The number of Coronavirus infections and deaths in Ukraine has one for the second day in a row reached new high. Ukrainian health authorities reported 23,785 confirmed new infections and 614 deaths in 24 hours on Friday.
The increase represents the country belonging to the countries with the lowest vaccination rate in Europe heard, increasingly facing a challenge. The authorities in the capital Kiev have closed schools for two weeks from Friday, and similar measures have been ordered in other areas with a high infection rate. As of Thursday, proof of vaccination or a negative test is required to board planes, trains and long-distance buses.
At the same time, a black market is flourishing with forged vaccination certificates. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting earlier this week to discuss ways to combat this illegal practice. The police have initiated 800 criminal cases for the use of such certificates and 100 mobile units have been used to track down the holders of these certificates, said Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky. You would be severely punished. Police suspect employees of 15 hospitals across the country to be involved in issuing false vaccination certificates.