Ukraine’s Minister of Health, Illya Yemets was in favor of introducing an emergency mode in Ukraine due to the spread of coronavirus. He said this in an interview with 112 Ukraine.
“I said so since the very first day of my work in this government. It should have been done since the very beginning. If it was done, there would be no such spread that is now developing at an exponential rate,” Yemets convinced.
According to the minister, in order to effectively combat the spread of coronavirus in Ukraine, all Ukrainians must be very conscious, minimize contacts, comply with hygiene rules, and follow the advice of the Ministry of Health.
In addition, the minister said that Ukraine is entering the second phase of the fight against coronavirus.
Yemets emphasized that the second phase of the fight against coronavirus begins in Ukraine, which includes not only prevention measures on confronting COVID-19, but also treatment.
“Unfortunately, Ukraine was unable to take tough measures to prevent the virus from entering. Therefore, now, at the moment, we already have cases that did not originate from China or Europe, they are locally spread ones. That is, the second stage is at its beginning, and we must prevent the country from becoming part of the pandemic,” the minister said.
It is known that the ministry’s team and the Ukrainian authorities are currently working hard to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The key element of the fight against COVID-19 will be the restored vertical system of the health control service.
“Now it is very important to contain the spread of the virus, although it is very hard to do. Because the third stage of this invisible enemy (coronavirus) is mortality. If China has managed to keep the death rate as low as 3-4%, Italy has failed to do that, and it is 8-9% there now. I’ve gathered experts who will work on the medical reform in keeping with Western standards … Those specialists are able to keep our death rate even lower than in China,” the head of the Ministry of Health said.
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