In Ukraine, as of Wednesday morning, November 18, 12 496 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded, 8 096 people recovered, 256 patients died.

Over the past day, 482 cases of coronavirus were detected in the Kharkiv region. 897 people recovered, 12 died.

Parliamentary Committee on Budget Issues supported the government's decision to allocate UAH 1 billion for the purchase of 6 million express tests.

The Global Fund for Access to Vaccines against COVID-19 has confirmed information on the provision of a vaccine against coronavirus disease to Ukraine on a free basis for 20% of the population *** The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine at its meeting today made a number of important decisions:.

The government proposes to the Verkhovna Rada to introduce an accumulative professional pension system for certain categories of employees under the age of 35 who are entitled to preferential pensions;

The Cabinet of Ministers agreed on the allocation of unnecessary TV frequencies for the deployment of 4G networks;

The Cabinet of Ministers has identified as a priority project for the production of artificial respiration (IVL), two waste incineration plants and an air launch space rocket complex, in total in the approved list of 103 priority investment projects until 2023;

The government will soon introduce a number of additional digital tools to help fight the pandemic;

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has excluded a certificate of family composition from the list of documents required to receive a number of public services.

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*** The Third Committee of the UN General Assembly on Social and Humanitarian Issues adopted a resolution proposed by Ukraine condemning violations of human rights in Crimea.

*** The Kharkiv District Administrative Court partially satisfied the claim of the candidate for deputy of the Kharkiv City Council, Oleksiy Vats, on the abolition of the city TEC protocol on the results of the elections to the City Council.

Meanwhile, the Kharkiv City Council announced that the elections are considered valid, completed, and there can be no talk of any re-elections..

*** Experts have found out from which sources in Kharkov you can drink water, and from which you cannot.