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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
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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
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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.
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