On Monday, March 8, Zakarpattia region is moving to the "red" level of epidemic danger. This decision was made today at an extraordinary meeting of the State Commission on Technogenic and Environmental Safety and Emergencies, according to the Regional State Administration's Facebook page.
In the "red" zone, the following is prohibited:
- work of public transport;
- visiting educational institutions;
- visiting cultural institutions, cinemas;
- work of shopping and entertainment centers, cafes and restaurants.
On March 4, the Ministry renewed the list of the ‘red’, ‘orange’ and ‘yellow’ zones of the epidemic security on the incidence rate with Covid-19, hospitalization level and occupancy of hospitals. Three regions are in the ‘red’ zone, while Kyiv stays in the ‘yellow’ zone.
Thus, Zhytomyr, Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi regions are in the ‘red’ zone. Vinnytsia, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Kyiv, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Sumy and Ternopil regions are in the ‘orange’ zone.
Other regions and Kyiv stay in the ‘yellow’ zone.
Earlier, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal claimed that the third wave of coronavirus pandemic has begun in Ukraine.
Besides, he underlined that if most of the Ukrainian regions end up in the red quarantine zone, there could be another lockdown in this country.