Results 19.03: President of Lithuania in VR and NSDC sanctions

The third wave of COVID-19 has been announced in Europe. The Lithuanian president spoke in Ukrainian in the Rada. In Ukraine, a record for COVID vaccination per day and the death of a soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was set. Korrespondent.net highlights yesterday’s major events.

EU countries lift AstraZeneca vaccine bans

This was made after statements about the detection of blood clots in 25 vaccinated people and the suspension of vaccination with this drug. So far, the decision has been made by the authorities of Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Spain, the Netherlands and France.

According to the head of the Ministry of Health of the Federal Republic of Germany, Jens Spahn, we will have to make up for lost time in four days.

In Ukraine, a new vaccination record against COVID-19

In Ukraine, for the first time, more than 10,000 people were vaccinated against the COVID-19 coronavirus per day. Since the start of the vaccination campaign, more than 92 thousand people have already been vaccinated. The majority of all vaccinated in the Donetsk region – 7484. A person has already received two doses.

Ukraine’s Health Minister Maxim Stepanov said the country is moving to the second stage of vaccination.

Family doctors will be vaccinated next week. The first stage was completed in less than a month. Stepanov added that 290,000 people have already signed up for vaccination and the next vaccine deliveries are expected.

The President of Lithuania addressed the Verkhovna Rada

Gitanas Nauseda is in Ukraine on an official visit. In the Rada, he began his speech in Ukrainian.

Conditions for entry into Ukraine will be tightened

The Ministry of Health suggests that the government introduce a mandatory negative PCR test to enter the country. Citizens of other countries, regardless of the level of morbidity, must present a negative PCR test certificate 48 hours in advance.

Rada canceled meetings until the end of the blockade in Kiev

Instead of a plenary week from March 29 to April 2, the deputies will work in temporary electoral districts, committees and commissions of inquiry. This was done due to the closure in Kiev introduced from March 20 to April 9.

In Kiev, mortality from COVID increased one and a half times

In Kiev, since January, the mortality from COVID-19 has grown one and a half times, hospitals are full by more than 74%. The mean age of the patients has been significantly reduced.

Rada was unable to cancel the transition to daylight saving time

Following the example of the European Union, the parliament decided to cancel the transition to summer time; now only the winter time will remain. However, the Verkhovna Rada did not support the abolition of the practice of transferring clocks from winter time to summer time.

Rada eliminated the responsibility of manufacturers for the consequences of vaccination

Vaccine manufacturers or their suppliers are exempt from liability for the consequences of vaccines. The popular deputies argued their decision due to the fact that the approval of the law is necessary to obtain vaccines against the coronavirus through the COVAX mechanism. The law will be valid for four years.

In Europe, announced the start of the third wave of COVID-19

Due to the new wave of incidence of the coronavirus in the European Union, they intend to accelerate the vaccination of the population. The EU plans to vaccinate 70% of the adult population.

There will be no blockade in Ukraine – Ministry of Health

So far, there is an adaptive quarantine in the country, which implies the introduction of severe restrictions in the red zones.

“Ukraine will not have a third lockdown, Ukraine has an adaptive quarantine, which provides for strict quarantine restrictions. We had a lockdown, a year ago. After that, there were strict quarantine restrictions,” said the head of the Ministry of Health Maxim Stepanov. He recalled that Kiev, Lviv and Vinnitsa introduced such quarantine restrictions.

NSDC meeting: new sanctions package introduced

The National Defense and Security Council adopted a new package of sanctions against former officials, in particular fugitive President Viktor Yanukovych and former Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.

In addition, the NSDC imposed sanctions on 19 companies that work in the field of underground use; now they will be deprived of this right.

Zelensky Releases NSDC Decision On Chemical Safety

The president put into effect the decision of the Defense and National Security Council to improve the level of chemical safety in Ukraine. The document instructs the Cabinet of Ministers to take a series of measures.

An AFU soldier was killed in the JFO area during a bombardment.

This is the second death of a Ukrainian defender in 24 hours. He was killed in a mortar attack.

On March 18, a 56-year-old soldier from the Khmelnytsky region died of a gunshot wound to the head.

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