KYIV, Feb 7 – During a conference call with the heads of the regional health departments and a meeting with manufacturers of surgical masks and their suppliers, Ukraine's Health Ministry noted the problem of the shortage of masks in pharmacy chains, the press service of Ukraine's Center for Public Health has said.

According to Chief Commercial Officer of the Dobroho Dnia pharmacy chain Andriy Panimatchenko, the demand for medical masks has grown by 15 times, so pharmacy chains and suppliers are not able to fully meet the demand.