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The relevant resolution was adopted at a government meeting on April 23.
Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has introduced state regulation of prices of a number of food staples and anti-epidemic products required to counter the spread of the novel COVID-19 coronavirus across the country.
The prices will be regulated through declaration of changes in retail prices of the said goods, according to a government resolution passed on April 23.
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In particular, food products whose prices are subject to state regulation include: noncarbonated water, poultry (chicken carcasses), chicken eggs of C1 category, rye and wheat bread, pasteurized 2.5g fat milk (in polyethylene film packages), buckwheat, sugar, premium wheat flour, creamery butter 72.5g fat, Ukrainian-made pasta (noodles made from premium wheat flour).
Anti-epidemic products include certain medicines, namely Paracetamol, Azithromycin, Ampicillin, Amoxicillin, Ceftriaxone, Moxifloxacin, Amoxicillin and beta-lactamase inhibitor. In addition, on the list are antiseptics and disinfectants: Chlorhexidine; ethanol; alcohol-based products for sanitizing hands; chlorine-containing and other solutions for surface disinfection; chloroxylenol; pocket size alcohol-containing hand sanitizers; disinfectants for hands and skin, as well as surfaces; and detergents and disinfectants for washing, disinfecting tools, and equipment. The list also includes twenty items of personal protective gear, namely medical face masks, gloves, medical gowns, protective glasses, FFP2 and FFP3 respirators, shoe covers, face mask filters, etc.
Prices of the listed goods are subject to declaration if they have changed by 15% or more within a month, by 10%-15% within two weeks, and by 5%-10% within three days before the Cabinet resolution became effective.
The Cabinet adopted the resolution subject to its revision to expand the list of medicines.