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Kyivans adapt to ‘adaptive quarantine’

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A boy cools off as water is sprayed on a street in Kyiv during a heatwave on June 26, 2020.
Photo by Oleg Petrasiuk

The Ukrainian government has extended the country’s so-called “adaptive quarantine” measures until July 31.

The decision to extend the restrictions came on June 17 right after an increase in new COVID-19 cases that happened after the country reopened more of its economy and relaunched domestic and international air travel. The quarantine is termed “adaptive” because it gives the regions the power to single-handedly impose or ease quarantine restrictions based upon criteria issued by the Health Ministry.

Currently, indoor dining remains banned at restaurants in numerous Ukrainian oblasts.

The city of Kyiv allowed restaurants, swimming pools, cinemas and theaters to reopen on June 24. But Kyiv authorities said they may have to tighten the quarantine if the number of COVID-19 cases continues to grow.

CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

 

  • As of 9 a.m. on June 28: 1,129 people have died from the disease in Ukraine and 18,701 have recovered.
  • 42,982 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ukraine as of June 28. The first case was identified on March 3.
  • Ukraine entered the fourth stage of lifting quarantine on June 10.
  • Indoor restaurants, domestic flights resumed on June 5, international flights on June 15
  • How the Ukrainian government has been responding: TIMELINE
  • Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipro subways reopened on May 25.
  • Why the Kyiv Post isn’t making its coverage free in the times of COVID-19.
  • With international travel on hold, Ukrainians prepare to travel across Ukraine
  • TripsGuard website tracks coronavirus travel restrictions in 84 nations.
  • Where to buy masks.