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Olga Krotovska
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The government reported if it planned to announce nationwide lockdown
As of October 20, already five Ukrainian regions are in the "red" quarantine zone. Given the dynamics of the spread of coronavirus in the country, this list may expand in the near future. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal stated during today's government meeting that the authorities did not plan to impose a nationwide lockdown and, accordingly, stop the economy.
In Lviv, a number of patients had their limbs amputated due to complications after coronavirus
Lviv healthcare professionals shared information about the coronavirus infection complications that are life-threatening to patients. According to the doctors of the Lviv city clinical hospital No. 8, cases of vascular thrombosis in different parts of the body are increasingly detected in persons with a severe course of the disease.
If the situation with the spread of coronavirus in Ukraine continues to deteriorate, the EU authorities may exclude our country from the so-called "green" list. The citizens of the states included in it can freely make tourist trips to the EU.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has planned to remove Kyrylo Shevchenko from the position of National Bank Governor. As it became known to Bloomberg from three sources, the Head of State was not satisfied with the work of the NBU Governor, namely his relationship with the senior management of the institution that had caused a wave of resignations. These events at the state's central bank alarmed Western donors, including the IMF.
Zelenskyy did not rule out a lockdown in Ukraine, but indicated how it could be avoided
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine was at a crossroads at the moment. Right now, Ukrainians will have to choose between imposing a full lockdown in the country and mass vaccination.