In Ukraine, 28.05 million vaccine dozes against COVID-19 were given, and 14.6 million people have got vaccines, of which 13.4 million people have got two doses. This was discussed at a conference call devoted to combating the spread of coronavirus chaired by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
According to Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, to date, more than 5.5 million vaccinated Ukrainians have applied for UAH 1,000 from the state under the ePidtrymka program. A total of 6.6 million Ukrainian citizens have opened special bank accounts.
According to Shmyhal, over UAH 3.6 billion has been transferred to the special accounts of Ukrainians through Oschadbank, of which citizens have already spent over UAH 365 million. According to the government, 35% of these funds Ukrainians spent on books, 32% on going to cinemas, 11% on railway tickets and 10% on other things.
According to the Ministry of Health, 116,000 patients, who currently infected with COVID-19, have been registered in Ukraine so far. Some 18,000 beds are currently occupied in medical facilities, which is 26% of the total bed stock.
The Cabinet of Ministers said that oxygen stations were additionally purchased to provide beds for patients with COVID-19 in need of oxygen therapy. Contracts were signed for the purchase of 225 oxygen stations for a total of UAH 648 million.
Taking into account the incidence rates, the "red" level of epidemic danger in Zhytomyr, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Kyiv and Cherkasy regions was abolished last week. In the near future, the issue of possible abolition of the "red" level of epidemiological danger in Volyn and Zaporizhia regions will also be considered.
Also, in pursuance of a decree of the President of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers eliminated the disparity between the salaries of heads of health care facilities and doctors. Now, the salary of the head of a medical institution cannot exceed the average salary of medical workers of this institution by more than 60%.