In Ukraine, law enforcement officers and authorized persons from now on, November 21, have the right to fine citizens for not wearing a mask in public places.
Law No. 1000-IX with amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses of Ukraine regarding the prevention of the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on November 6. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed it on November 19, and on November 20 it was published in the parliamentary newspaper Golos Ukrainy.
According to the law, people will be fined for being in public buildings, structures, public transport during the quarantine without wearing personal protective equipment, including respirators or protective masks that cover the nose and mouth, including those made by themselves. At the same time, the law stipulates that a respirator or protective mask must cover the nose and mouth.
The size of the fine will be from 10 to 15 non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens (UAH 170-255). Fines can be imposed by authorized representatives of local authorities, police officers, as well as employees of the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service.
The Textile-Contact Group has started sewing protective gowns, shoe protectors, forearm sleeves and masks at its garment factory in Chernihiv, and soon it is planned to join two more garment factories to the process – in Lubny (Poltava region) and Korosten (Zhytomyr region), the founder of the group Oleksandr Sokolovsky has said.
“We have launched production of protective suits, shoe protectors, forearm sleeves and masks. We started from the TC-Style factory in Chernihiv. They already got the fabric, sewed the first samples and started mass sewing. The other day we’ll join two more sewing factories – TC-Lubny and TC-Korosten. The main thing is to solve all the problems that arise in the current situation due to emergency measures announced,” Sokolovsky wrote on Facebook.
In addition, taking into account possible problems with the delivery of gauze from Uzbekistan, the company launches sewing of reusable protective masks (the price is UAH 9.96 with VAT) from chintz (100% cotton) of its own production, which is produced by a textile factory in Chernihiv, at its several factories.
“We opened it last year and will now increase capacity at full steam. Indeed, without raw materials, the sewing factories will stop, since almost all are focused on China and are already working on the remains of fabrics,” he wrote.
Sokolovsky said that reusable masks from chintz are recommended to be worn for no more than two and a half or three hours, but then it can be washed and ironed.
“So far, we cannot organize retail sales and online delivery. Therefore, the minimum shipment of protective suits is 50 pieces, masks is 1,000 pieces,” he added.
FOREARM SLEEVES, PROTECTIVE GOWNS, SEWING MASKS, SHOE PROTECTORS, TEXTILE CONTACT
