unian--2020-05-15--Ukrainian sailors on hunger strike in Libya may be placed under house arrest – MFA

The ministry sent a request to the Libyan Foreign Ministry , asking for the release of all the Ukrainians held in that country 's prisons .
Ukraine 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says 14 Ukrainian sailors detained on board the Ruta tanker in Libya in 2017 and now kept in a prison in Tripoli may be placed under house arrest on June 11 .
Director of the Consular Service Department of Ukraine 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Serhiy Pohoreltsev told UNIAN that the Ukrainian Embassy in Tunisia , which is also responsible for Libya , had been instructed to maximize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after their relatives ' appeal following the tanker crew 's announcement of hunger strike .
Pohoreltsev said the Foreign Ministry had involved all the diplomatic and consular legal instruments to protect the rights and interests of the citizens of Ukraine .
`` Given the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic , the Ukrainian side on March 23 , 2020 , sent an official request to the Libyan Foreign Ministry , demanding the release of all the Ukrainians held in that country 's prisons .
Now our diplomatic mission 's request is under consideration by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In addition , during a telephone conversation on April 23 , Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on his Libyan counterpart , Mohamed Taher Siala , to help resolve the issue of the release of the Ukrainians and their return home .
`` On April 29 , 2020 , Tripoli 's appeals court decided to change the preventive measure for the crew of the Ruta tanker .
In the case of payment of bail ( approximately US $ 21,000 per each crew member for the crew of 14 sailors ) and guarantees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ present at the next hearing , which is scheduled for June 11 , 2020 , the sailors can be transferred under house arrest , '' Pohoreltsev said .
According to him , `` despite all the challenges related both to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the escalation of hostilities in Tripoli , the Ukrainian diplomats will continue to take all possible measures to protect the rights and interests of Ukrainian citizens who are in Libya . ''
As UNIAN reported earlier , relatives of the sailors and representatives of the Assol @ @ @ @ @ @ @ May 14 that the 14 Ukrainian sailors of the Ruta tanker , detained in 2017 , had gone on hunger strike .
Late in April 2017 , the Libyan naval forces seized the Ruta vessel flying under the Ukrainian flag , on suspicion of smuggling crude oil from Libya .
The vessel belongs to an Odesa-based company .
There were 14 Ukrainians on board the ship .
They are residents of Odesa , Kherson and Mykolaiv regions .
The sailors have been kept in a prison in Tripoli for three years .
Another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the crew of the Captain Khayyam tanker ( sailing under the flag of Sierra Leone ) are held in another Tripoli prison .
According to Assol , the Libyan court did not issue a verdict on the Ruta crew , while a decision was made on the crew members of the second tanker .
In particular , all crew members were sentenced to five years in prison and each must pay about US $ 80,000 .
Libya declared an amnesty over the COVID-19 pandemic .
In particular , the local authorities are reducing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to avoid their massive infection with the coronavirus .
Only dangerous criminals , such as terrorists , are kept behind bars .
As a result of talks , many countries were able to return their citizens from Libya .
In particular , Turkey repatriated its sailors who were changed in the same case as the Ukrainians .
Now , many of the Ukrainian sailors in Libya are seriously ill , in particular , two contracted hepatitis in prison , some had a stomach ulcer , many lost their teeth due to poor nutrition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oldest prisoner - the captain of the Ruta - is over 70 years old .
Representatives of Assol said they and the sailors ' relatives had repeatedly contacted the Ukrainian authorities – President Volodymyr Zelensky , the head of the Presidential Office , the Verkhovna Rada , the Prosecutor General 's Office , the Justice Ministry , the Security Service of Ukraine , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and its Consular Service Department , but they had received either formal replies or their requests had been ignored .

The ministry sent a request to the Libyan Foreign Ministry, asking for the release of all the Ukrainians held in that country's prisons.
Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says 14 Ukrainian sailors detained on board the Ruta tanker in Libya in 2017 and now kept in a prison in Tripoli may be placed under house arrest on June 11.
Director of the Consular Service Department of Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Serhiy Pohoreltsev told UNIAN that the Ukrainian Embassy in Tunisia, which is also responsible for Libya, had been instructed to maximize efforts to resolve the sailors' issues after their relatives' appeal following the tanker crew's announcement of hunger strike.
Pohoreltsev said the Foreign Ministry had involved all the diplomatic and consular legal instruments to protect the rights and interests of the citizens of Ukraine. "Given the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ukrainian side on March 23, 2020, sent an official request to the Libyan Foreign Ministry, demanding the release of all the Ukrainians held in that country's prisons. Now our diplomatic mission's request is under consideration by the Libyan side," he said.
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In addition, during a telephone conversation on April 23, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on his Libyan counterpart, Mohamed Taher Siala, to help resolve the issue of the release of the Ukrainians and their return home.
"On April 29, 2020, Tripoli's appeals court decided to change the preventive measure for the crew of the Ruta tanker. In the case of payment of bail (approximately US$21,000 per each crew member for the crew of 14 sailors) and guarantees that the citizens of Ukraine will be present at the next hearing, which is scheduled for June 11, 2020, the sailors can be transferred under house arrest," Pohoreltsev said.
According to him, "despite all the challenges related both to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the escalation of hostilities in Tripoli, the Ukrainian diplomats will continue to take all possible measures to protect the rights and interests of Ukrainian citizens who are in Libya."
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As UNIAN reported earlier, relatives of the sailors and representatives of the Assol Seamen Relief Fund announced in Odesa on May 14 that the 14 Ukrainian sailors of the Ruta tanker, detained in 2017, had gone on hunger strike.
Late in April 2017, the Libyan naval forces seized the Ruta vessel flying under the Ukrainian flag, on suspicion of smuggling crude oil from Libya. The vessel belongs to an Odesa-based company. There were 14 Ukrainians on board the ship. They are residents of Odesa, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions.
The sailors have been kept in a prison in Tripoli for three years. Another four Ukrainian sailors who are members of the crew of the Captain Khayyam tanker (sailing under the flag of Sierra Leone) are held in another Tripoli prison.
According to Assol, the Libyan court did not issue a verdict on the Ruta crew, while a decision was made on the crew members of the second tanker. In particular, all crew members were sentenced to five years in prison and each must pay about US$80,000.
Libya declared an amnesty over the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the local authorities are reducing the number of people held in prisons to avoid their massive infection with the coronavirus. Only dangerous criminals, such as terrorists, are kept behind bars.
As a result of talks, many countries were able to return their citizens from Libya. In particular, Turkey repatriated its sailors who were changed in the same case as the Ukrainians.
Now, many of the Ukrainian sailors in Libya are seriously ill, in particular, two contracted hepatitis in prison, some had a stomach ulcer, many lost their teeth due to poor nutrition and lack of medical care. The oldest prisoner - the captain of the Ruta - is over 70 years old.
Representatives of Assol said they and the sailors' relatives had repeatedly contacted the Ukrainian authorities – President Volodymyr Zelensky, the head of the Presidential Office, the Verkhovna Rada, the Prosecutor General's Office, the Justice Ministry, the Security Service of Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and its Consular Service Department, but they had received either formal replies or their requests had been ignored.


unian--2020-05-15--Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine exceeds 17,000 as of May 15

Of them , 483 cases were reported in the past 24 hours .
The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine exceeded 17,000 on Friday morning .
`` According to the Public Health Center , there were 17,330 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 09:00 Kyiv time on May 15 , '' Ukraine 's Health Ministry said on Facebook in its morning update on May 15 .
Of them , 483 cases were reported in the past 24 hours .
Now the novel coronavirus was recorded in the following regions : 674 cases in Vinnytsia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 791 in Dnipropetrovsk region ; 121 in Donetsk region ; 538 in Zhytomyr region ; 816 in Zakarpattia region ; 356 in Zaporizhia region ; 1,188 in Ivano-Frankivsk region ; 437 in Kirovohrad region ; 2,068 in the city of Kyiv ; 1,094 in Kyiv region ; 942 in Lviv region ; 42 in Luhansk region ; 228 in Mykolayiv region ; 712 in Odesa region ; 257 in Poltava region ; 1,074 in Rivne region ; 158 in Sumy region ; 1,060 in Ternopil region ; 757 in Kharkiv region ; 167 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region ; 2,600 in Chernivtsi region ; 350 in Cherkasy region ; 96 in Chernihiv region .
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , the city of Sevastopol , parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available .
Read alsoStage 2 of quarantine easing in Ukraine : changes expected from May 22 The tests were conducted by the Public Health Center 's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories .
As of the morning of May 15 , 2020 , the Center had received 1,252 reports of suspected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been 43,842 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020 .
A total of 476 ( +20 ) COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country .
Some 4,473 ( +330 ) patients have recovered .

