Cabinet of Ministers to consider easing quarantine for church services

Prime Minister Denis Shmygal. Photo: hromadske.ua

On May 20, 2020, the Cabinet of Ministers plans to allow the following steps to be taken to ease the coronavirus quarantine in Ukraine, including worship, reports "Ukrainska Pravda".

“On Wednesday, at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, we will consider the issue of resuming the operation of city and suburban transport, hotels (except hostels, without restaurants and without pools), holding sports competitions (with a limit of up to 100 people and without spectators) from May 22, as well as church service (no more than 1 person per 10 m&³2;),” said the Prime Minister Denis Shmygal.

At the same time, the government will consider the possibility of resuming the work of kindergartens and the subway from May 25, if the epidemic allows this.

As reported, earlier President Vladimir Zelensky supported the Cabinet’s proposal on the possible launch of public transport on May 22.

 

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