Coronavirus COVID-19 in Ukraine

2021

In Ukraine, they begin to distribute 1000 hryvnia to all vaccinated

In December 2021, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law on payments to residents of the country who were vaccinated against the coronavirus COVID-19. Starting from December 19, Ukrainians who have passed the full vaccination course will be able to receive UAH 1000 each (about $37).

This reward will be paid in the form of a certificate that can be cashed out by purchasing a gym pass, tickets to a cinema, theatre, museum, concert or exhibition, and purchases of books and plane or train tickets by domestic service.

In Ukraine, vaccinated will be paid $37

At the first stage, bonus payments will be received through a special application "Dіya." The money can be spent within four months and only in areas determined by the Ukrainian government. For vaccinees who do not have a smartphone or mobile app "Dіya," in particular for the elderly, the government will develop an alternative way to receive a bonus payment. It will be launched from the third quarter of 2022.

UAH 8 billion has been allocated from the budget for this program to stimulate vaccination. The Ukrainian authorities plan to cover these costs through the receipt of value added tax from goods imported into Ukraine for more than 10 billion hryvnia.

As Volodymyr Zelenskyy explained, payments not only stimulate people to be vaccinated, but will also support sectors of the economy affected by the coronavirus, such as the fitness industry and domestic transportation.

The country's authorities noted that the goal is to bring the level of vaccination of the adult population to 70%. In mid-November 2021, this figure was just over 40%. As of December 7, 2021, 12 million people were fully vaccinated in Ukraine, and the total number of cases of coronavirus infection exceeded 3 million people.^[1]

In Ukraine, the purchase of laptops for doctors of COVID centers began

In Ukraine, the purchase of laptops for doctors working in COVID centers has begun. This was announced on November 23, 2021 by the country's Ministry of Health. Read more here.

The third wave of the disease, the introduction of strict quarantine

As it became known on April 07, 2021, due to the high incidence of coronavirus in Kyiv, they intend to extend the strict quarantine until May 10.

Limitations:

• all schools and kindergartens are closed;
• all public transport - both ground and metro - must work on special passenger passes (exclusively for the transportation of employees of critical infrastructure enterprises);
• heads of institutions, enterprises should send employees to work remotely or, to whom it is possible, provide vacations;
• catering establishments will be able to work only for takeout or delivery (they should work like this since March 20).

2020

The European Commission allocated Ukraine €600 million to combat COVID-19

In early December 2020, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the European Commission had allocated €600 million in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine. These funds will be used to combat the consequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Zelensky thanked the head of the EC Ursula von der Leyen (Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen) and said that the funds provided are "a clear sign that the European Union supports macroeconomic stability and the course of Ukraine's reforms."

Ukraine became the seventh country to receive a payment under the EU aid program. In general, the European Commission intends to distribute €3 billion among ten EU partner states to help them cope with the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. In general, the assistance program is designed for 12 months.

The European Commission allocated Ukraine €600 million to combat the coronavirus pandemic

The first tranche is provided without any conditions. To receive the second tranche from the agreed amount of €1.2 billion, Ukraine will have to fulfill a number of conditions divided into four blocks. They imply, in particular, reforms in the judicial, customs and tax spheres, as well as strengthening control over strategic state-owned enterprises. The Ukrainian authorities consider the new program a victory for the country, but the local opposition criticizes the conditions for receiving assistance from the EU.

EC Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis noted that Ukraine continues to occupy an important place on the agenda of Europe, and the assistance provided will be the first goodwill gesture confirming EU solidarity and cooperation with Ukraine.

Ukraine is still<...> our neighbor, part of Europe. We strive to offer political, financial and technical support, especially in the current crisis, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to overcome social and economic consequences, he said.[2]

Ukrainian citizen infected with COVID-19 for the third time

At the end of July 2020, it became known about a Ukrainian infected with the coronavirus COVID-19 three times. This, perhaps, unique case was told by the head of the health department of the administration of the Ternopil region (the same infected patient lives in this region) Vladimir Bogaichuk.

We must understand that even those who have had a coronavirus infection does not protect against repeated illness, he said.

Bogaichuk added that the situation in the Ternopil region is deteriorating, and this is due to the fact that the population does not comply with quarantine measures.

Earlier it was reported that a four-year-old child was re-infected with the coronavirus in St. Petersburg. He had concomitant diseases related to oncology. Both times the baby was cured and discharged from the hospital.

Ukrainian infected with COVID-19 for the third time

The head of the laboratory at the Vector center, Ilnaz Imatdinov, said at the end of July 2020 that those who have had mild coronavirus could be re-infected. According to him, immunity in this case is developed for only a few months.

Ministry of Health Russia Earlier said that re-infection with COVID-19 is rare, and the reason for this may be the features of the immune system of a particular person.

At the same time, at the end of May 2020, the director of the Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after N.F. Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg said that a fully recovered person cannot get sick with coronavirus infection for the second time.

He explained that after the illness, a person can become a carrier of the virus, which may be identical to the fact that he has not fully recovered. Therefore, an already infected person can continue to get sick due to the weakening of the body.

The possibility of his disease is due to the fact that he did not re-infect, but simply as a result of weakening the body's immune responses, he continued to get sick, - concluded Gunzburg.[3]

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