Of them, 483 cases were reported in the past 24 hours.
The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine exceeded 17,000 on Friday morning.
"According to the Public Health Center, there were 17,330 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 09:00 Kyiv time on May 15," Ukraine's Health Ministry said on Facebook in its morning update on May 15.
Of them, 483 cases were reported in the past 24 hours.
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Now the novel coronavirus was recorded in the following regions: 674 cases in Vinnytsia region; 582 in Volyn region; 791 in Dnipropetrovsk region; 121 in Donetsk region; 538 in Zhytomyr region; 816 in Zakarpattia region; 356 in Zaporizhia region; 1,188 in Ivano-Frankivsk region; 437 in Kirovohrad region; 2,068 in the city of Kyiv; 1,094 in Kyiv region; 942 in Lviv region; 42 in Luhansk region; 228 in Mykolayiv region; 712 in Odesa region; 257 in Poltava region; 1,074 in Rivne region; 158 in Sumy region; 1,060 in Ternopil region; 757 in Kharkiv region; 167 in Kherson region; 222 in Khmelnytsky region; 2,600 in Chernivtsi region; 350 in Cherkasy region; 96 in Chernihiv region.
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available.
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The tests were conducted by the Public Health Center's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories. As of the morning of May 15, 2020, the Center had received 1,252 reports of suspected COVID-19 cases. In total, there have been 43,842 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020.
A total of 476 (+20) COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country. Some 4,473 (+330) patients have recovered.


unian--2020-05-15--Ukraine reports 11 enemy attacks in Donbas on May 14

One member of Russia-led forces was killed and another five were wounded , according to intelligence data .
Russia 's hybrid military forces on May 14 mounted 11 attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas , eastern Ukraine .
`` The Russian Federation 's armed formations violated the ceasefire 11 times in the past day , '' the press center of Ukraine 's Joint Forces Operation said in a Facebook update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on May 15 , 2020 .
Russia-led forces employed proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars , grenade launchers of various types , heavy machine guns , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positions near the towns of Avdiyivka and Krasnohorivka , and the villages of Pisky , Verkhniotoretske , Novomykhailivka , Vodiane , Orikhove , Khutir Vilny , and Zaitseve .
Read alsoMFA comments on Germany-Russia talks on Donbas without Ukraine 's participation Joint Forces returned fire to each enemy shelling .
According to intelligence data , one member of Russia-led forces was killed and another five were wounded .
The enemy did not attack Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on May 15 .
No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops on @ @

One member of Russia-led forces was killed and another five were wounded, according to intelligence data.
Russia's hybrid military forces on May 14 mounted 11 attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine.
"The Russian Federation's armed formations violated the ceasefire 11 times in the past day," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation said in a Facebook update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on May 15, 2020.
Russia-led forces employed proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, and rifles.
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Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the towns of Avdiyivka and Krasnohorivka, and the villages of Pisky, Verkhniotoretske, Novomykhailivka, Vodiane, Orikhove, Khutir Vilny, and Zaitseve.
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Joint Forces returned fire to each enemy shelling. According to intelligence data, one member of Russia-led forces was killed and another five were wounded.
The enemy did not attack Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on May 15.
No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops on Friday.


unian--2020-05-15--Renewed Ukrainian delegation holds first meeting in Minsk talks on Donbas settlement

Elections in the occupied Donbas shall only be held once `` Ukraine has regained control over the border '' .
The Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas settlement on Thursday , May 14 , held a scheduled meeting via video link , where an upgraded delegation for the first time presented Ukraine , the press service of the President 's Office reported .
It is noted that the humanitarian subgroup has continued its work on forming the lists for the next stage of the held persons ' swap , as well as the lists of missing persons .
`` The Ukrainian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ held persons in the `` all for all '' format , defined in the framework of the Normandy Four summit of December 9 2019 , '' the report said .
Also , Ukraine noted the provision of access to the Red Cross to those held in temporarily occupied territories .
The Ukrainian side emphasized that the elections in the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas shall only be held in accordance with the Constitution and legislation of Ukraine and based on the OSCE Copenhagen criteria , including on the stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human rights and protection of minority rights , only after Ukraine has regained control over the border .
The Ukrainian side ruled out the possibility of consolidating the special status of the certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions in the Constitution of Ukraine .
Parties also spoke of the need to open new crossing checkpoints along the line of contact , taking into account primarily humanitarian criteria .
`` The checkpoint in Zolote is equipped and ready to launch at any time , '' the Ukrainian delegation noted .
Ukraine also insisted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ observers to the temporarily occupied territories , noting that , despite quarantine , Ukraine supports the implementation of the mandate of both the observers and representatives of the ICRC .
`` The OSCE SMM noted , among other things , significant progress in the implementation of the updated demining plan , in particular the humanitarian one , '' the report says .
Read alsoFM Kuleba comments on idea of setting up  '' advisory council '' with representatives of occupied Donbas As UNIAN reported earlier , on May 5 , President Volodymyr Zelensky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Trilateral Contact Group for the Peaceful Settlement in Donetsk and Luhansk Regions .
Vice Prime Minister , Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories , Oleksiy Reznikov , was appointed deputy head of the Ukrainian delegation to the TCG .
At the subgroup level , Ukraine is now represented by deputy ministers or people 's deputies – chairs of the relevant parliamentary committees .
The Ukrainian side also proposed to attract to the work of TCG subgroups as `` invited persons '' a number of internally displaced citizens forced to leave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regions after May 2014 .
Head of President 's Office Andriy Yermak noted that the participants in the TCG would involve IDPs in discussions , consultation , and coordination of issues stipulated by Minsk agreements .
At the same time , Yermak says any negotiations with representatives of unrecognized quasi-entities in eastern Ukraine are unacceptable .

Elections in the occupied Donbas shall only be held once "Ukraine has regained control over the border".
The Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas settlement on Thursday, May 14, held a scheduled meeting via video link, where an upgraded delegation for the first time presented Ukraine, the press service of the President's Office reported.
It is noted that the humanitarian subgroup has continued its work on forming the lists for the next stage of the held persons' swap, as well as the lists of missing persons.
"The Ukrainian side insisted on the mutual release of held persons in the "all for all" format, defined in the framework of the Normandy Four summit of December 9 2019," the report said.
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Also, Ukraine noted the provision of access to the Red Cross to those held in temporarily occupied territories.
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The Ukrainian side emphasized that the elections in the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas shall only be held in accordance with the Constitution and legislation of Ukraine and based on the OSCE Copenhagen criteria, including on the stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, rule of law, respect for human rights and protection of minority rights, only after Ukraine has regained control over the border.
The Ukrainian side ruled out the possibility of consolidating the special status of the certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions in the Constitution of Ukraine.
Parties also spoke of the need to open new crossing checkpoints along the line of contact, taking into account primarily humanitarian criteria.
"The checkpoint in Zolote is equipped and ready to launch at any time," the Ukrainian delegation noted.
Ukraine also insisted on the access of the OSCE SMM observers to the temporarily occupied territories, noting that, despite quarantine, Ukraine supports the implementation of the mandate of both the observers and representatives of the ICRC.
"The OSCE SMM noted, among other things, significant progress in the implementation of the updated demining plan, in particular the humanitarian one," the report says.
Read alsoFM Kuleba comments on idea of setting up "advisory council" with representatives of occupied Donbas
As UNIAN reported earlier, on May 5, President Volodymyr Zelensky approved the composition of the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group for the Peaceful Settlement in Donetsk and Luhansk Regions.
Vice Prime Minister, Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories, Oleksiy Reznikov, was appointed deputy head of the Ukrainian delegation to the TCG. At the subgroup level, Ukraine is now represented by deputy ministers or people's deputies – chairs of the relevant parliamentary committees.
The Ukrainian side also proposed to attract to the work of TCG subgroups as "invited persons" a number of internally displaced citizens forced to leave the occupied areas in Donetsk and Luhansk regions after May 2014.
Head of President's Office Andriy Yermak noted that the participants in the TCG would involve IDPs in discussions, consultation, and coordination of issues stipulated by Minsk agreements.
At the same time, Yermak says any negotiations with representatives of unrecognized quasi-entities in eastern Ukraine are unacceptable.


unian--2020-05-16--Shehyni checkpoint on border with Poland resumes work

The Shehyni-Medyka international checkpoint on the border with Poland resumed operation at 00:00 on May 16 , but only crossing @ @ @ @ @ allowed .
Cars will not be able to cross the border , the Zakhidna ( @ @ @ @ @ the State Border Service of Ukraine said on Facebook .
Vehicles can drive across the @ @ @ @ @ checkpoints : Krakovets-Korczowa , Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne , and Yahodyn-Dorohusk .
Radio Liberty reports with reference to @ @ @ @ @ press secretary that it is impossible to cross the border on foot at Krakovets-Korczowa and @ @ @ @ @ .
Citizens of Ukraine on the Polish side were collected by special buses , which @ @ @ @ @ crossing requires observance of quarantine rules , namely wearing a face mask and social distancing @ @ @ @ @ ) between people who move on foot .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the Cabinet @ @ @ @ @ the Shehyni checkpoint on the border with Poland .

