More than 1,200 patients with coronavirus are being treated in the capital’s medical institutions, the vast majority of them are in serious condition, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
“Today in the city’s hospitals there are more than 1,200 patients with coronavirus. These people are in serious condition. The vast majority of them need oxygen support. Almost 100% of those hospitalized are unvaccinated. And this is one of the main arguments why you need to be vaccinated. Therefore, if you do not care about your health, think about your parents, relatives, friends. Their safety is your responsibility too. I really do not want to go back to the period when more than 50 people died from the virus in a day. And now the virus is more aggressive. The disease is more difficult and causes complications,” the mayor said on the air of the Freedom of Speech (Svoboda Slova) program on Ukraina TV Channel.
According to Klitschko, more than 1.7 million vaccinations were made in Kyiv today, more than 880,000 vaccinations with the first dose and more than 890,000 – with two doses. In particular, almost 90% of teachers are vaccinated. Nevertheless, the percentage of people vaccinated remains high.
“We cannot make vaccination compulsory. But if strict restrictions are imposed, if, for example, you want to go to a catering establishment or to some public events, you will not do this without vaccination. Sorry, but this is a concern, first of all, about the most valuable thing – people’s health and lives,” Klitschko said.
