Given the rapid growth in the number of cases of COVID-19 coronavirus infection in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has instructed Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to urgently assess the readiness of hospitals to help patients, to provide institutions with all the necessary equipment.
In addition, the Head of State instructed the government to provide medical workers with personal protective equipment in full amount and to strengthen control over compliance with quarantine measures.
Also, the Cabinet of Ministers must revise the operation of the entry points on the administrative border with the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.
"Ukraine knows how to mobilize if necessary. It's time for the government to mobilize to prevent a second wave of coronavirus infection, which can have dire consequences not only for the economy, but also for our human capital," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.