Border crossing requires observance of quarantine rules.
The Shehyni-Medyka international checkpoint on the border with Poland resumed operation at 00:00 on May 16, but only crossing the border on foot is allowed.
Cars will not be able to cross the border, the Zakhidna (Western) regional administration of the State Border Service of Ukraine said on Facebook.
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Vehicles can drive across the Ukrainian-Polish border at the following checkpoints: Krakovets-Korczowa, Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne, and Yahodyn-Dorohusk.
Radio Liberty reports with reference to the Mostyska border detachment's press secretary that it is impossible to cross the border on foot at Krakovets-Korczowa and Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne starting from May 16. Citizens of Ukraine on the Polish side were collected by special buses, which will be canceled.
Border crossing requires observance of quarantine rules, namely wearing a face mask and social distancing (at least 1.5 meters) between people who move on foot.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to reopen the Shehyni checkpoint on the border with Poland.


unian--2020-05-16--Ukraine's GDP slides by 1.5% in Q1 – statistics

There was a 1.5 % GDP growth in Q4 2019 .
Ukraine 's GDP slid by 1.5 % in the @ @ @ @ @ Q1 ) compared to the same period of 2019 .
`` Real GDP in Q1 @ @ @ @ @ compared to the previous quarter ( taking into account the seasonal factor ) and slid @ @ @ @ @ Q1 2019 , '' the State Statistics Service of Ukraine said .
Read alsoDeficit of @ @ @ @ @ goods shrinks by 33.4 % in Q1 As UNIAN reported earlier , the growth of @ @ @ @ @ the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of the previous year was @ @ @ @ @ growth year-over-year in the previous quarter .
In January-February 2020 , GDP fell by 0.2 @ @ @ @ @ in January 2020 was 0.5 % .

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unian--2020-05-16--Russian rapper Guf included in Ukraine's stoplist over concerts in occupied Crimea

He has recently opened a clothing store in Kyiv .
Ukraine 's SBU Security Service has included Russian rap singer @ @ @ @ @ known as Guf , in the stoplist until March 1 , 2021 .
`` Russian @ @ @ @ @ rap artist Guf , has recently announced on Instagram that he is going on a @ @ @ @ @ '' the SBU said on Facebook .
`` He will be able to visit Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ According to the SBU , Dolmatov is on the stoplist until March 1 , 2021 @ @ @ @ @ Russia-occupied Crimea .
As was earlier reported , Guf announced on Instagram on May 14 @ @ @ @ @ store in Kyiv that sells clothes under his brand LUGANG .
It now works in @ @ @ @ @ outlet is to open after the coronavirus quarantine is over .

He has recently opened a clothing store in Kyiv.
Ukraine's SBU Security Service has included Russian rap singer Alexey Dolmatov, who is known as Guf, in the stoplist until March 1, 2021.
"Russian citizen Alexey Dolmatov, AKA rap artist Guf, has recently announced on Instagram that he is going on a tour of Ukrainian cities," the SBU said on Facebook. "He will be able to visit Ukraine in his dreams."
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According to the SBU, Dolmatov is on the stoplist until March 1, 2021, over his performances in Russia-occupied Crimea.
As was earlier reported, Guf announced on Instagram on May 14 that he had opened a store in Kyiv that sells clothes under his brand LUGANG. It now works in online mode and the offline outlet is to open after the coronavirus quarantine is over.


unian--2020-05-15--Electricity imports into Ukraine decline by 66.7% in April

Ukraine did not buy electricity from Russia .
Electricity imports into Ukraine declined by 66.7 % in April 2020 from March 2020 , to 150.6 million kWh .
The trade zone of Ukraine 's integrated power grids , which are synchronized with the energy systems of Russia , Belarus and Moldova , received 2.7 million kWh ( less than 0.03 % of total electricity output ) in April 2020 , which was 70.6 % down on March 2020 , NPC Ukrenergo said on its website on May 15 .
In April , Ukraine did not buy electricity from Russia , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 65.5 % .
Read alsoUkrainian nuclear units ' operating capacity falls to historic low while electricity prices go up – Gerus To ensure operational security in April , imports into the trade zone of Ukraine 's integrated power grids were limited by 98 % in aggregate ( those from Russia by 100 % ) .
Imports into the trade zone of the so-called energy island of Burshtyn thermal power plant , which is in simultaneous operation with the European energy association ENTSO-E , in April 2020 totaled 147.9 million kWh , which was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Slovakia accounted for the lion 's share of electricity imports , having supplied 102.94 million kWh .
According to Ukrenergo , electricity exports from Ukraine in April 2020 stood at 237.9 million kWh , which was 70 % down on March 2020 .
In particular , Hungary bought 129.5 million kWh of Ukrainian electricity .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukraine bought 442.5 million kWh abroad in March 2020 , which was 19.7 % down on February 2020 .

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unian--2020-05-15--Heads of nine Ukrainian customs offices dismissed – journalist

The decision has not been formalized yet .
Heads of nine Ukrainian customs offices , including the acting head of @ @ @ @ @ been dismissed .
`` It has just been decided at a top-level meeting in Kyiv @ @ @ @ @ Ivanus , '' local journalist Vitaly Glagola said on Telegram on May 15 .
According @ @ @ @ @ , who had previously worked at the Odesa customs and was working in Zakarpattia for @ @ @ @ @ is expected to take over the post .
`` But no order on the appointment @ @ @ @ @ '' he said .
In addition , the journalist said , the heads of several @ @ @ @ @ Odesa customs , the Pivnichna ( Northern ) customs , the Polissia customs , the @ @ @ @ @ ( Energy ) customs , the Podillia customs , the Bukovyna customs , and the @ @ @ @ @ dismissed .

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unian--2020-05-15--Eleven monks in Khmelnytsky region test positive for coronavirus

They contracted the virus from a 54-year-old monk who died of COVID-19 on May 12 .
Eleven monks from the @ @ @ @ @ , Khmelnytsky region , have tested positive for the novel coronavirus .
They became infected @ @ @ @ @ contact with a 54-year-old monk who died of COVID-19 on May 12 , Khmelnytsky Governor @ @ @ @ @ online briefing on May 15 , according to an UNIAN correspondent .
The monastery is @ @ @ @ @ Church of the Moscow Patriarchate .
`` All of them are now receiving outpatient treatment @ @ @ @ @ In addition , the monastery was put in quarantine on May 14 – visits and @ @ @ @ @ of the church are not allowed .
This decision was made by Shepetivka district 's @ @ @ @ @ As of 15:00 Kyiv time on May 15 , there were 252 laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases @ @ @ @

They contracted the virus from a 54-year-old monk who died of COVID-19 on May 12.
Eleven monks from the Horodyshche monastery in Shepetivka district, Khmelnytsky region, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
They became infected after they had been in contact with a 54-year-old monk who died of COVID-19 on May 12, Khmelnytsky Governor Dmytro Gabinet said during an online briefing on May 15, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
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The monastery is subordinate to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate.
"All of them are now receiving outpatient treatment," Gabinet said.
In addition, the monastery was put in quarantine on May 14 – visits and events for visitors and members of the church are not allowed.
This decision was made by Shepetivka district's biosecurity and emergency commission.
As of 15:00 Kyiv time on May 15, there were 252 laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases in Khmelnytsky district.


unian--2020-05-15--European Parliament approves EUR 1.2 bln in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine

Some 547 members of the European Parliament voted for the decision .
The European Parliament has backed the European Commission 's proposal that EUR 1.2 billion be lent to Ukraine as macro-financial assistance ( MFA ) to overcome the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic .
This decision was announced at a plenary meeting in Brussels on May 15 .
Some 547 members of the European Parliament ( MEPs ) voted for the decision , 93 were against and 47 abstained .
Read alsoUkraine expects first IMF tranche in week or two , presidential official says This decision was passed with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because MEPs were working remotely over restrictive measures amid the coronavirus crisis .
The MEPs approved the European Commission 's proposal to provide a EUR 3 billion package in MFA to ten enlargement and neighborhood partners to help them to limit the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic .
The MFA funds will be made available for 12 months in the form of loans on favorable terms and will be distributed to Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Georgia , Jordan , Kosovo , Moldova , Montenegro , Northern Macedonia , Tunisia , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ EUR 1.2 billion will be lent to Ukraine .
The funds will be allocated in two tranches .
The maximum loan repayment term is 15 years .
Also , this assistance will become possible if a memorandum of understanding is signed , which must be agreed upon by each partner country and the European Commission .
Together with the International Monetary Fund 's support , the funds can contribute to enhancing macroeconomic stability and creating space to allow resources to be allocated towards protecting citizens and mitigating the coronavirus pandemic 's negative socio-economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be approved by the Council of the European Union before it enters into force .
On May 5 , the ambassadors of all EU member countries backed the allocation of the MFA package .

