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What Ukraine's transport curbs meant by 20 March 2020
Summary
A look back at the restrictions on movement announced in Ukraine in mid-March 2020, and a school law that took effect the same day.
What was Ukraine's daily life like on 20 March 2020, two days after a sweeping set of transport restrictions was announced? The measures, reported on 18 March 2020, were intended to limit the spread of coronavirus infection.
Under them, rail, bus and air services across the country were halted. The metro was to close, while minibuses, trolleybuses and trams would keep running only with restrictions.
The same day, 18 March 2020, a separate piece of legislation took effect: the law "On Complete General Secondary Education". It was reported alongside the transport measures, though the two were unrelated.
By 20 March 2020, then, the country was adjusting to a much narrower public transport system, with intercity and urban travel both curtailed.
