Responsibility for the deterioration of the epidemic situation and the increase in the number of patients with COVID-19 in each specific region lies with the local authorities, I am sure the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

He said this during a trip to the Ternopil region, the presidential press service reports..

Some local government officials want to create a political advertisement for themselves, claiming too strict quarantine, Zelensky said..

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Thanks to quarantine measures during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in the spring, Ukraine managed to avoid serious consequences, he recalled. Now, political agitation before local elections also affects the growth of patients in the country.. In this case, the responsibility for the deterioration of the epidemic situation and the increase in the number of infected in a particular locality lies with the local authorities, Zelensky said..

The President noted that in comparison with other countries, Ukraine has a liberal quarantine format, and said that there can be no compromises on the issue of quarantine measures..

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