Petrov Roman, Bernatskyi Bohdan. Response to COVID-19 in Ukraine: legal pragmatism or constitutional outbreak?

On March 11^th 2020 the newly appointed Ukrainian government that had worked only for one week had to face the global pandemic triggered by COVID-19. On that day the Ukrainian Government introduced a national-wide quarantine which prescribed the closure of all educational institutions and banned mass events. These anticipatory measures were enacted for an initial period of three weeks and subsequently were prolonged and enlarged. On March 17^th 2020, the Ukrainian Government ordered to halt all public places, except groceries, pharmacies and gas stations; all domestic travels (bus, train, flight) were suspended; international borders – closed for foreigners.

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