Some 547 members of the European Parliament voted for the decision.
The European Parliament has backed the European Commission's proposal that EUR 1.2 billion be lent to Ukraine as macro-financial assistance (MFA) to overcome the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
This decision was announced at a plenary meeting in Brussels on May 15.
Some 547 members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted for the decision, 93 were against and 47 abstained.
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This decision was passed with the use of an expedited procedure, because MEPs were working remotely over restrictive measures amid the coronavirus crisis.
The MEPs approved the European Commission's proposal to provide a EUR 3 billion package in MFA to ten enlargement and neighborhood partners to help them to limit the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
The MFA funds will be made available for 12 months in the form of loans on favorable terms and will be distributed to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Jordan, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Tunisia, and Ukraine.
Of this amount, EUR 1.2 billion will be lent to Ukraine.
The funds will be allocated in two tranches. The maximum loan repayment term is 15 years. Also, this assistance will become possible if a memorandum of understanding is signed, which must be agreed upon by each partner country and the European Commission.
Together with the International Monetary Fund's support, the funds can contribute to enhancing macroeconomic stability and creating space to allow resources to be allocated towards protecting citizens and mitigating the coronavirus pandemic's negative socio-economic consequences.
Also, this decision must be approved by the Council of the European Union before it enters into force.
On May 5, the ambassadors of all EU member countries backed the allocation of the MFA package.


unian--2020-05-15--Ukraine's hryvnia strengthens for fourth day in a row

The official hryvnia gained four kopiykas in value .
The hryvnia , Ukraine 's national currency , has strengthened for the fourth day in a row as the country 's national bank set the official forex rate for Monday , May 18 , at UAH 26.64 per U.S. dollar .
The official forex rate of the hryvnia against the euro was fixed for Monday at UAH 28.77 per euro , that is , the hryvnia got stronger by two kopiykas against the euro compared to the previous day , the National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) said .
Read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dollar on May 15 Quotations of the hryvnia on the Ukrainian interbank forex market were set at UAH 26.61/26.63 per U.S. dollar and UAH 28.81/28.84 per euro at the close of trading .
The hryvnia in Kyiv 's currency exchange booths on the morning of Friday , May 15 , weakened by five kopiykas , to UAH 26.95 per dollar and strengthened by three kopiykas , to UAH 29.10 per euro .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the official forex rate of the hryvnia against the U.S. dollar was set on Friday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. dollar , as the hryvnia strengthened against the dollar for the third day in a row – by one kopiyka on that day .

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unian--2020-05-15--New COVID-19 outbreak in Kyiv: Over 80 boarding school students infected

The virus was brought by a woman who is a nurse in the boarding school .
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said 81 school children tested positive for COVID-19 in Kyiv 's Darnytsia boarding school for girls on May 15 .
`` A new outbreak of the disease has been recorded in the capital city .
Eighty-one persons tested positive in the Darnytsia boarding school for girls today , '' he said during an online briefing on Friday , according to an UNIAN correspondent .
After an employee contracted the infection , all students and staff underwent PCR tests .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` According to test results , 81 persons are sick .
In particular , 53 students at the age of seven to 35 and staff ( 26 females and two males ) .
Three patients were hospitalized , while others remain on self-isolation under the supervision of doctors .
Infected students of the institution are in satisfactory condition and receive medical care in a boarding school , '' said Klitschko .
Read alsoKyiv mayor reports 56 new COVID-19 cases , one fatality in past day He specified that the virus was brought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the boarding school .
`` Such boarding schools work behind closed doors .
No one visits them except staff .
Now the Darnytsia boarding facility for girls is on full lockdown .
Enhanced disinfection and medical examination are underway , while rescuers and police control the entrance to the premises , '' the mayor said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kyiv rose by 56 in the past day .
`` In the past 24 hours , the number of Kyiv residents who tested positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workers .
Unfortunately , one case was lethal .
As of today , there are 2,068 confirmed COVID-19 cases , including 43 deaths , in the capital city , '' Klitschko said .

The virus was brought by a woman who is a nurse in the boarding school.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said 81 school children tested positive for COVID-19 in Kyiv's Darnytsia boarding school for girls on May 15.
"A new outbreak of the disease has been recorded in the capital city. Eighty-one persons tested positive in the Darnytsia boarding school for girls today," he said during an online briefing on Friday, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
After an employee contracted the infection, all students and staff underwent PCR tests. A total of 182 people were tested.
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"According to test results, 81 persons are sick. In particular, 53 students at the age of seven to 35 and staff (26 females and two males). Three patients were hospitalized, while others remain on self-isolation under the supervision of doctors. Infected students of the institution are in satisfactory condition and receive medical care in a boarding school," said Klitschko.
Read alsoKyiv mayor reports 56 new COVID-19 cases, one fatality in past day
He specified that the virus was brought by a woman who is a nurse in the boarding school.
"Such boarding schools work behind closed doors. No one visits them except staff. Now the Darnytsia boarding facility for girls is on full lockdown. Enhanced disinfection and medical examination are underway, while rescuers and police control the entrance to the premises," the mayor said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kyiv rose by 56 in the past day.
"In the past 24 hours, the number of Kyiv residents who tested positive increased by 56, including nine healthcare workers. Unfortunately, one case was lethal. As of today, there are 2,068 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 43 deaths, in the capital city," Klitschko said.


unian--2020-05-15--Ukrainian farmers export over 52 mln tonnes of grain since July 1

In particular , Ukraine exported 19.68 million tonnes of wheat .
Ukrainian agribusinesses continue shipping grain abroad amid quarantine over the COVID-19 coronavirus , having exported 52.4 million tonnes of grain from July 1 , 2019 , the start of the 2019-2020 marketing year ( MY ) , which is 97 % of the forecast export .
In particular , Ukraine exported 19.68 million tonnes of wheat , almost 4.8 million tonnes of barley , 27.3 million tonnes of maize , and 8,200 tonnes of rye , the Ukrainian Economic Development , Trade and Agriculture Ministry 's press service said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for six months – PM Shmyhal Over the period under review , agrarians also shipped 306,300 tonnes of flour from wheat and other types of grain to foreign customers , which was 50,400 tonnes up against the relevant period of MY 2018-2019 .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukrainian farmers in 2019 harvested 75 million tonnes of grain , of which 54 million tonnes will be supplied onto foreign markets , according to the ministry .
Earlier , Ukraine approved the ceiling for wheat exports in 2019-2020 MY at the level of 20.2 @ @ @

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unian--2020-05-15--Special digital dashboard introduced to track Ukrainians on quarantine

It aggregated information on the mobility of Kyivstar mobile operator phone users , as well as data on the use @ @ @ @ @ information coming from Apple .
Former Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Dmytro @ @ @ @ @ of an information panel ( dashboard ) , allowing the government to monitor people 's @ @ @ @ @ across the country 's regions .
`` We added a new cool dashboard .
Now @ @ @ @ @ adhere to self-isolation in different regions and observe daily dynamics , '' he wrote on @ @ @ @ @ , the dashboard contains aggregated data on the mobility of Kyivstar mobile operator phone users @ @ @ @ @ the use of bank cards , and information coming from Apple .
Dubilet said first @ @ @ @ @ almost 60 % of the residents of cities of Kyiv region remained at home on @ @ @ @ @ of Kherson region were the most disciplined over the weekends ( 61 % of them @ @ @ @ @ quarantine ) .

