Ski resort Bukovel closed for quarantine

In the evening of March 12, at a meeting of the regional commission of the State Commission on Manmade Disaster, Emergency Response, it was decided to put under quarantine the tourist complex Bukovel and restrict entry to the territory of Polianytsia territorial community, which only local residents or people who work there can freely move through, the local newspaper Halka reports.

“It was decided to terminate the activities of the Bukovel resort. Tourists will not be able to visit it. If you are a tourist, then you must understand that you are not going to Bukovel – you are going to the red quarantine zone, a high-risk zone. We are making such a forced decision, and probably not the last. After all, the red zone, in which we live, is growing, and we do not see a trend towards its decrease,” Head of Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration Andriy Boichuk said.

The new rules will take effect from 24:00 on March 13.

“As of today, 51 administrative protocols have been drawn up in Bukovel tourist complex: for lift operators, ski equipment rental points. Additional checkpoints will be introduced on the territory of the Polianytska territorial community. Only residents or those who have a place of work in this settlement will be able to move freely, subject to quarantine requirements,” Head of the Main Department of the National Police in Ivano-Frankivsk region Volodymyr Holubosh said.