Kyiv's Stolychnyi Market Keeps Operating During Quarantine and Explains Why

But it warned that everyone is responsible for their own health.

Kyiv's Stolychnyi market continues to operate despite the quarantine.  Representatives of the market wrote an open letter on Facebook to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky explaining why it is so important that the market does not close.

"The uninterrupted operation of the Stolychnyi Market is a vital measure, an urgent necessity to help the population not go hungry during the epidemic of the dangerous coronavirus disease. Our staff, for the benefit of ordinary citizens, are in fact risking their health and, possibly, even their lives.

Constant training and briefing of working staff is being carried out in what is a very difficult time for all of us, sometimes without having time to rest and recover our strength," the market's representatives said in the letter.

According to the market's representatives, service staff constantly monitor the cleanliness of the trading premises, and work exclusively in masks and gloves. In addition, hand sanitizer dispensers are available at the market, and at the entrance staff with infrared thermometers check market visitors.

At the same time, the Stolychnyi market stated that it stands guard over ensuring the population has access to food. However, each person decides for themselves whether to visit the market.