It aggregated information on the mobility of Kyivstar mobile operator phone users, as well as data on the use of bank cards, and information coming from Apple.
Former Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Dmytro Dubilet has announced the creation of an information panel (dashboard), allowing the government to monitor people's compliance with the self-isolation regime across the country's regions.
"We added a new cool dashboard. Now we can see how Ukrainians adhere to self-isolation in different regions and observe daily dynamics," he wrote on Facebook.
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According to Dubilet, the dashboard contains aggregated data on the mobility of Kyivstar mobile operator phone users, as well as on the use of bank cards, and information coming from Apple.
Dubilet said first dashboard graphs had shown that almost 60% of the residents of cities of Kyiv region remained at home on Easter holidays; while residents of Kherson region were the most disciplined over the weekends (61% of them stayed home every Sunday during quarantine).


unian--2020-05-15--Georgia's Batumi expecting foreign tourists starting July

Batumi and Adjara will be one of the first destinations where Ukrainian tourists may fly to relax at sea beaches , in the mountains and national parks , as well as take advantage of many other tourist attractions the region offers .
Starting July 1 , 2020 , Georgia will be one the first countries to reopen its borders to international tourism .
The Georgian government is already actively working to create safe corridors and implementing health care recommendations in the private sector to do its utmost to prevent the spread of the virus .
`` We can safely say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the virus by taking timely quarantine measures : all those crossing in underwent two-week compulsory quarantine under medical supervision with three meals a day .
This practice prevented the spread of the virus and did not put to a halt the country 's tourism industry ( hotels , transport , and restaurants ) , '' the press service of the Department of Tourism and Resorts of Adjara told UNIAN.Tourism .
At the same time , the Georgian government has developed an anti-crisis action plan to support the tourism sector , which includes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as financial assistance on bank loans and interest subsidies .
These measures allowed Georgia to pioneer relaunch of tourist destinations , create green areas , and give people the opportunity to vacation safely .
Batumi and Adjara will be one of the first destinations where Ukrainian tourists may fly to relax at sea beaches , in the mountains and national parks , as well as take advantage of many other tourism attractions the region offers .
`` What does one recall first of all when it comes to the coastal region ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with good infrastructure and inexhaustible opportunities for recreation and entertainment .
Adjara 's sea coast is precisely such a resort – subtropical climate , a 21-km coastline , water temperature from 21 to 29 degrees Celsius in summer season , welcoming environment , and distinctive virgin landscapes .
Tourists are able to undergo sun and sea therapy in Batumi .
The city is surrounded by the scents of sea , acacia , magnolia and many other flowers .
Even in the coldest period of the year , namely in January , temperatures never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the local tourism department said .
In addition , there are four protected areas in Adjara with well-maintained biking routes and hiking trails , as well as sites for picnics and camping , waterfalls , lakes and rivers , nature reserves with endemic and relict species of flora , mountain peaks rising to up the skies , and the azure sea with it unique marine world are a real paradise for those who love this type of tourism .
`` It 's time to enjoy a new and safe destination , get acquainted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reenergized ahead of the new season , Batumi is waiting for tourists from all over the world .
Spend your summer COVID-free in Batumi , Georgia , '' the report says .
It is worth adding since there is a visa-free travel between Georgia and Ukraine , it is likely that Ukrainians will be able to get to Georgia much faster than to many other popular destinations .

Batumi and Adjara will be one of the first destinations where Ukrainian tourists may fly to relax at sea beaches, in the mountains and national parks, as well as take advantage of many other tourist attractions the region offers.
Starting July 1, 2020, Georgia will be one the first countries to reopen its borders to international tourism. The Georgian government is already actively working to create safe corridors and implementing health care recommendations in the private sector to do its utmost to prevent the spread of the virus.
"We can safely say Georgia has managed to suppress the spread of the virus by taking timely quarantine measures: all those crossing in underwent two-week compulsory quarantine under medical supervision with three meals a day. This practice prevented the spread of the virus and did not put to a halt the country's tourism industry (hotels, transport, and restaurants)," the press service of the Department of Tourism and Resorts of Adjara told UNIAN.Tourism.
At the same time, the Georgian government has developed an anti-crisis action plan to support the tourism sector, which includes deferment and suspension of taxes, as well as financial assistance on bank loans and interest subsidies. These measures allowed Georgia to pioneer relaunch of tourist destinations, create green areas, and give people the opportunity to vacation safely.
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Batumi and Adjara will be one of the first destinations where Ukrainian tourists may fly to relax at sea beaches, in the mountains and national parks, as well as take advantage of many other tourism attractions the region offers.
"What does one recall first of all when it comes to the coastal region? Of course, it's sea resorts with good infrastructure and inexhaustible opportunities for recreation and entertainment. Adjara's sea coast is precisely such a resort – subtropical climate, a 21-km coastline, water temperature from 21 to 29 degrees Celsius in summer season, welcoming environment, and distinctive virgin landscapes. Tourists are able to undergo sun and sea therapy in Batumi. The city is surrounded by the scents of sea, acacia, magnolia and many other flowers. Even in the coldest period of the year, namely in January, temperatures never drop below +7-10 degrees Celsius," the local tourism department said.
In addition, there are four protected areas in Adjara with well-maintained biking routes and hiking trails, as well as sites for picnics and camping, waterfalls, lakes and rivers, nature reserves with endemic and relict species of flora, mountain peaks rising to up the skies, and the azure sea with it unique marine world are a real paradise for those who love this type of tourism.
"It's time to enjoy a new and safe destination, get acquainted with a unique culture and cuisine. Reenergized ahead of the new season, Batumi is waiting for tourists from all over the world. Spend your summer COVID-free in Batumi, Georgia," the report says.
It is worth adding since there is a visa-free travel between Georgia and Ukraine, it is likely that Ukrainians will be able to get to Georgia much faster than to many other popular destinations.


unian--2020-05-15--Crude oil transit via Ukraine shrinks by 40% over lower demand

Ukrtransnafta in May will supply 750,000 tonnes of oil to European consumers .
General Director of Ukrtransnafta Mykola Havrylenko says crude oil transit to Eastern Europe through Ukraine has shrunk by 40 % due to falling consumer demand .
`` In May , we see a decrease in oil transit by a very considerable amount for us .
We usually pump about 1.3 million tonnes per month .
However , in May , we received an order for around 750,000 tonnes .
That is , oil flow volume for factories in the Czech Republic , Slovakia and Hungary has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told encorr .
Havrylenko added that Belarus had not yet placed an order for crude oil transit via Ukrainian pipelines in May .
Read alsoExpert elaborates on effect of global oil prices plunge on Ukrainian market As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukrtransnafta , in 2019 boosted crude oil transportation by 0.5 % from 2018 , to 15.51 million tonnes .
UNIAN memo .
Ukrtransnafta operates Ukraine 's crude oil transport system .
It manages 18 oil pipelines that are 4,569 km long .
It also operates 51 oil pumping stations and 11 crude @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million cubic meters .
Some 176 pumping units with the capacity of electric motors being 357 GW ensure the operation of the oil pumping stations .

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unian--2020-05-15--Ukraine's health minister: Public transport may relaunch after regions meet certain criteria

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unian--2020-05-16--Kyiv mayor reports record 153 COVID-19 cases, two fatalities in past day

Twenty-two people recovered from the disease in the past day , he said .
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the capital city rose by record 153 in the past day .
`` In the past 24 hours , the number of Kyiv residents who tested positive increased by 153 , including 17 healthcare workers .
Unfortunately , two cases were lethal .
As of today , there are 2,221 confirmed COVID-19 cases , including 45 deaths , in the capital city , '' he wrote on Telegram on May 16 .
Read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , one fatality in past day According to Klitschko , 106 women aged 21 to 77 and 30 men aged 19 to 68 are among those infected .
Also , 17 girls under the age of 17 tested positive .
Klitschko said 17 new patients had been hospitalized , while the rest were self-isolating , undergoing treatment at home under the supervision of doctors .
Twenty-two people recovered from the disease in the past day , he said .
In total , 222 Kyiv residents have already recovered .
As UNIAN reported earlier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive for COVID-19 in Kyiv 's Darnytsia boarding school for girls on May 15 .

Twenty-two people recovered from the disease in the past day, he said.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the capital city rose by record 153 in the past day.
"In the past 24 hours, the number of Kyiv residents who tested positive increased by 153, including 17 healthcare workers. Unfortunately, two cases were lethal. As of today, there are 2,221 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 45 deaths, in the capital city," he wrote on Telegram on May 16.
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According to Klitschko, 106 women aged 21 to 77 and 30 men aged 19 to 68 are among those infected. Also, 17 girls under the age of 17 tested positive.
Klitschko said 17 new patients had been hospitalized, while the rest were self-isolating, undergoing treatment at home under the supervision of doctors.
Twenty-two people recovered from the disease in the past day, he said. In total, 222 Kyiv residents have already recovered.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Klitschko said 81 school children tested positive for COVID-19 in Kyiv's Darnytsia boarding school for girls on May 15.


unian--2020-05-16--Shopping malls in Kyiv to resume work after subway reopening – Klitschko

If the epidemic situation does not worsen , the reopening of shopping malls will be the next step in easing restrictions .
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said shopping malls in the capital city of Kyiv will resume work after the reopening of Kyiv subway .
`` Large shopping malls should be opened after the resumption of subway .
We need to understand people get to work by public transport , including in large shopping malls .
Business owners in these malls also understand this , '' he told a Ukrainian TV channel , according to the mayor 's press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Kyiv subway may reopen on May 25 if quarantine rules observed According to Klitschko , the reopening of shopping malls will also take place with a decrease in the number of COVID-19 patients and the observance of strict safety rules by the owners and visitors of shopping malls .
`` We will take into account the dynamics of the spread of the disease .
If the epidemic situation does not worsen , the reopening of shopping malls will be the next step in easing restrictions .
I hope this will happen by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the subway and such malls , '' the mayor added .

