Nationwide Quarantine: Schools Closed and Mass Events Banned in Ukraine
The restrictions will be in place from March 12 to April 3.
Today, March 11, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine decided to introduce a nationwide quarantine across the country, as a result of which educational institutions will be closed and all mass events with more than 200 attendees will be banned.
This was reported by People's Deputy Viktoria Syumar on her Facebook page.
The nationwide quarantine will be in effect from March 12 to April 3 (3 weeks). In addition to the closure of educational institutions and the ban on mass events, air travel with some countries will be suspended and most border checkpoints will be closed (49 of 219 will remain open). The sessions of the Verkhovna Rada have been permitted.
Also, according to Syumar, the government allocated UAH 100 million for the purchase of personal protective equipment from private domestic companies. The Health Minister said that 15 million masks are in stock.
From today, March 12, Kyiv has introduced a quarantine until the end of the month, as a result of which educational institutions will be closed and mass events restricted. No cases of Covid-19 coronavirus infection have been registered in the capital.
Earlier, Kyiv received the first 1,200 express tests for diagnosing the coronavirus. Also, Ukraine's new Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal approved an enhanced plan for the prevention and control of the coronavirus.
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