Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal on Friday, April 24, announced five stages for the gradual withdrawal from the national quarantine regime.
"The government has a clear quarantine exit plan. It consists of five stages. The starting point for the implementation of this plan may come on May 11, subject to a favorable epidemic situation. Each stage has clear indicators and depends on the dynamics of the disease spread," Shmyhal reported on Telegram.
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PM added that the government roadmap for easing quarantine will provide an opportunity to save the lives of Ukrainians and at the same time gradually restore economic stability.
Stage 1
Condition: Control over the spread, availability of medical resources
Over 10 consecutive days, the share of new cases among all tested patients remains unchanged or shifts within 5%.
Restriction easing: parks, recreation zones, forests, and embankments (excluding children's playgrounds); part of beauty industry businesses; tryouts of sports teams; wholesale and retail of non-food products; coffee shops (takeout); carwash, bike stores, and bike rent businesses; notaries, lawyers, and auditors.
Stage 2
Condition: Lower incidence, lighter load on the health care system
Over 10 consecutive days, the share of new cases among all tested patients shows a downward trend, while daily recoveries remain stable or rise.
Restriction easing: household services; education in final grades, preparation for school finals; public catering facilities (takeout), open-air movie theaters; gyms and fitness centers; hotels; and sports competitions with under 50 participants and no attendance.
Stage 3
Condition: Almost complete relief of the health care system
Over 10 consecutive days, the share of recoveries is double the number of new cases (or more). The share of COVID-19 patients in clinics is within 10%.
Restriction easing: sports and playgrounds; education facilities (individual); subway (special permits); intercity passenger traffic within regions; shopping malls (excluding entertainment zones and playgrounds); theaters and cinemas; hostels, health resorts, and recreational bases; and public catering facilities (with patrons allowed inside).
Stage 4
Condition: Full control over hotbeds
Over 10 consecutive days, the daily number of new, unconnected cases is under five per region.
Restriction easing: Subway and all city transport; shopping malls and entertainment facilities; gyms and fitness centers; public catering facilities; cultural venues; educational facilities; non-urgent medical, including dental, services
Stage 5
Condition: Halt of an internal transmission of the virus
Individual infection, exclusively related to imported cases.
Restriction easing: lifting other restrictions, except for those set up by local governments in certain areas.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, Minister of Health Maksym Stepanov said that the main criterion for Ukraine to lift quarantine was to reduce the number of patients with COVID-19, along with ensuring wider testing and a significant boost in recoveries.
