Following EU, Ukraine to reduce the validity period of COVID certificates

Deputy Minister of Health of Ukraine Maria Karchevych. Photo: facebook.com/mariia.karchevych

Ukraine, following the European Union, will reduce the validity period of COVID certificates. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Health Maria Karchevych on the air of the 1 + 1 TV channel.

“This decision was made in December. Today it came into force at the level of the EU countries. We are preparing the same solution at the level of Ukrainian legislation. It will be adopted this week. The validity period of COVID certificates will be reduced from 1 year to 270 days,” Karchevych said.

As reported, the Ministry of Health announced the validity period of the COVID certificate after revaccination.

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