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With observance of the measures developed by the Government of Ukraine to curb the spread of coronavirus, there can be no significant increase in the number of patients. This was announced by Minister of Health Maksym Stepanov during a traditional conference call chaired by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on preventing the spread of COVID-19 after studying the issue with epidemiologists.

The heads of state discussed the situation in the world against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as measures to overcome this disease and minimize its consequences for the society and economies of the two countries.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy demands that the government find a systematic decision to address the problem of annual flooding in the western regions of Ukraine. He made this statement during a conference call on the consequences of bad weather in the west of the country, at which Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reported on the latest information on the emergency situation in the Ivano-Frankivsk region.

Pursuant to the instruction of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Minister of the Interior Arsen Avakov flew immediately to the Ivano-Frankivsk region affected by the bad weather. They will hold a meeting with the commission on technogenic and ecological safety and emergencies there.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy keeps the situation in the western regions of Ukraine, where the weather is raging, under control. The Head of State is also monitoring the situation with regard to a house in Kyiv where an explosion took place killing five people.

Epidemiological investigations into the deaths of doctors working with COVID-19 patients have begun. This was reported to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the traditional conference call on preventing the spread of coronavirus.

Journalist Mark Mackinnon asks President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to talk about a recent conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and negotiations on visa facilitation for Ukrainians.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a traditional conference call on the prevention of the spread of coronavirus involving representatives of the government and law enforcement agencies.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is initiating amendments to the Law “On Higher Education” to make university enrolment for school graduates from the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk, Luhansk regions and Crimea as easy as possible.

All countries that participated in the elections of non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council for 2021-2022, including Canada, are partners of Ukraine, regardless of the results of the voting. This was emphasized by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with The Globe and Mail.