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unian--2020-05-16--"LPR" representative at Minsk talks granted Russian citizenship

A photocopy of Deinego 's Russian passport has been posted by Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories and Ukraine 's envoy to the Trilateral Contact Group 's political subgroup Oleksiy Reznikov .
So-called `` Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs '' of the self-proclaimed `` Luhansk People 's Republic '' ( `` LPR '' ) Vladislav Deinego has been granted Russian citizenship .
Read alsoEU , NATO should work to counter Russia 's hybrid passportization – U.S. strategy consultant A photocopy of Deinego 's Russian passport has been posted by Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Group 's political subgroup Oleksiy Reznikov , the Novosti Donbassa media outlet reported .
Reznikov also demonstrated this photocopy during the negotiations of the Trilateral Contact Group ( TCG ) , which took place via video link on May 14 .
Deinego is an invited member of the TCG in Minsk as a representative of certain districts of Luhansk region .
Russia insists on his participation in the negotiations , as well as other members of the so-called republics .
According to Reznikov , the meeting of the TCG began at 13:00 Kyiv @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so-called `` invitees '' from `` LPR '' ( Vladislav Deinego ) and `` DPR '' [ `` Donetsk People 's Republic '' ] ( Natalia Nikonorova ) joined the members of the TCG ( Ukraine , Russia and the OSCE ) .
Prior to that , the Ukrainian side had been informing the Russian delegation for two hours that it was aware of the Russian citizenship of `` invitees . ''
As an example , Ukraine showed photocopies of Deinego 's foreign and national passports issued by the Russian Federation .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Group on Donbas settlement on Thursday , May 14 , held a scheduled meeting via video link , where an upgraded delegation for the first time presented Ukraine .

A photocopy of Deinego's Russian passport has been posted by Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories and Ukraine's envoy to the Trilateral Contact Group's political subgroup Oleksiy Reznikov.
So-called "Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs" of the self-proclaimed "Luhansk People's Republic" ("LPR") Vladislav Deinego has been granted Russian citizenship.
Read alsoEU, NATO should work to counter Russia's hybrid passportization – U.S. strategy consultant
A photocopy of Deinego's Russian passport has been posted by Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories and Ukraine's envoy to the Trilateral Contact Group's political subgroup Oleksiy Reznikov, the Novosti Donbassa media outlet reported.
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Reznikov also demonstrated this photocopy during the negotiations of the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), which took place via video link on May 14.
Deinego is an invited member of the TCG in Minsk as a representative of certain districts of Luhansk region. Russia insists on his participation in the negotiations, as well as other members of the so-called republics.
According to Reznikov, the meeting of the TCG began at 13:00 Kyiv time. At about 15:00-16:00, the so-called "invitees" from "LPR" (Vladislav Deinego) and "DPR" ["Donetsk People's Republic"] (Natalia Nikonorova) joined the members of the TCG (Ukraine, Russia and the OSCE). Prior to that, the Ukrainian side had been informing the Russian delegation for two hours that it was aware of the Russian citizenship of "invitees." As an example, Ukraine showed photocopies of Deinego's foreign and national passports issued by the Russian Federation.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas settlement on Thursday, May 14, held a scheduled meeting via video link, where an upgraded delegation for the first time presented Ukraine.


unian--2020-05-16--Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine exceeds 17,800 on May 16

Of them , 528 cases were reported in the past 24 hours .
The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine exceeded 17,800 on Saturday morning .
`` According to the Public Health Center , there were 17,858 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 09:00 Kyiv time on May 16 , '' Ukraine 's Health Ministry said on Facebook in its morning update on May 16 .
Of them , 528 cases were reported in the past 24 hours .
Now the novel coronavirus was recorded in the following regions : 700 cases in Vinnytsia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 806 in Dnipropetrovsk region ; 121 in Donetsk region ; 540 in Zhytomyr region ; 858 in Zakarpattia region ; 365 in Zaporizhia region ; 1,200 in Ivano-Frankivsk region ; 441 in Kirovohrad region ; 2,221 in the city of Kyiv ; 1,143 in Kyiv region ; 969 in Lviv region ; 42 in Luhansk region ; 236 in Mykolayiv region ; 734 in Odesa region ; 263 in Poltava region ; 1,104 in Rivne region ; 161 in Sumy region ; 1,065 in Ternopil region ; 773 in Kharkiv region ; 167 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region ; 2,647 in Chernivtsi region ; 363 in Cherkasy region ; 105 in Chernihiv region .
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , the city of Sevastopol , parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available .
The tests were conducted by the Public Health Center 's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories .
As of the morning of May 16 , 2020 , the Center had received 1,196 reports of suspected COVID-19 cases .
In total , there have been 45,038 reports on suspected COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ total of 497 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country .
Some 4,906 patients have recovered .

Of them, 528 cases were reported in the past 24 hours.
The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine exceeded 17,800 on Saturday morning.
"According to the Public Health Center, there were 17,858 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 09:00 Kyiv time on May 16," Ukraine's Health Ministry said on Facebook in its morning update on May 16.
Of them, 528 cases were reported in the past 24 hours.
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Now the novel coronavirus was recorded in the following regions: 700 cases in Vinnytsia region; 599 in Volyn region; 806 in Dnipropetrovsk region; 121 in Donetsk region; 540 in Zhytomyr region; 858 in Zakarpattia region; 365 in Zaporizhia region; 1,200 in Ivano-Frankivsk region; 441 in Kirovohrad region; 2,221 in the city of Kyiv; 1,143 in Kyiv region; 969 in Lviv region; 42 in Luhansk region; 236 in Mykolayiv region; 734 in Odesa region; 263 in Poltava region; 1,104 in Rivne region; 161 in Sumy region; 1,065 in Ternopil region; 773 in Kharkiv region; 167 in Kherson region; 235 in Khmelnytsky region; 2,647 in Chernivtsi region; 363 in Cherkasy region; 105 in Chernihiv region.
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available.
The tests were conducted by the Public Health Center's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories. As of the morning of May 16, 2020, the Center had received 1,196 reports of suspected COVID-19 cases. In total, there have been 45,038 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020.
A total of 497 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country. Some 4,906 patients have recovered.


unian--2020-05-16--Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded amid nine enemy attacks in Donbas on May 15

Russian-led forces opened fire from proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars , grenade launchers of various types , weapons installed on infantry fighting vehicles , heavy machine guns , and small arms .
Russia 's hybrid military forces on May 15 mounted nine attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas , eastern Ukraine , with two Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action .
`` The Russian Federation 's armed formations violated the ceasefire nine times in the past day , '' the press center of Ukraine 's Joint Forces Operation Headquarters said on Facebook in an update as of 07:00 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As a result , two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in enemy shelling . ''
Read alsoUkraine reports 11 enemy attacks in Donbas on May 14 Russian-led forces opened fire from proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars , grenade launchers of various types , weapons installed on infantry fighting vehicles , heavy machine guns , and small arms .
Under attack were Ukrainian positions near the town of Maryinka , and the villages of Shyrokyne , Starohnativka , Vodiane , Kamianka , Slavne , and Orikhove .
The Joint Forces returned fire in response to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data , at least one member of Russia-led forces was wounded on May 15 .
The enemy did not attack Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on May 16 .
No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops on Saturday .

