The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine at an extraordinary meeting on March 20, allocated funds from the state budget reserve fund for the implementation of a number of measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 disease in Ukraine and return of Ukrainians from Italy.

In particular, a sum worth UAH 35.6 million was allocated to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, UAH 3.6 million for providing personal protective equipment to employees involved in the implementation of anti-epidemic measures was allotted to the Ministry of Justice (for the State Criminal Enforcement Service).

The Government also allocated from the state budget reserve fund funding to the tune of UAH 639,000 to the Ministry of Infrastructure to reimburse expenses related to the emergency evacuation of citizens of Ukraine and their families from the coronavirus spread zone in Italy.