Prices for medical masks increased tens of times in Ukraine

Prices for medical masks purchased under state orders in Ukraine increased tens of times in March of this year compared to January. This is evidenced by the data published on April 3 in an analytical article on the resource Transparency International Ukraine. According to the source, between January 1 and March 28, state customers purchased almost 2.5 million masks worth UAH 25 million. The most masks were purchased in March (1.8 million), 547,000 masks were purchased in February, and 108,000 in January. In January 2020, the customer purchased a medical mask at an average price in the range of 0.68 1.5 UAH per unit, in February at a price of 0.7 to 3.2 UAH per unit, and in March at 10 25 UAH per medical mask. Read also: In Ukraine during the quarantine period on coronavirus the price of food increased. As the news agency reported, in Ukraine during the quarantine period on coronavirus the price of socially important food increased significantly.