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Ukraine health officials report since the beginning of this year and as of August 1, 604 people, including 447 children, have been affected by outbreaks of intestinal infections. A total of 50 outbreaks were registered.

In July 2021 alone, 137 people fell ill, including 98 children.A total of12 outbreaks of infectious diseases wererecorded:

The largest number of outbreaks in July occurred in childrens health facilities and institutions with organized recreation for groups of children (33.3%) and in everyday life (25.0%).The remaining outbreaks occurred in childrens preschools (16.7%), catering establishments (16.7%) and in health care establishments (8.3%).

In 6 months of 2021,38 outbreaks of infectious diseaseswere registered in Ukraine.467 peoplefell ill, including349 children.Total recorded:

Outbreaks occurred mainly in childrens preschools (52.6%), in catering establishments (13.2%) and in everyday life (13.2%).The remaining outbreaks occurred in schools (10.5%), childrens health facilities and facilities with organized recreation for groups of children (tourist bases, hotels, estates, etc.) (7.9%), as well as in health care facilities ( 2.6%).

The causes of food poisoning and infectious diseases transmitted with food are violations of cooking technology, improper storage, non-compliance with the rules of personal hygiene by people involved in cooking.

To protect yourself from food poisoning and acute intestinal infections, eat only those foods that you are sure of, and follow the5 steps to safer food:

1. Maintain cleanliness:

2. Separate raw food from ready:

3. Prepare food carefully:

4. Store food at a safe temperature:

5. Use safe water and fresh produce:

Viruses or bacteria can enter food at any stage of the process from production to table, so each participant in the process, from producer to consumer, plays a role in preventing food contamination.

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An output filtration facility of a gas treatment unit at the Slavyanskaya compressor station in Russia's Leningrad region, the starting point of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline. Photo via Peter Kovalev/TASS.

Even after the United States and Germany released a joint statement on July 21 intended to ease widespread concerns over the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, the project continues attracting opposition in Washington and across Europeand for understandable reasons.

For years, Russian President Vladimir Putin has used natural gas as a political weapon, especially against Ukraine, and Nord Stream 2 appears aimed at extending that leverage. At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in June, Putin himself threatened to cut gas transit through Ukraine if Kyiv failed to show sufficient good will. Meanwhile, Gazprom, the pipelines owner, is curtailing gas deliveries to Europea move thats driving up pricesand hinting that the supply shortage will ease only when Nord Stream 2 is fully operational.

No wonder Ukrainians, Poles, many Germans, most of the European Parliament, many officials across the European Union (EU), and a strong majority of an oft-divided US Congress remain staunch in opposition to the project. Thats why Germany and the United States must work hard and fast to fulfill the pledges they outlined in their joint statement to push back against Russias weaponization of energy. Theyd better: Germany and the United States now own the consequences if the project encourages Putin to further bully Ukraine or other European countries through energy or other means.

Political documents like the joint statement carry both risks and potential. At their worst, they provide cover for inaction. But at their best, they can mobilize governments to fix problems. The document was a big step for Germany, whose president earlier this year still maintained the pipeline was a strategic bridge to Moscow. If Berlin and Washington mean what theyve said, their statement could serve as a platform to address, at least in part, the risks of Nord Stream 2 and thwart the Putin victory many critics fear.

Heres what they should do, based on the joint statements provisions:

The Biden administrations appointment of Amos Hochstein as a State Department senior adviser for energy security on August 9 is a welcome development. Hochstein served in a similar role during in the Obama administration, knows the issues and players well, and has long been an opponent of Nord Stream 2. He is the right person to oversee the implementation of the joint statements best provisions.

Both Hochstein and Germanys forthcoming special envoy must act quickly.We recommendestablishing a mechanism that includes the special envoys andtheir counterparts from other governments with equity in the issue,as well asworking with the US-EU Energy Council, to monitor Russias actions. This mechanism should recommend responses, including sanctions and restrictions on Nord Stream 2,to any objectionable Russianenergy policy.

Neither self-executing nor legally binding, the joint statement nevertheless contains commitments that, if implemented, could hold Russia more accountable and protect Europes energy security. Putin and regime-dominated Russian media have greeted the recent progress on Nord Stream 2 with a smirkbut through cooperation and determination, the United States, Germany, and Europe, Ukraine included, can turn this around.

Daniel Fried is the Weiser Family distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council. He was the coordinator for sanctions policy during the Obama administration, assistant secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia during the Bush administration, and senior director at the National Security Council for the Clinton and Bush administrations. He also served as ambassador to Poland during the Clinton administration. Follow him on Twitter @AmbDanFried.

Ambassador Richard Morningstar is the founding chairman of the Atlantic Councils Global Energy Center, former US ambassador to the European Union, and former US ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Ambassador Andrs Simonyi is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Councils Global Energy Center and is a project director at George Washington University. He formerly served as the Hungarian ambassador to the United States.

Wed, Jul 21, 2021

How will the United States and Germany balance business needs with security? And what price will Kyiv be forced to pay? We drilled down with our experts for answers.

