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A plane from China arrived at Boryspil International Airport delivering 400,000 respirators and 50,000 protective face shields for Ukrainian doctors. This is the last flight from the "air bridge" organized by the President's Office to meet the needs of Ukraine in personal protective equipment and medicines. The Ministry of Health will continue to supply everything necessary. This was reported by Deputy Head of the Office of the President, Secretary of the Coordination Council on Combating the Spread of COVID-19 Kyrylo Tymoshenko.

On the eve of May holidays, the Head of State urged the Ministry of Health not to reduce the number of tests on weekends and holidays.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the Law "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on the Conditions of Circulation of Agricultural Land"№ 552-IX, which was approved by the Verkhovna Rada on March 31, 2020.

The Ministry of Health of Ukraine will continue to bring in the means and equipment needed to overcome the COVID-19 epidemic. This issue was previously dealt by the Office of the President. This was discussed at a daily meeting on the prevention of the spread of coronavirus chaired by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The parties discussed the situation in the countries in the context of the spread of coronavirus and the measures taken in Ukraine and Lithuania to counteract and minimize the impact of COVID-19 on citizens.

The parties discussed the situation in both countries as regards the coronavirus pandemic. The Heads of State agreed on the need for close coordination of efforts to overcome the effects of the pandemic and restore economic activity.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is elaborating the possibility of opening markets under a certain protocol of compliance with the security rules during the COVID-19 epidemic. These are more than 280 indoor food markets that provide food for Ukrainians and enable small farmers to sell their products.

During a working trip to the Kyiv region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a logistic area where forces involved in the elimination of the fire in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone are located.

During a working trip to the Kyiv region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the SES of Ukraine employees who were involved in extinguishing a large-scale forest fire in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.