2 Since March 12, 2020, in order to prevent the spread on the territory of Ukraine of acute respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (from now on – COVID-19), the Government of Ukraine introduced quarantine throughout Ukraine 1 . Quarantine refers to administrative and health measures applied to the prevention of the spread of particularly dangerous infectious diseases 2 . Temporarily, the work of the majority of business entities is prohibited throughout Ukraine, and movement is limited, as is access to public places and visits to crowded institutions and establishments. In March of 2020, administrative penalties were introduced for violation of quarantine rules, including a fine of UAH 17,0003. The Government of Ukraine has planned a gradual roll-back of the quarantine measures, with the first stage entering into effect on May 114. From April 21 to May 6, 2020, the nonprofit organization Charitable Fund ‘Right To Protection’ (from now on referred to as the Right to Protection) conducted a survey of 189 stateless persons5 (henceforth ‘SP’) and persons at risk of statelessness6 who receive free legal aid from the organization. The purpose of the survey is to identify existing restrictions on access to healthcare and possible restrictions on access to medical services in regards to COVID-19, as well as negative consequences (in particular, increased vulnerability) in connection with the introduction of the quarantine. Among the respondents are 84 (44%) women and 105 (56%) men. This publication has been produced with the assistance of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of «Right to Protection» and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of UNHCR. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine ‘On prevention of the spread of acute respiratory disease in Ukraine COVID-19 caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2’ dated March 11, 2020, № 211, access address: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/211-2020-%D0%BF 2 Definition by the Law of Ukraine ‘On Protection of the population from infectious diseases’, access address: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1645-14#n241 3 Amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses of Ukraine were introduced by the Law of Ukraine ‘On Amendments to Certain of legislative acts of Ukraine aimed at preventing the occurrence and spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)’ address access: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/530-20/ ed20200418 4 According to the infographic and the announcement published on the Government portal, the access address is: https://www.kmu.gov.ua/news/premyer-minister-denis-shmigal-predstaviv-poetapnij-plan-znyattyaobmezhen 5 Stateless person - a person who is not considered a citizen of any state under its legislation 6 Persons at risk of statelessness are persons who have difficulty proving their connection with a particular state and cannot draw up an identity document, for example, due to contradictory laws on citizenship, gaps in legislation, etc. 1

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