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formation of health culture by children starting with a The restrictions were even more considerable in a
primary school. number of EU countries: from curfew time (Italy, Spain,
By forming children’s health culture, we form the the Czech Republic, Hungary and others) to a work
grounds for a cultural and healthy way of life, including stoppage of the majority of enterprises (Italy, Spain).
the ability to resist the threats from infectious diseases. One of the problems of the pandemic policy is that, as a
A number of psychic, social, demographic and other rule, it is based not on evidence, but fear for a worse
problems which exist in the society, could be eliminated course of events. In such a situation the measures taken
by propaedeutic of health culture at a primary school. by the government or municipal authorities can do more
The situation provoked by the COVID-19 pandemic has harm than good.
given us the possibility to trace our weak points and A culturally healthy person should not suffer in this
mistakes in the systems of education, health care and situation not least because he/she is the one who is able
other fields, as well as to reconsider the role of the state to act in this situation and change it for the better. The
and society at this difficult time. government policy should serve for the people’s sake as
It may seem to be a paradox, but healthy people and the highest value, but not as а tool for manipulating
those who are beyond the risk groups, have become social opinion through mass media. Let us not forget that
prisoners of the situation and thus have been punished the mankind has experienced catastrophes during the
for it. They have been forced to social distancing, whole history and has successfully overcome them.
isolation, various taboos and obligations, such as
wearing masks, restrictions in public transport, Conclusions
prohibitions on attending educational institutions, as Infectious diseases do not differentiate people by their
well as establishments providing social services and age, gender, race or nation. In the epoch of globalisation
defense, catering places, sports and play-grounds etc. it is not relevant any more to flaunt with slogans about
Figures 13–14 illustrate measures that were taken by the the national health, today health is becoming
government during the quarantine (from partial international.
restriction to full prohibition on certain actions), and The infection which appeared in one country can
also dynamics of their cancel on the territory of Ukraine transform into a global world problem in a matter of
in 2020. seconds. Neither closing borders, nor blocking, nor
distancing, nor masking can produce any resistance
effect on the virus spread globally.
Scientists-enthusiasts are proposing their pacts and
declarations to the world community, while
governments are developing their state and national
programmes that can be applied only locally or in a low-
efficient way, taking into account the international level
of the problem. The general policy of governments
remains uncertain in case of future emergencies such as
pandemics or global catastrophes.
Hopefully the current pandemic is not a predecessor of
Figure 13. Measures of Confronting COVID-19 Spread even more far-reaching future worldly crises, for
on Territory of Ukraine (introduced since April 6, 2020). example related to a climate change, food or energy
Courtesy: https://en.hromadske.ua problems, migration...
That is why it is extremely important to pay attention to
national and global policies, development of cooperative
international programmes of coordination in
emergencies and restoration after them.
Responsible policy and practice instead of manipulation
and bureaucracy are able to protect people of the risk
group and create favourable conditions for life activity
of those who do not belong to this group.
State governments that do not take into account all
factors of the spread of infections and do not take
adequate countermeasures endanger the health of their
citizens and are responsible for the safety of the world
community.
The modern civilisation is capable of overcoming this
difficult period in its history. The only question left is at
what cost it will be done and what conclusion we will
make.

Acknowledgements
Figure 14. Stages of cancelling quarantine restrictions I would like to thank my family. I start by thanking my
on territory of Ukraine (May–June, 2020). Courtesy: awesome wife, Iryna who has been extremely
UkraineWorld (https://ukraineworld.org). supportive of me throughout the entire paper writing
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