Russian-led forces opened fire from proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of various types, weapons installed on infantry fighting vehicles, heavy machine guns, and small arms.
Russia's hybrid military forces on May 15 mounted nine attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, with two Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action.
"The Russian Federation's armed formations violated the ceasefire nine times in the past day," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation Headquarters said on Facebook in an update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on May 16. "As a result, two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in enemy shelling."
Read alsoUkraine reports 11 enemy attacks in Donbas on May 14
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Russian-led forces opened fire from proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of various types, weapons installed on infantry fighting vehicles, heavy machine guns, and small arms.
Under attack were Ukrainian positions near the town of Maryinka, and the villages of Shyrokyne, Starohnativka, Vodiane, Kamianka, Slavne, and Orikhove.
The Joint Forces returned fire in response to each enemy attack. According to intelligence data, at least one member of Russia-led forces was wounded on May 15.
The enemy did not attack Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on May 16.
No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops on Saturday.


unian--2020-05-16--IMF chief predicts three-year economic hit from coronavirus – media

Georgieva is urging governments to spend more and guarantee salaries .
The head of the International Monetary Fund predicts it could take until 2023 for the global economy to return to its pre-coronavirus levels .
`` The most severe shock has already occurred , '' IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said at a POLITICO virtual event on Friday , noting that 170 countries have entered negative economic growth since March .
Georgieva said she expects the global economy to shrink further beyond the current IMF estimate of -3 percent GDP in 2020 , before a `` partial recovery '' in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tranche in week or two , presidential official says The economic rupture is causing the IMF to throw out some of its old advice and adopt the posture of global social justice warrior , instead .
Struggling and bankrupt government have long-dreaded IMF conditions on lending , including strict limits on government outlays and privatizing assets , but while Georgieva still urges governments to `` spend wisely , '' the emphasis is now very much on the spending .
`` Spend as much as you can , and then spend a bit more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for the vulnerable people in your society , '' she said .
The IMF is also attaching green conditions to its financial assistance and Georgieva pushes gender equality at every opportunity .
`` We are richer when women are equal , '' she said .

Georgieva is urging governments to spend more and guarantee salaries.
The head of the International Monetary Fund predicts it could take until 2023 for the global economy to return to its pre-coronavirus levels.
"The most severe shock has already occurred," IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said at a POLITICO virtual event on Friday, noting that 170 countries have entered negative economic growth since March. Georgieva said she expects the global economy to shrink further beyond the current IMF estimate of -3 percent GDP in 2020, before a "partial recovery" in 2021.
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The economic rupture is causing the IMF to throw out some of its old advice and adopt the posture of global social justice warrior, instead.
Struggling and bankrupt government have long-dreaded IMF conditions on lending, including strict limits on government outlays and privatizing assets, but while Georgieva still urges governments to "spend wisely," the emphasis is now very much on the spending.
"Spend as much as you can, and then spend a bit more for your doctors, for your nurses, for the vulnerable people in your society," she said.
The IMF is also attaching green conditions to its financial assistance and Georgieva pushes gender equality at every opportunity. "We are richer when women are equal," she said.


unian--2020-05-16--Return of Crimea 'difficult and slow process,' says Ukraine's parliament speaker – media

Razumkov said Kyiv would not abandon efforts to return Crimea to Ukrainian control , nor efforts to regain control of terrorist-controlled areas of Luhansk and Donetsk regions , also known as Donbas .
The speaker of the Ukrainian parliament says efforts to return control of Crimea to Kyiv are part of `` a difficult and slow process , '' that Ukraine is determined to resolve .
Dmytro Razumkov , head of the Verkhovna Rada , made the remarks in an interview with RFE/RL 's Ukrainian Service that was published on May 16 .
Russia forcibly took over Crimea in March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strategic sites on the Black Sea peninsula and organized a referendum that was not recognized by the international community .
Shortly thereafter , Russia began supporting armed forces in two eastern Ukrainian regions , Donetsk and Luhansk .
The conflict in eastern Ukraine has left around 13,000 people dead , tens of thousands more injured , and uprooted well over 1 million Ukrainians , according to UN and Ukrainian officials .
The West has sanctioned Russia for its seizure of Crimea and its support for the armed forces in eastern Ukraine .
Moscow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ financing to the armed forces , despite mounting evidence to the contrary .
It also claims that the referendum in Crimea was legitimate , and has ruled out handing control back to Ukraine .
Razumkov said Kyiv would not abandon efforts to return Crimea to Ukrainian control , nor efforts to regain control of terrorist-controlled areas of Luhansk and Donetsk regions , also known as Donbas .
`` It is a difficult and slow process , but at the same time we can take this issue off the agenda and [ can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all sorts of ways on various levels and neither can we lose means of communication with the occupied territories – both Donbas and Crimea , '' Razumkov said .
Ukrainians in terrorist-controlled areas of Donbas who have accepted passports offered by Russia often had no choice , Razumkov explained .
`` There are many – very many – people who were , are , and will remain citizens of Ukraine .
The conditions they find themselves in force them to take steps you are referring to [ taking Russian citizenship ] .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever had to find out what it is like in their shoes , '' Razumkov said .
U.S. and other Western officials have condemned Russia 's move to fast-track the granting of citizenship to all residents of Donetsk and Luhansk as running counter to efforts to achieve peace .

Razumkov said Kyiv would not abandon efforts to return Crimea to Ukrainian control, nor efforts to regain control of terrorist-controlled areas of Luhansk and Donetsk regions, also known as Donbas.
The speaker of the Ukrainian parliament says efforts to return control of Crimea to Kyiv are part of "a difficult and slow process," that Ukraine is determined to resolve.
Dmytro Razumkov, head of the Verkhovna Rada, made the remarks in an interview with RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service that was published on May 16.
Russia forcibly took over Crimea in March 2014 after Russian forces seized control of strategic sites on the Black Sea peninsula and organized a referendum that was not recognized by the international community.
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Shortly thereafter, Russia began supporting armed forces in two eastern Ukrainian regions, Donetsk and Luhansk. The conflict in eastern Ukraine has left around 13,000 people dead, tens of thousands more injured, and uprooted well over 1 million Ukrainians, according to UN and Ukrainian officials.
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The West has sanctioned Russia for its seizure of Crimea and its support for the armed forces in eastern Ukraine.
Moscow denies supplying fighters, weapons, and financing to the armed forces, despite mounting evidence to the contrary. It also claims that the referendum in Crimea was legitimate, and has ruled out handing control back to Ukraine.
Razumkov said Kyiv would not abandon efforts to return Crimea to Ukrainian control, nor efforts to regain control of terrorist-controlled areas of Luhansk and Donetsk regions, also known as Donbas.
"It is a difficult and slow process, but at the same time we can take this issue off the agenda and [cannot quit] trying to resolve it in all sorts of ways on various levels and neither can we lose means of communication with the occupied territories – both Donbas and Crimea," Razumkov said.
Ukrainians in terrorist-controlled areas of Donbas who have accepted passports offered by Russia often had no choice, Razumkov explained.
"There are many – very many – people who were, are, and will remain citizens of Ukraine. The conditions they find themselves in force them to take steps you are referring to [taking Russian citizenship]. But, you know, God forbid we ever had to find out what it is like in their shoes," Razumkov said.
U.S. and other Western officials have condemned Russia's move to fast-track the granting of citizenship to all residents of Donetsk and Luhansk as running counter to efforts to achieve peace.


unian--2020-05-16--German virologists oppose compulsory vaccination against coronavirus

Citizens would definitely be smart enough to know when there was a safe vaccine that would promote their health .
@ @ @ @ @ Robert Koch Institute ( RKI ) has spoken out against compulsory vaccination against the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ reason to think about compulsory vaccination , '' said the president of the public health @ @ @ @ @ in the northern German city of Schwerin on Saturday , according to Deutsche Welle .
@ @ @ @ @ have developed world 's first coronavirus vaccine – media Citizens would definitely be smart enough @ @ @ @ @ a safe vaccine that would promote their health , he said .
A working group @ @ @ @ @ a few weeks ago to focus on the subject of a vaccine .
Once there @ @ @ @ @ group would deal with which population groups could be vaccinated , and how .
Amid @ @ @ @ @ work to discover a vaccine , mostly as a result of conspiracy theories , some @ @ @ @ @ drug to be made compulsory .

