Ukraine's Cabinet Declares State of Emergency and Extends Quarantine by 30 Days
State of emergency until April 24.
Due to the rising number of coronavirus infections in Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers has declared a state of emergency across the entire country for 30 days — until April 24. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a government meeting.
«As of 10 a.m. today, 113 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in 13 regions of Ukraine and in Kyiv... We are continuing the quarantine and introducing a state of emergency across the entire territory of Ukraine for 30 days, until April 24, 2020», the prime minister said.
Thus, the state of emergency has been introduced for 30 days. Accordingly, all quarantine measures have been extended for the same period.
In addition, the Unified State System of Civil Protection has been switched to a state of emergency mode.
In addition to this decision, the Cabinet also resolved:
- to properly equip checkpoints in emergency zones with mandatory sanitary inspection of citizens, allowing passage only after medical examination of persons and disinfection of vehicles
- to engage personnel and equipment of the Ministry of Health, the National Police, the National Guard and the State Emergency Service at these checkpoints
- all premises, roads and sidewalks must undergo thorough disinfection
- to provide assistance to vulnerable groups of the population, involving social services workers, public and volunteer organizations in providing help
The prime minister urged citizens of Ukraine not to confuse the state of emergency with a state of martial law. He noted that the state of emergency does not imply restriction of citizens' constitutional rights, but only "consolidates efforts" to fight the coronavirus.
Map of coronavirus spread in Ukraine (updated in real time)
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