The president stressed that while people might not like restrictions, the latter must be logical and fair.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has commented on the move by a number of local leaders to ignore the obligatory strengthening of quarantine rules.
"On some rebellious local leaders…In general, I don't understand who's fighting whom. I'm not fighting anyone at all. This sounds ridiculous, but these 'rebels' ... I do realize that ahead of local elections they seek to please people and open up everything, allow them walking around with no masks on, and turn a blind eye to things..." Zelensky said at a briefing as part of a working trip to Khmelnytsky region, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
As a result of a careless attitude towards the pandemic, there may not be enough beds in hospitals: "No one's fighting with anyone, we will simply have not enough beds [for COVID-19 patients].
"For example, take Ivano-Frankivsk region, to which I have a very good attitude – if there's such a number of cases there, I don't understand why this region should become another Italy? They simply have no beds available. This is just an unfair position," he added.
The President stated that people might not like restrictions, but the latter must be logical and fair.
"This is about communication between local authorities and the Ministry of Health, not about communication between local authorities and the president," the head of state pointed.
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