Diia to add 'yellow' and 'green' COVID certificates, while Ukraine is not yet moving to the 'yellow' quarantine zone

The government will also ease quarantine vaccination requirements for education workers in 'yellow' and 'orange' quarantine zones.

Ukraine is not yet moving to the 'yellow' quarantine zone, even though there are grounds for it. Two more types of COVID certificates will appear in the Diia app, and restrictions are to be eased for 'yellow' and 'orange' quarantine zones.

New certificates

Soon, 'green' and 'yellow' COVID certificates will appear in the Diia app, in addition to the existing domestic and international certificates issued after full vaccination.

Thus, the 'green' COVID certificate will be issued after two vaccine doses, and the yellow one after one dose.

The 'green' certificate will be valid for one year after vaccination, while the 'yellow' one will be valid until the second vaccine dose is received.

Chief Sanitary Doctor of Ukraine Ihor Kuzin explained that people with 'yellow' COVID certificates will also have privileges if quarantine is tightened.

Ukraine is not yet moving to the 'yellow' zone

The government will not introduce 'yellow zone' anti-epidemic measures in Ukraine from September 13, even though there are already grounds for it, Health Minister of Ukraine Viktor Liashko said. 

Viktor Liashko
Health Minister of Ukraine

As of September 9, according to indicative figures, there are grounds for introducing the 'yellow' level of epidemic danger. Taking this into account, the Health Ministry has asked the Cabinet of Ministers to consider this issue at a meeting of the National Commission for Technogenic and Emergency Situations. We expect the Cabinet to also consider, approximately on Wednesday, the Health Ministry's proposed amendments to the Cabinet resolution on moving regions to the 'yellow', 'orange' or 'red' quarantine level of epidemic safety for the operation of educational institutions under adaptive quarantine.

According to the minister, if the proposed changes to the Cabinet resolution are approved, they will take effect no earlier than 7 days later.

Going forward, the decision to move the country to the 'orange' and 'red' levels of epidemic danger will be made by the government, and for each region separately, if the relevant indicators for morbidity, testing and the load on medical facilities are reached.

Easing restrictions in 'yellow' and 'orange' zones

The government also plans to simplify the condition under which schools in 'yellow' and 'orange' quarantine zones may operate only if 80% of workers are fully vaccinated.

The new condition will also take into account employees who have received only one vaccine dose.

Ihor Kuzin
Chief Sanitary Doctor of Ukraine

Despite the vaccination campaign, teachers are being vaccinated at a rather slow pace. Therefore, we will now propose easing this norm somewhat. This easing will consist of the fact that in yellow and orange zones we will count 80% even from the first vaccine dose. This will be enough for the school to operate.

In the 'red' quarantine zone, however, the main condition does not change: schools will be able to operate only if 80% of workers are fully vaccinated. 

He also said that the Health Ministry will verify the authenticity of vaccination documents or contraindication certificates provided by school employees.