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The Ministry of Health expects to receive a vaccine against COVID-19 in February
Under the COVAX global initiative, Ukraine will receive 8 million doses of vaccine in the first half of the year; The 2021 state budget is based on the hryvnia exchange rate at 29.1 per dollar. Korrespondent.net highlights yesterday’s major events.
The Ministry of Health hopes to receive a vaccine against COVID-19-19 already in February
Ukraine’s talks with various coronavirus vaccine manufacturers are in their final stages, Health Minister Maxim Stepanov said. The Minister noted that in the global initiative COVAX Ukraine will receive 8 million doses of vaccine in the first half of the year.
The Verkhovna Rada approved the state budget for 2021
At second reading, the state budget deficit for 2021 was reduced from 6% to 5.5% of GDP, by UAH 24 billion, to UAH 246.35 billion. Initially, revenue from the state budget was determined at the level of 1.071 trillion UAH, expenditures – 1.331 trillion UAH. The final version of the bill provides for 1,092 trillion UAH in revenue and 1,328 trillion UAH in expenditure. Furthermore, the conditions for raising the minimum wage to 6,500,000 UAH have changed, from July 1 to December 1.
Ukraine improved its position in the Human Development Index
Ukraine rose to 74th place on the Human Development Index in 2020, 14 places more than a year earlier. Now the general coefficient for Ukraine is 0.779 (from the maximum of 1,000). Norway tops the list, followed by Ireland and Switzerland in third place.
Rada extended the special status of Donbass
The Verkhovna Rada has extended the law on a special procedure for local self-government in certain areas of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions for one year. This decision was supported by 304 deputies.
Statements from Ukraineandla about a war crime in Crimea
The sale of Massandra’s property in annexed Crimea is a war crime. This was stated by the head of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Igor Ponochovny. He noted that the ARC and Sevastopol Prosecutor’s Office is investigating various episodes related to Massandra’s property.
Ukrainian exports of goods decreased by 3.5%, imports by 10.8%
From January to November 2020, Ukraine exported goods for $ 44.3 billion, or 3.5% less than in the same period last year, and imported goods for $ 48.4 billion, or 10.8 % less.
The Ministry of Education and Science recommended that schools take vacations in January
Due to the strengthening of anti-epidemic measures, students are prohibited from attending schools from January 8 to 24, 2021, at the same time, institutions will be able to announce holidays for this period, the ministry suggested. The Ministry of Education and Science recalled that training can be organized using the platform for distance and blended learning for students in grades 5-11, All-Ukrainian School Online, launched jointly with the Ministry of Digital Science.
Hackers took possession of the vaccine documents Modern
As a result of the hacker attack on the European Medicines Agency on December 9, the attackers also gained access to documents on Moderna vaccines. COVID-19 vaccine company Moderna Inc. reported that during the cyberattack on December 9, hackers gained access to files about their vaccines.
The protests of the businessmen took place in Kiev
In Kiev, on the Maidan, protesters clashed with the police, their tents were taken from them and gas was used. The security forces tried to surround the protesters so that they could not set up a camp in the center of Kiev. Noise grenades were also reported to have exploded on the Maidan.
As a result, 40 policemen were injured. A policeman received a blow to the head and lost consciousness. Others received burns to their eyes.
In Ukraine, the harvest has fallen dramatically
In 2020, Ukraine harvested 65.4 million tonnes of cereals and pulses in an area of 15.3 million hectares, which is the lowest figure in three years. At the same time, this is three times more than the needs of the domestic market and also allows Ukraine to maintain a leading position in the export of agricultural products.
At the Shulyavsky flyover, which was recently repaired, three lighting poles fell at once
This time, three columns of lighting fell on the bridge at once, damaging cars and blocking traffic. The general contractor, who participated in the reconstruction of the overpass, and the client for the execution of the work, the KP Directorate for the construction of road transport facilities in Kiev, went to the police with statements to clarify the circumstances of incident. Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said he also turned to law enforcement officers because of the incident on the bridge.
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