Ukraine has received 367,200 doses of the AstraZeneca-SKBio coronavirus vaccine made in South Korea and delivered by the UNICEF and the WHO within the COVAX facility’s framework.
This batch will be used for vaccinating priority groups and people aged 65 and up, Ukrainian Deputy Health Minister, chief public health official Viktor Liashko told Interfax-Ukraine.
According to the UNICEF press release, Ukraine will receive vaccines for the inoculation of 8 million residents by the end of 2021 via the COVAX facility.
The UNICEF noted that all vaccines supplied via the COVAX facility complied with the WHO safety and efficacy criteria.
“Importantly, against the backdrop of fierce competition and struggle for access to vaccines in the world, COVAX has been confirming in practice the fulfillment of tasks for which this global partnership has been created – to ensure fair opportunities for all,” the press release quoted Liashko as saying.
As reported earlier, the UNICEF delivered 117,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Ukraine last week via the COVAX facility.
Metal Holding Trade LLC, one of the metal trading companies in Ukraine, in 2020 reduced its net profit by 23% compared to the previous year, to UAH 13.838 million.
According to the annual report of the enterprise in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, the company in 2020 reduced its net income by 3.4%, to UAH 35.754 million.
Retained earnings over the last year amounted to UAH 123.036 million.
Metal Holding Trade LLC (Kyiv) is engaged in the wholesale trade of metals, and the production of metal structures.
Holding !FEST has opened the first bar Piana Vyshnia (Drunken Cherry) in Bucharest (Romania), the head and co-owner of the holding Andriy Khudo has said.
“We opened a business in Romania. The first project, of course, is Piana Vyshnia in the capital of the country, Bucharest,” he wrote on Facebook.
According to him, during quarantine restrictions, the institution is open on weekdays until 20:00, on weekends – until 18:00.
According to the information on the site, the Piana Vyshnia bars chain, in addition to Ukraine, is also represented in Poland (Warsaw, Krakow, Wroclaw) and Moldova (Chisinau).
Holding of emotions !FEST was founded in 2007 and develops a network of creative restaurants, coffee houses and shops in Ukraine.
The owners of the holding !FEST are Khudo, Yuriy Nazaruk and Dmytro Herasymov.
Enterprise with foreign investments McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd. (Kyiv), which develops the American fast food chain McDonald’s in Ukraine, opened a restaurant of the chain at 2, Ivan Mykolaichuk Street in Ivano-Frankovsk on April 17.
According to the press service of the company, the new McDonald’s is designed for 185 seats in the hall and 82 seats on the terrace. The restaurant is equipped with two McDrive lines, delivery areas and express orders. The hall includes 12 self-service terminals and sorting stations for separate waste collection.
In addition, in May, it is planned to launch a robot transporter for the quick delivery of finished orders from the kitchen to the express orders window.
The company said that in addition to this, the opening of new McDonald’s restaurants is planned in Bila Tserkva, Lutsk, Khmelnytsky, Kropyvnytsky and Mariupol.
“Also, in the next two years, the company aims to open the first establishments in Chernivtsi and Uzhgorod, and to increase its presence in cities with a population of one million, such as Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipro and Lviv,” the company said.
The first McDonald’s in Ukraine was opened on May 24, 1997 in Kyiv.
The McDonald’s restaurant chain in Ukraine has 99 restaurants in 22 cities.
According to the data of the unified public register of legal entities and private entrepreneurs, MCD Europe Limited (100%, London, U.K.) is a participant in the limited liability company.
JSC Ukrzaliznytsia and Pesa Bydgoszcz S.A. (Poland) have discussed a cooperation program for the restoration of Polish-made diesel trains.
According to the press service of the company, with reference to acting chairman of the board of Ukrzaliznytsia Ivan Yuryk, following the results of his meeting with the president and management of Pesa Bydgoszcz S.A. on April 22, Ukrzaliznytsia also invited Polish colleagues to cooperate within the City Express project.
According to Yuryk, currently only four of the 14 Pesa rail buses operated by Ukrzaliznytsia are in working order.
“Some of these trains are used on the route of the Boryspil express. Therefore, it is important for us to prepare them qualitatively and in advance for the expected revival of passenger traffic, after the renewal of international air traffic volumes,” the expert noted.
The parties agreed that Ukrzaliznytsia, together with the manufacturing plant, will conduct a detailed technical assessment of the condition of the rolling stock and develop the best repair program.
In addition, as noted, a preliminary agreement was reached within the direct cooperation of Pesa on training Ukrainian train maintenance specialists.
According to Ukrzaliznytsia, the Polish manufacturer showed interest in Ukrzaliznytsia’s plans to renew its locomotive fleet and, subject to long-term funding programs, passenger trains for interregional transportation. Ukrzaliznytsia will provide its colleagues with the necessary technical requirements and will conduct joint consultations to develop the projects.
The Miss Ukraina-2021 contest will be held at the Ukraina Palace in October, director of the Miss Ukraina contest Veronika Shchyptsova said.
“This year the Miss Ukraina-2021 contest will take place. We plan to hold it at the Ukraina Palace in October,” Shchyptsova told a press conference at the Interfax-Ukraine agency on Thursday.
She noted that the prize fund of the competition was increased to UAH 1 million, and it was also decided that all participants in the competition would receive valuable prizes and gifts.
“But do not forget that 25 finalists will compete for the main prize – the coveted Miss Ukraina title, an exclusive crown and UAH 500,000. The Miss Earth and Miss International title holders will receive cash rewards of UAH 250,000 each,” Shchyptsova said.
According to her, age restrictions have also changed, and from now on, girls from 17 to 26 years old can apply for participation in the competition.
The jury of the Miss Ukraina contest will consist of both Ukrainian celebrities and international stars, experts in the field of beauty, fashion and television. Shchyptsova said that the guests of the competition, in particular, will be head of the international jewelry company Jacob & Co Jacob Arabo, as well as famous traveler and Ambassador of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Johan Nilsson.
“For the first time in the history of the competition, before the final, we will conduct shooting of a reality show, which opens up for viewers exclusive information about the participants and the Miss Ukraina backstage show,” said the head of the competition committee.
The winner of the final of the Miss Ukraina-2021 contest will represent Ukraine at the international Miss World contest in Puerto Rico in December.
Shchyptsova also said that in 2021 she became the owner and head of the competition committee, purchasing it for UAH 1 million.
“In order to bring the project to a significantly higher level, we attract both Ukrainian and international brands,” she explained.
According to her, this year it was decided to radically change the approach to the preparation of the Miss Ukraina contest, since it turns 30. “We are preparing the brightest and most ambitious show in the history of the competition,” Shchyptsova emphasized.
Open castings are planned to be held in all the largest cities of Ukraine, and Odesa will be the first city on the tour map, the place and date of the selection will be announced in the social networks of the competition.