Fast ThinkingbyAtlantic Council

Fri, Jul 16, 2021

After six years of debate and controversy over Nord Stream 2, the pipeline is now close to physical completion. Gazprom now wants to ensure that it is not just completed, but that it also receives all EU regulatory clearances rapidly, so the pipeline can be brought online. However, issues regarding compliance with existing EU law, prospective legal challenges, and consequences of Russian geopolitical natural gas power plays may complicate that narrative.

EnergySourcebyAlan Riley

Tue, Apr 27, 2021

A completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline will have an impact on a number of issues, from national and energy security to geopolitical and governance considerations, all while the gas supply will hardly be impacted with costs already sunk. Does the pipeline make commercial sense?

Issue BriefbyAnders slund

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Bahrain is banning travellers from three additional destinations from entering the kingdom.

As of Thursday, Bahrain will add Georgia, Ukraine and Malawi to its red list for travel.

This means entry is prohibited to anyone flying to the kingdom from these destinations. However, some exemptions are in place for citizens and residency holders.

Bahrain's Civil Aviation Affairs has updated the country's travel red list in line with government directives. The expansion means there are now 25 destinations on the list from where travel is suspended.

Passengers arriving from, or who have transited through, any of the destinations on the red list in the preceding 14 days cannot enter Bahrain, unless they are Bahraini residents or GCC citizens.

The Black Sea city of Batumi in Georgia. Travellers can no longer enter Bahrain from Georgia after it was added to the kingdom's red list for travel. flydubai

Bahrain has recently had its own red list ranking from UK authorities upgraded.

Along with the UAE, Qatar and India, the kingdom was moved to the UKs amber list on August 8, meaning that travellers flying from Bahrain to Britain no longer need to quarantine in a hotel.

Self-quarantine is still necessary for 10 days for most travellers from Bahrain, as the UK does not currently recognise vaccines issued outside of the UK, Europe and the US.

Passengers flying to and staying in England can use the governments test-to-release system to end their quarantine after receiving a negative result from an additional PCR test taken on day five.

Gulf Air has resumed double daily direct flights from Bahrain to London. Creative Commons / Steve Lynes

To coincide with Bahrains move to the UK's amber list, Gulf Air the national airline of the kingdom resumed direct flights from Manama to London Heathrow. The airline has been flying to the UK capital for more than 50 years.

Commenting on restoring double daily passenger flights to London, Gulf Airs acting chief executive Capt Waleed Al Alwai said: London is one of our main destinations in western Europe and weve been connecting both kingdoms since 1970. It has also been a destination that we maintained scheduled operations to throughout 2020.

Gulf Air is known for its morning and night flights to and from London and were happy to bring these back to offer more flexibility and convenience to our passengers.

Updated: August 11th 2021, 10:59 AM

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Co-founders:Dalal Alrayes and Saurabh Shah

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Sector:FinTech

Investment: Own savings. Going for first round of fund-raising in March 2019

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Co-founders:Dalal Alrayes and Saurabh Shah

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Based:UAE

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As part of the European Union's efforts to support vaccination in partner countries, the European Commission today increased from 40 million to 75 million its assistance package to deploy safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines and speed up the vaccination campaigns in the six Eastern Partnership countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine.

This was said in a statement published on the Commission website.

"With this new 35 million assistance package the EU seeks to substantially increase access to vaccines in the Eastern Partnership region amid the global vaccine shortage, facilitating the vaccine sharing by the EU Member States and reimbursing the cost," the statement reads.

This assistance complements the EU's support to the COVAX initiative, the world's facility to ensure fair and universal access to COVID-19 vaccines, and work towards an equitable and transparent distribution of vaccines over the Eastern Partner countries.

It comes in addition to the first package of support worth 40 million, launched in February to immediately strengthen preparedness and local readiness for safe and effective vaccination of the population, in partnership with the World Health Organization.

The devastating COVID-19 pandemic has put an unprecedented strain on people, health systems and economies worldwide. The Eastern Partnership is unfortunately no exception. The EU is determined to support our Eastern neighbours to speed up vaccination as this will be decisive for ending the pandemic and launching the socio-economic recovery of the region. We care for our partner, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement OlivrVrhelyisaid.

As Ukrinform reported, 781 new coronavirus cases were registered in Ukraine on August 9.

A total of 6,678,726 doses have been administered in Ukraine since it launched a vaccination campaign, with 4,220,768 people receiving their first dose and 2,457,958 people receiving both doses (two people received their first dose abroad).

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In January-July 2021, Ukrainian taxpayers paid UAH 194.3 billion worth of a single contribution to the compulsory state social insurance, which is UAH 31.8 billion, or 19.6% more year-on-year.

Thats according to the State Tax Service press center, Ukrinform reports.

In July 2021, UAH 29.3 billion was received, which is 20.1%, or UAH 4.9 billion more than in July last year.

The trend testifies to the successful measures taken by the STS toward economy and employment de-shadowing, the report states, adding that this allowed bringing tax-free income out of the shadow.

The single social contribution is automatically distributed by the State Treasury Service by type of compulsory state social insurance in accordance with certain proportions and transferred by purpose to accounts opened in the STS in the name of compulsory state social insurance funds and pension insurance.

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