With Ukraine still under quarantine to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Ukrainian government allowed food bazaars to reopen on April 29, provided they follow health and safety requirement. And on May 5, some food markets that were ready to meet the government’s standards resumed operations in Kyiv.
According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, there are 10 bazaars that have already reopened in Kyiv as of May 7: the Demiyivsky, Pechersky, Volodymyrsky, Lisovy, Feofanivsky, Odesky, Illis, Vygurovsky and Besarabsky food markets.
Klitschko said that all 37 of Kyiv’s markets will eventually resume operations in the near future.
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- As of May 8: 361 people have died from COVID-19 in Ukraine; 2,706 people have recovered.
- 14,195 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of May 8. The first case was identified on March 3.
- Ukraine has extended its quarantine measures until May 22. The government outlined a plan to ease restrictions gradually.
- The measures shuttered most everything but hospitals, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, gas stations, and other critical enterprises.
- How the Ukrainian government has been responding: TIMELINE
- Misinformation on coronavirus is going viral in Ukraine.
- Doctor’s advice: How to stay safe.
- Foreign Ministry: What you need to know about traveling to and from Ukraine now
- Why the Kyiv Post isn’t making its coverage free in the times of COVID-19.
- Coronavirus stops the Kyiv Post’s print edition for now.
- Where to buy masks.
Effects on the economy:
- COVID-19 is already inflicting harm on Ukraine’s economy.
- The former minister of economy says half a million Ukrainians may lose their jobs in the COVID-19 crisis.
