Results 11.10: Tighter quarantine and visit from Duda

Zelensky made a series of decisions in relation to the COVID-19 epidemic; the President of Poland arrived on an official visit to Ukraine. Korrespondent.net highlights yesterday’s major events.

The authorities decided to strengthen anti-epidemic measures

After meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky, the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada medical committee, Mikhail Radutsky, said that Ukrainian universities would be transferred to online education and that school holidays would start earlier.

On the morning of October 11, 261,034 cases of COVID-19 infection were confirmed in Ukraine, of which 113,507 ended in recovery and 4,972 in death. During the day, 4768 infected were identified.

The Polish leader arrived in Kiev

Polish President Andrzej Duda, together with his wife, arrived on an official visit to Ukraine. On the day of their arrival, the couple visited the Polish military cemetery in Bykivna to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Katyn tragedy. As part of the visit, a joint trip to Odessa of the Polish and Ukrainian leaders is planned.

Cherkasy mayor lost court to head of state

The Kiev Pechersk District Court did not satisfy Cherkassy Mayor Anatoly Bondarenko’s claim against President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling the head of state’s words that Bondarenko was a “bandit” and had 19 criminal cases, a value judgment.

Police opened 13 criminal cases on elections in 24 hours

In 24 hours, law enforcement officers received 181 statements and messages related to violations of electoral legislation, criminal proceedings were opened in 13 of them. The Kiev, Lviv and Kiev regions became leaders in the disclosed violations.

The authorities announced the placement of special hospitals in three cities

At the “coronavirus” meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky, it was decided to deploy additional hospitals in Kiev (on the territory of the Palace of Sports), Odessa and Mariupol, if the hospitals are overloaded with patients infected with COVID-19.

In Yaremche, a car fell off a cliff

In Yaremche, Ivano-Frankivsk region, a Volkswagen Touareg SUV, with five people in the cabin, fell off a cliff. The accident killed two people, the other three were hospitalized with serious injuries. The police opened a criminal case.

Protesters in Minsk violently dispersed

In the capital of Belarus, security forces used water cannons and stun grenades against protesters. The activists resisted. Human rights defenders reported on hundreds of detainees across the country, 45 of them journalists.

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