Some 669 cases of acute respiratory disease COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus were confirmed in Ukraine as of 10:00 on Wednesday, April 1, with 17 patients died and 10 recovered. “According to the results of studies of the virological reference laboratory of the Public Health Centre of Ukraine and regional laboratory centers, a total of 669 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed. In total, 17 deaths from COVID-19 were recorded in Ukraine. A total of 10 people have recovered – a repeated laboratory study did not reveal the virus in the body,” the Center for Public Health reported on Facebook on Wednesday morning.
National bank of Ukraine’s official rates as of 01/04/20
Source: National Bank of Ukraine
On Friday, April 3, the Ukrainian airline company will carry out six special flights to evacuate Ukrainians home, head of the Ukrainian Hospitality Industry Association Oleksandr Liyev told Interfax-Ukraine.
“There will be six special flights to Ukraine, and all passengers will already have a paid voucher for checking-in into a hotel at EUR 100 for 14 days … The start of ticket sales is to take place tomorrow. Now there is a selection of hotels and resorts for settlement,” said Liyev, without specifying the name of the carrier.
According to the Interfax-Ukraine agency, SkyUp plans to carry out special flights.
“The carrier is the Ukrainian company SkyUp,” a market source told the agency. At the same time, the SkyUp company informed the agency that “they do not know anything” about these special flights.
Responding to a request from the Interfax-Ukraine agency, UIA noted that it “does not plan” to carry out these special flights.
According to the Cabinet of Ministers’ Decree No. 241 of March 29, the regional and Kyiv city state administrations are responsible for ensuring the arrangement of specialized institutions for observation, transportation of persons who need observation and medical supervision to them.
JSC Kyiv River Port increased its net profit by 5.34 times in 2019 compared to 2018, to UAH 37.989 million.
This data is contained on the agenda of a meeting of shareholders scheduled for April 28, the materials of which are released in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission.
Net worth of the company is UAH 37.299 million and charter capital is UAH 17.25 million.
Total receivables increased by 34.1%, to UAH 33.353 million for the year.
The company’s assets as of December 31, 2019 increased by 26.4%, to UAH 106.566 million (UAH 84.328 million in 2018).
Kyiv River Port has more than 1,500 meters of cargo berths equipped with modern handling facilities. The port is equipped with hydraulic structures, special devices for parking, handling and navigational services of the fleet, coastal facilities, repair shops.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytor Kuleba has held a video conversation with Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine Fan Xianrong, during which he thanked the PRC for the party of humanitarian aid that will arrive in Ukraine on Wednesday, the press service of the Foreign Ministry has said.
“Kuleba expressed gratitude to China for helping Ukraine in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and the humanitarian aid party, which will arrive in Ukraine on April 1. It will include PCR tests, remote thermometers, medical glasses and other personal protective equipment for medical personnel,” the message said.
The parties also agreed to continue cooperation in this area. In particular, Xianrong, at the request of Kuleba, confirmed the possibility of facilitating the centralized delivery to Ukraine of the assistance that Chinese cities collected for Ukrainian twin cities.
In addition, with the aim of developing a strategic partnership between Ukraine and China tomorrow, April 1, Kuleba and Wang Yi will hold the first telephone conversation between the foreign ministers of the two countries.
Among other things, the parties discussed trade and investment between the countries, in particular, promising projects that could soon be implemented in Ukraine with the participation of the Chinese side.
“Supporting Ukrainian exporters is my priority. According to the results of 2019, China has become the main trading partner for Ukraine. The trade turnover between our countries reached a record $12.8 billion. This year we must not only maintain, but also develop this success by balancing the structure of trade,” Kuleba said.
SkyUp Airlines (Kyiv), the Ukrainian airline, brought home almost 19,000 Ukrainians with special flights, more than 2,000 Ukrainians and foreigners were embarked to their countries of residence, co-owner of the company Oleksandr Alba said on his Facebook page on Tuesday.
According to him, for this purpose SkyUp aircrafts made over 100 special flights to 30 countries within nine days.
“We know that our fellow citizens still remain abroad and are ready to provide assistance for their return when the opportunity arises for this,” he said.
As reported, SkyUp due to the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers canceled all scheduled flights until April 24.
SkyUp LLC was registered in Kyiv in June 2016. The founder is ACS-Ukraine LLC of Tetiana and Yuriy Alba, who also own the JoinUp! tour operator.
