<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that people will be offered a cash incentive to get double-vaccinated against Covid-19 in a bid to boost the country's low inoculation rate.</p>.<p>"Everyone who has had two doses will be able to receive 1,000 hryvnias" or around 35 euros ($40), Zelenksy said in video message, a sizeable sum for the citizens of one of Europe's poorest countries and where fewer than a third of the population has been fully vaccinated.</p>.<p>The money could be used to buy a sports club membership, tickets for the cinema, theatre or a museum, or go towards a train or plane ticket for a journey within Ukraine, the president said.</p>.<p>"These are the sectors that have been hardest hit by the lockdowns," Zelenksy said.</p>.<p>The government is expected to approve 200 million euros in the coming months for the scheme which will be launched on December 19.</p>.<p>The former Soviet republic recorded 442 deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours on Monday, the second-highest number of new deaths in the world after Russia, which reported 1,211.</p>.<p>The country of 45 million people is currently experiencing its worst-ever wave of the pandemic, driven mainly by the more infectious Delta variant and a high degree of vaccine scepticism among the population.</p>.<p>Authorities have tried to boost the vaccination by imposing restrictions on people who are not vaccinated, such as the requirement for a vaccine certificate for some public spaces.</p>.<p>But according to health ministry data, only 28 percent of Ukrainians have received two vaccine doses.</p>.<p>"We have passed the peak of this wave" of the pandemic, Zelensky nevertheless insisted.</p>.<p>In all, Ukraine has recorded 3.2 million cases since the start of the pandemic and more than 77,000 deaths.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that people will be offered a cash incentive to get double-vaccinated against Covid-19 in a bid to boost the country's low inoculation rate.</p>.<p>"Everyone who has had two doses will be able to receive 1,000 hryvnias" or around 35 euros ($40), Zelenksy said in video message, a sizeable sum for the citizens of one of Europe's poorest countries and where fewer than a third of the population has been fully vaccinated.</p>.<p>The money could be used to buy a sports club membership, tickets for the cinema, theatre or a museum, or go towards a train or plane ticket for a journey within Ukraine, the president said.</p>.<p>"These are the sectors that have been hardest hit by the lockdowns," Zelenksy said.</p>.<p>The government is expected to approve 200 million euros in the coming months for the scheme which will be launched on December 19.</p>.<p>The former Soviet republic recorded 442 deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours on Monday, the second-highest number of new deaths in the world after Russia, which reported 1,211.</p>.<p>The country of 45 million people is currently experiencing its worst-ever wave of the pandemic, driven mainly by the more infectious Delta variant and a high degree of vaccine scepticism among the population.</p>.<p>Authorities have tried to boost the vaccination by imposing restrictions on people who are not vaccinated, such as the requirement for a vaccine certificate for some public spaces.</p>.<p>But according to health ministry data, only 28 percent of Ukrainians have received two vaccine doses.</p>.<p>"We have passed the peak of this wave" of the pandemic, Zelensky nevertheless insisted.</p>.<p>In all, Ukraine has recorded 3.2 million cases since the start of the pandemic and more than 77,000 deaths.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>