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Allowances for March are already being paid to health workers for treating patients with coronavirus. This process is planned to be completed in the near future. The Head of State instructed to control allowances of up to 300% for April, which are carried out according to the new financial formula. To do this, all relevant hospitals must enter into agreements with the National Health Service of Ukraine.

The parties expressed content with the coordination of actions of both states in the issues of mutual evacuation of citizens, which became an example of successful bilateral cooperation in overcoming the consequences of the spread of COVID-19.

At an extraordinary session of the Verkhovna Rada, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on parliamentarians to support the bill improving the mechanisms regulating banking activities. People's deputies approved this document by 270 votes.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a conference call with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Heads of Regional State Administrations, Minister of Health Maksym Stepanov and First Deputy Head of the President’s Office Serhiy Trofimov on the payment of supplements to doctors who work directly with patients infected with COVID-19.

The President's Office hosted a traditional conference call chaired by Volodymyr Zelenskyy on preventing the spread of coronavirus. It was attended by representatives of the Cabinet of Ministers and law enforcement agencies.

"We discussed a number of credit support programs for small and micro businesses, because they suffer the most from quarantine. We need to help them now and after quarantine so that they can recover quickly. We need to offer them so-called payment holidays," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy initiates a memorial project installing 4 bells in 4 corners of Ukraine as symbols of remembrance, victory, peace and unity.

During a working trip to the Zakarpattia region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a checkpoint on the border with Hungary. The President got himself acquainted with the state of implementation of the National Program "Great Construction" in the region.

The Head of Sate visited the “Hill of Glory” memorial complex with the graves of soldiers who died in the battles for the liberation of Ukraine from the Nazi invaders in World War II. Volodymyr Zelenskyy laid flowers near the Eternal Flame and honored the memory of the fallen soldiers.

During a working trip to the Luhansk region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Zolote, Popasna district. The Head of State inspected the apartments, which were overhauled at public expense. The families of internally displaced persons will start settling in them next week.