From Reuters:
“New COVID-19 restrictions in
force in Ukraine's capital amid spike in cases”
(A medical specialist treats a
patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the intensive care
unit (ICU) of the City Clinical Hospital Number 3 in Kyiv, Ukraine October 26,
2021.)
The Ukrainian capital Kyiv
implemented tough new restrictions on Monday in an attempt to stem a surge in
COVID-19 infections that is affecting many countries across eastern Europe amid
a low take-up of vaccinations. Ukraine had registered 2.94 million infections
and 68,027 deaths as of Nov. 1. Only 7.4 million people, or less than a fifth
of the total population of around 41 million, has been fully vaccinated so far.
From Monday residents of Kyiv will have to present vaccine certificates or
evidence of a negative COVID-19 test to use restaurants, cafes, gyms,
entertainment facilities and shopping malls. Staff working in those places must
have been vaccinated. City authorities have said special teams will monitor
compliance with the restrictions on public transport.
Reuters correspondents saw police
and National Guard members stationed at entrances to the metro checking
people's vaccination certificates. Restaurant and cafe staff carried out
similar checks on their customers. "I consider all this a necessity
because otherwise people unfortunately do not understand. You need to be
vaccinated. They need to motivate people somehow," Julia Lisok, a bank
employee, told Reuters. "Unfortunately Ukraine has one of the lowest
levels of vaccination and this does not bring us closer to Europe," she
added. The government has made vaccinations against COVID-19 compulsory for
some state employees, and authorities hope the new requirements will speed up
vaccination.
Neighbouring Russia has also
imposed tough new lockdown measures as COVID-19 deaths hit a record daily high.
read more In Poland, which also borders Ukraine, the total number of cases
passed three million on Friday.
^ It’s sad to see ordinary people
not do something so simple (like get a Vaccine Shot) that could save their life
or keep them from being so sick and needing to go to the hospital. People
around the world are literally risking their lives for nothing. ^
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