KYIV, April 30 – Ukraine, whose economy was crippled by the coronavirus lockdown, plans to start gradually reopening farmers’ markets across the country provided that local authorities put safety measures in place.

"The work of farmers markets amid pandemic should be regulated by clear sanitary standards. The government supported the criteria developed by the Health Ministry and the Economy Ministry, which allow markets to resume their activities. The main condition for the farmers market to work is the decision of the relevant local body of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection on compliance with anti-epidemic requirements," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Thursday.