Citizens would definitely be smart enough to know when there was a safe vaccine that would promote their health.
The head of Germany's Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has spoken out against compulsory vaccination against the coronavirus.
"We have no reason to think about compulsory vaccination," said the president of the public health institute, Lothar Wieler, in the northern German city of Schwerin on Saturday, according to Deutsche Welle.
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Citizens would definitely be smart enough to know when there was a safe vaccine that would promote their health, he said.
A working group was founded at the RKI a few weeks ago to focus on the subject of a vaccine. Once there is a vaccine, this group would deal with which population groups could be vaccinated, and how.
Amid some opposition about the ongoing work to discover a vaccine, mostly as a result of conspiracy theories, some politicians have called for the drug to be made compulsory.


unian--2020-05-16--Up to 300% allowances for March paid for doctors working with COVID-19 patients in 14 regions – heal

Up to 300% allowances for March paid for doctors working with COVID-19 patients in 14 regions – health minister

According to the minister , other regions will complete the payment of allowances early next week .
Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov says 14 regions have already paid all allowances of up to 300 % for March to doctors working directly with COVID-19 patients .
Speaking during a regular meeting chaired by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on preventing the spread of the coronavirus epidemic and overcoming its consequences , Stepanov said that at same time , Mykolaiv region did n't detect any patient with COVID-19 in March , and Chernivtsi region , where the spread of the disease was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president 's press service reported .
According to the minister , other regions will complete the payment of allowances early next week .
`` I am glad that the process is moving forward .
I have already received positive feedback from doctors who received the allowance .
This process is rapid when cooperation between the Cabinet of Ministers and local authorities is established .
In Kherson region , all payments were completed last week .
Dnipropetrovsk and Lviv regions are among the leaders .
At the same time , Volyn , Luhansk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still stuck in bureaucratic red tape .
And we already need to start paying for April , '' Zelensky said .
In turn , Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that hospitals were currently concluding agreements with the National Health Service of Ukraine to pay allowance for work with patients with coronavirus in April .
He promised to do everything possible to speed up the process .
At the same time , as of today , two records have been set in Ukraine – the number of those infected and those who recovered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

According to the minister, other regions will complete the payment of allowances early next week.
Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov says 14 regions have already paid all allowances of up to 300% for March to doctors working directly with COVID-19 patients.
Speaking during a regular meeting chaired by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on preventing the spread of the coronavirus epidemic and overcoming its consequences, Stepanov said that at same time, Mykolaiv region didn't detect any patient with COVID-19 in March, and Chernivtsi region, where the spread of the disease was the greatest, will need additional funding, the president's press service reported.
According to the minister, other regions will complete the payment of allowances early next week.
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"I am glad that the process is moving forward. I have already received positive feedback from doctors who received the allowance. This process is rapid when cooperation between the Cabinet of Ministers and local authorities is established. In Kherson region, all payments were completed last week. Dnipropetrovsk and Lviv regions are among the leaders. At the same time, Volyn, Luhansk, Rivne and some other regions are still stuck in bureaucratic red tape. And we already need to start paying for April," Zelensky said.
In turn, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that hospitals were currently concluding agreements with the National Health Service of Ukraine to pay allowance for work with patients with coronavirus in April. He promised to do everything possible to speed up the process.
At the same time, as of today, two records have been set in Ukraine – the number of those infected and those who recovered: 528 and 433 people, respectively.


unian--2020-05-16--Italy to allow travel to and from abroad from June 3 – media

The government will allow free travel across the country from that same day .
Italy 's government on Saturday approved a decree which will allow travel to and from abroad from June 3 , in a major development as it moves to unwind one of the world 's most rigid coronavirus lockdowns .
The government will allow free travel across the country from that same day .
Some regions had pushed for a swifter rollback , but Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has insisted on a gradual return to normal to prevent a second wave of infections , as reported by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ died of COVID-19 since the outbreak came to light on Feb. 21 , the third-highest death toll in the world after that of the United States and Britain .
In a bid to contain the contagion , Italy was the first European country to impose nationwide restrictions in March , only sanctioning an initial relaxation of the rules on May 4 , when it allowed factories and parks to reopen .
Shops are due to open on May 18 and the government decided that all movement within individual regions should be allowed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ able to visit friends .
The inter-regional and foreign travel ban will remain in place until after Italy 's June 2 Republic Day holiday , preventing any mass travel over that long-holiday weekend .
But all travel curb will be lifted from June 3 – a major milestone on Italy 's road to recovery , with the government hoping to salvage the forthcoming vacation season , when Italians traditionally escape the cities for their annual summer breaks .
The regions can reactivate all sectors of the economy that might still be shuttered , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
National health authorities will monitor the situation to make sure infections are kept in check , the decree said .
Shops and restaurants across the country are preparing to reopen under strict social distancing and hygiene rules , as recommended by health authorities .
`` The challenge is huge , so big it is hard to quantify , and most of all there is uncertainty .
The sense of uncertainty is dominating everything , '' said Alberto Volpe , manager of a clothing shop in central Rome .

The government will allow free travel across the country from that same day.
Italy's government on Saturday approved a decree which will allow travel to and from abroad from June 3, in a major development as it moves to unwind one of the world's most rigid coronavirus lockdowns.
The government will allow free travel across the country from that same day. Some regions had pushed for a swifter rollback, but Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has insisted on a gradual return to normal to prevent a second wave of infections, as reported by Reuters.
More than 31,600 Italians have died of COVID-19 since the outbreak came to light on Feb. 21, the third-highest death toll in the world after that of the United States and Britain.
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In a bid to contain the contagion, Italy was the first European country to impose nationwide restrictions in March, only sanctioning an initial relaxation of the rules on May 4, when it allowed factories and parks to reopen.
Shops are due to open on May 18 and the government decided that all movement within individual regions should be allowed that same day, meaning people will be able to visit friends.
The inter-regional and foreign travel ban will remain in place until after Italy's June 2 Republic Day holiday, preventing any mass travel over that long-holiday weekend.
But all travel curb will be lifted from June 3 – a major milestone on Italy's road to recovery, with the government hoping to salvage the forthcoming vacation season, when Italians traditionally escape the cities for their annual summer breaks.
The regions can reactivate all sectors of the economy that might still be shuttered, so long as safety protocols are followed. National health authorities will monitor the situation to make sure infections are kept in check, the decree said.
Shops and restaurants across the country are preparing to reopen under strict social distancing and hygiene rules, as recommended by health authorities.
"The challenge is huge, so big it is hard to quantify, and most of all there is uncertainty. The sense of uncertainty is dominating everything," said Alberto Volpe, manager of a clothing shop in central Rome.


unian--2020-05-16--Ukraine reports two new COVID-19 cases in its armed forces as of May 16

As of 07:00 Kyiv time on May 16 , some 38 people in the Armed Forces of Ukraine have acute respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus .
The number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases registered in the Armed Forces of Ukraine rose by two as of the morning of May 16 .
In particular , two employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Chernivtsi and Vinnytsia regions are undergoing treatment at home under the supervision of doctors .
Currently , their state of health is satisfactory , they receive the necessary treatment , according to the press service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Armed Forces of Ukraine .
Read alsoUkraine reports two new COVID-19 cases in its armed forces as of May 7 '' As of 07:00 Kyiv time on May 16 , some 38 people in the Armed Forces of Ukraine have acute respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus .
In total , 75 people recovered and two died during the pandemic , '' reads the report .
Some 202 servicemen are now isolated ( including self-isolation ) .
The number of those whose isolation term is expiring in the next three days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earlier , the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine exceeded 17,800 on Saturday morning .
A total of 497 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country .
Some 4,906 patients have recovered .

As of 07:00 Kyiv time on May 16, some 38 people in the Armed Forces of Ukraine have acute respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
The number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases registered in the Armed Forces of Ukraine rose by two as of the morning of May 16.
In particular, two employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Chernivtsi and Vinnytsia regions are undergoing treatment at home under the supervision of doctors. Currently, their state of health is satisfactory, they receive the necessary treatment, according to the press service of the Medical Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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"As of 07:00 Kyiv time on May 16, some 38 people in the Armed Forces of Ukraine have acute respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. In total, 75 people recovered and two died during the pandemic," reads the report.
Some 202 servicemen are now isolated (including self-isolation). The number of those whose isolation term is expiring in the next three days is 38 people.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine exceeded 17,800 on Saturday morning. A total of 497 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country. Some 4,906 patients have recovered.


unian--2020-05-16--Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 4.5 mln

The overall death toll is 308,317 people , while 1,652,642 coronavirus patients have already recovered .
The total number of @ @ @ @ @ world exceeded 4.5 million patients as of the morning of May 16 .
As many @ @ @ @ @ had been reported as of 16:32 on May 16 , according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ Center for Systems Science and Engineering ( CSSE ) at Johns Hopkins University .
The @ @ @ @ @ people , while 1,652,642 coronavirus patients have already recovered .
The three countries most affected @ @ @ @ @ the United States ( 1,444,870 confirmed cases ) , Russia ( 272,043 ) , and @ @ @ @ @ ) .
The highest death toll was recorded in the United States ( 87,595 people @ @ @ @ @ ( 34,078 ) , Italy ( 31,610 ) , Spain ( 27,563 ) , and @ @ @ @ @ As many as 188 countries have been affected by the virus .

The overall death toll is 308,317 people, while 1,652,642 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world exceeded 4.5 million patients as of the morning of May 16.
As many as 4,570,370 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported as of 16:32 on May 16, according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
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The overall death toll is 308,317 people, while 1,652,642 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
The three countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic include the United States (1,444,870 confirmed cases), Russia (272,043), and the United Kingdom (238,004).
The highest death toll was recorded in the United States (87,595 people), the United Kingdom (34,078), Italy (31,610), Spain (27,563), and France (27,532).
As many as 188 countries have been affected by the virus.