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In Ukraine, quarantine weakened, despite increased coronavirus morbidity and mortality
The fight against coronavirus continues in the Ukrainian world. A weakening of quarantine has begun in the country, despite an increase in mortality and morbidity. Some regions are considering increasing restrictions. More details about COVID-19 in Ukraine and the world on May 12 are in the RBC-Ukraine material.
Important:
- The number of infected in Ukraine reached 16023
- 425 patients died of complications
- mask regime and social distance remain in the country
- local authorities doubt timely mitigation of quarantine
- Millions of EU residents pay fines for violation of quarantine restrictions
In Ukraine, the number of cases of COVID-19 infection has decreased
The head of the Ministry of Health, Maxim Stepanov, reported on the decrease in the number of new infected per day. As of May 12, Ukraine confirmed 16023 infected with coronavirus, 425 fatal cases of the disease and 3373 recovered.
In the last 24 hours, 375 infections, 17 deaths, and 85 recoveries from the disease were recorded.
Incidence statistics in Ukraine
During the day, 375 new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed in the country. According to the Minister of Health, Maxim Stepanov, the highest number of new cases are registered in Kiev, in the Chernivtsi, Rivne and Lviv regions. COVID-19 mortality has also increased in the country. In the last 24 hours, 17 people have died from infection. According to the Ministry of Health, during the entire time of the pandemic, 1,6023 Ukrainians became ill with coronavirus, 425 died from complications, and 3,373 recovered.
Among those infected, the proportion of doctors remains high. Currently, the infection of 3026 employees of the country’s health system is registered. The head of the Ministry of Health reported “disappointing” information about the lack of payment of bonuses for working with infected doctors. “The only region that really paid in full is Poltava. On average, each health worker who worked with coronavirus was paid about 21,000 hryvnias. These are exactly 300% that should have been paid. We will take care of the rest,” he said. Stepanov. .
Adaptive quarantine in Ukraine
The Office of the President announced that the rules for social distance and the mask regime would remain in adaptive quarantine. As reported in a meeting with the President, mortality from coronavirus in Ukraine remains low at 2.6%.
In Kiev, the number of new infected per day doubled. This prompted the capital’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, to doubt the need to weaken the quarantine at this time. “The situation is not really simple. Especially on the eve of the day when we are going to introduce relief from restrictive measures. And, if the dynamics of the disease continues to grow, any relaxation will be illogical and can lead to an infectious explosion And then we will have to introduce stricter quarantines. ” The mayor described the situation. The number of public transport flights is expected to increase in the city from May 12. Additional routes are planned to be launched from the DVRZ, Troeschina, Lesnoy and Korchevatoe residential areas. At the same time, transportation services can only be used with special tickets and protective equipment. The same situation in the Lviv region became the reason for the decision to postpone the weakening of the quarantine in the region until May 15.
All employees of the Ministry of the Interior and the National Guard will be examined for coronaviruses. The department has purchased the necessary amount of evidence and also has everything necessary to carry out the treatment of all infected law enforcement officers. “We have our own health care system, we have purchased tests for COVID-19 and special equipment. We have sufficient capacities to evaluate all the police and guards in the health care facilities of the Interior Ministry,” reported Anton Gerashchenko, Deputy Minister of Affairs Internal.
During the day, 300 Ukrainians returned with special flights to their homeland from Armenia and the UAE. All of them will undergo self-isolation using the “House of Dooms” application.
Fighting a pandemic around the world
The largest number of coronavirus victims is recorded in the United States. 750 people died there per day. In total, the mortality from coronavirus reached 80,787 citizens. 1,367,638 people were infected with COVID-19 in the country.
In France, Italy and Spain, the police issued more than 2 million fines to quarantine violators. For the entire pandemic, Spanish law enforcement officers totaled 837,000 fines, which is more than 15,000 per day. The amount of the penalties ranged between 600 and 10 thousand euros and was accumulated to take a walk on the street or leave the city. In addition, around 7.5 thousand citizens were arrested for such violations. During the last day, 123 patients died of coronavirus in the country. In total, 26,744 Spaniards died from the pandemic, 227,436 were infected and, in Italy, the police fined 16,000 citizens at Easter. From March 11 to May 3, 418,222 Italians were forced to pay from 206 to 3,000 euros for quarantine offenses.
For leaving the house without special permission, the French police demanded the payment of 135 euros. In total, 915 thousand fines were drawn up. The budget of France is replenished under this article for 123 million euros. It is noteworthy that since May 11 quarantine weaknesses have been introduced in the country. You are now allowed to drive cars and walk without special permits within a 100 km radius, plus some schools and shops work is resumed, you may be on public transportation if you have an employer certificate. Mask mode and meeting restrictions are preserved. Citizens cannot meet in groups of more than 10 people.
Russia has become the third country in the world in the number of infected coronaviruses. The total number of infected reached 221,344 Russians. Despite this, the Russian authorities decided to abolish the day off for all sectors of the economy as of May 12.
In Wuhan, after quarantine removal, 5 new infected were identified in one of the residential complexes. We are talking about asymptomatic cases in which patients can infect others, but do not have clinical signs of COVID-19, such as fever. And in another Chinese county, Shulan identified 11 infected. Local authorities have banned clinics and pharmacies from selling fever medications to hospitalize all suspected or confirmed coronavirus patients.
