Kiev authorities did not allow the resumption of the shopping center. KSCA said what restrictions will be removed from May 12

The Kyiv city state administration did not allow the resumption of work in the shopping and entertainment centers in the capital. This was reported by the press service of the Kyiv City State Administration.

“The opening of large shopping malls will be the second wave of lifting restrictions. And we will rely solely on morbidity statistics. If there is an outbreak of infection again, we can return to strict quarantine,” said Kiev Mayor Vitaliy Klichko. .

According to him, the work of the shopping center will be restored when the restrictions on the operation of public land transport are removed. The mayor expressed his hope that from May 22 “we can introduce more concessions.”

In Kiev, schools, kindergartens and playgrounds will remain closed.

“The opening of schools and kindergartens, where there will be a large concentration of children, can lead again to an outbreak of infection. And only because of this is the fact that we will not open schools or kindergartens now. If adults can join to the rules, so keep an eye on the kids in kindergarten. ” , schools, on the sites is extremely difficult. Therefore, to prevent the spread of infections and maintain the health of our children, we did not open educational institutions in the first stage, “Klitschko emphasized.

In the city council of the capital they said that they will open from May 12:

• non-food stores (up to 300 m², except those located in the shopping center, if there is no separate entrance from the street) that require the presence of no more than one visitor for every 10 m² of area;
• beauty salons, beauty salons, hairdressers and other consumer services in facilities with an area of ​​not more than 300 m² (except in the shopping center, if there is no separate entrance from the street). In this case, remain closed: bathrooms, SPA salons, massage rooms, tattoo parlors, etc.
• Summer and seasonal outdoor areas of cafes and restaurants in compliance with security conditions;
• parks and squares: in groups of no more than two people or, if they have children, two adults and two children (except for large families, for them the number of children is not limited). At the same time, it is still prohibited to use playgrounds and sports grounds;
• small production of non-food goods and consumer services (workshops, consumer services and others), subject to the requirements of not more than one employee per 10 m² and not more than one customer per 10 m²;
• lawyers and notaries, auditors, with the requirement of no more than one visitor for every 10 m² of surface;
• Car theaters.

The Kiev City State Administration added that museums and other cultural institutions can restore work with restrictions but without visitors, temporarily removing people over 60 from work.

“Open-air museums and historical and cultural reserves will be able to receive visitors, but after the governing body makes a decision and observes the restrictions against the epidemic,” added the mayor.

The quarantine in Ukraine is valid from March 12. Due to the spread of coronavirus infection, COVID-19 banned mass events, closed educational institutions, shopping malls, stores (except supermarkets and pharmacies), restaurants, cafes and bars, gyms, beauty salons, and nightclubs, suspended the air traffic with other countries and stopped. Interregional passenger traffic. On March 17, the metro was closed in Kiev, Kharkov and the Dnieper.

Starting May 11, Ukraine will begin easing the restrictions. Citizens will be able to visit parks and squares. In addition, they can open stores that sell non-food items, hairdressers and notaries. At the same time, in areas where there is a higher incidence of COVID-19, special quarantine restrictions will be established, which will be stricter than in other regions.

As of the morning of May 8, the coronavirus was confirmed in Ukraine in 14,195 people, of whom 361 died and 2706 were cured.