The government is preparing permission to work at home due to weather conditions – Zelenskyi

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi announced that the government will prepare a decision to allow people who do not work in critical institutions to work from home during dangerous weather conditions.

Source: Zelensky’s address on January 8

Direct speech: “Also, the weather conditions have significantly worsened in various of our regions – there are many problems on the roads, problems with networks. In fact, this is an emergency mode for all services. And we agreed with the Prime Minister of Ukraine that the government will prepare a solution – during such weather conditions, these days, to ensure the opportunity for non-critical institutions, ordinary offices to leave people at home.”

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Details: The President added that in cooperation with the local authorities, the parameters of the schools’ work in such conditions should be determined this week and next.

What preceded:

• Road services throughout Ukraine are working in an intensified mode to eliminate the consequences of heavy snowfall. In the northern and central regions – ice, freezing rain, in some places short-term traffic complications.
• In the eastern and northeastern regions, there are rains and difficult weather conditions, which also affect traffic.
• Due to the cold weather and possible enemy attacks on the power system, the KMDA calls on Kyiv residents to take care of their own safety and comfort in advance.

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