Lviv, Ukraine - April 27, 2020 - During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Salesian Vice Province of Ukraine (UKR) has promoted social projects aimed at preventing the spread of contagion. Priority is given to provding aid to the municipal hospital of Lviv for infections, thanks to the common commitment of the Salesian parish of Mary Help of Christians and the "St John Bosco" youth center, which have started the production of protective masks and bedsheets, then also sent to other hospitals in the city. In addition, food packages are prepared for those in need: on Easter days, the volunteers of the Salesian centers visited over 70 families in need of help and attention, while the support service for the nutrition of poor and lonely people continues on an ongoing basis. Thanks to the social bakery at the "Pokrova" Family House of the Salesians, Easter doves were also prepared for the soldiers serving in areas of Eastern Ukraine. As for the Youth Ministry, the Salesians, with its animators, organized online oratories, through social networks, to keep in touch with young people.