, shopping malls, all this can have disastrous consequences. The actions of the city government, including the enforcement agencies of the city, will be evaluated. law. I strongly condemn such actions, because people’s lives and health are in danger, “Stepanov said. The police took the actions of the municipal authorities in Cherkasy as abuse of authority and opened criminal proceedings. Internal Affairs Minister Arsen Avakov said the mayor of Cherkasy “played with” and promised a “harsh” reaction to his actions.
President Vladimir Zelensky threatened local authorities with legal consequences for the prompt removal of quarantine on the ground. “This will have certain legal consequences. In the future, this applies to all representatives of local authorities who confuse the words” decentralization “and” autonomy. “There is no need to participate in initiative activities that jeopardize the security of people, “said President Vladimir Zelensky.
On the first day of Poltava’s central food market, numerous violations were discovered. The authorities in the region announced the closure of the commercial company, if the market leadership does not correct the situation.
Several dozen businessmen came out to protest against the quarantine restrictions in Lviv. The protesters said they ran out of money to rent premises, buy goods and pay salaries to employees. They demanded to lift the ban on small and medium-sized businesses during the quarantine.
The President’s Office said that as the quarantine is relaxed, restrictions on various types of public transportation will be lifted, but the subway will open last. According to the deputy director of the Office of the President Kirill Tymoshenko, this is due to the fact that in the metro it is more difficult to control the observance of a safe distance by passengers.
During the day, 400 Ukrainians returned on special flights from Lebanon, Bulgaria and Cyprus. All of our fellow citizens who have arrived will be quarantined at home using the “DIY Home” mobile application. According to the head of the State Border Service, Sergey Deineko, of the more than 7,000 who returned from abroad, 65% installed this program.
Global pandemic research
China did not allow specialists from the World Health Organization to investigate the sources of the coronavirus pandemic. Authorities did not provide WHO access to documentation for two virology laboratories in Wuhan. “We know that a national investigation is already underway, but at this stage we were not invited to participate. The WHO continues to consult with the health authorities and the Chinese authorities,” said WHO Representative in the People’s Republic of China, Gauden. Galea. The situation was somewhat clarified by US President Donald Trump, who announced the source of the coronavirus at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. According to the head of the White House, Beijing could not stop the spread of COVID-19 or did not. “I would say it probably got out of control,” Trump said.
Researchers from the University of Minnesota Infectious Disease Research Center believe that the coronavirus pandemic will return in several waves after 2022. “Government risk messages should include the concept that this pandemic will not end soon. And that people they must be prepared for possible periodic outbreaks of disease in the next two years, “the scientists say. They believe that control of COVID-19 is only possible after the emergence of collective immunity in 2/3 of the world population. According to them, the disease is difficult to control, since an infection in the human body can develop without pronounced symptoms.
In Russia, a record number of residents, 7,933 people, were infected with coronaviruses per day. According to media reports, 96 Russians died from complications of infection within 24 hours. In total, during the pandemic, 11.4 thousand infections were registered, the number of victims of COVID-19 reached 1169. The largest number of patients in Moscow is 3561 patients.
In Sweden, a non-standard approach to the introduction of quarantine measures. To avoid overcrowding on May 1 in the Lund city park, authorities decided to scatter 1 ton of chicken droppings. “We don’t want to become the epicenter of the coronavirus, so we are doing everything we can to nourish the lawn and preserve people’s health,” said Gustav Lundblad, head of the environmental committee of the local committee. To date, 21,092 cases of coronavirus infection and 2,586 deaths from COVID-19 have been recorded in Sweden.
