QR codes confirming the fact of a person being vaccinated against coronavirus or transferring COVID-19, in the future it will be possible to check only using the official application “State services. Coronavirus “. Such a measure is now being considered by the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, the head of the department Maksut Shadayev told reporters at the government’s coordination center at an event dedicated to the start of the bid campaign to choose the city that will host the Games of the Future 2023.
“Most likely, given the fact that we now have a large number of phishing sites that generate fake QR codes, we are now considering the possibility of limiting the reading of QR codes only by our application. It won’t be like it used to be when you just watched from the camera ”, – quotes the Minister of TASS.
According to current rules, the QR code is valid for a year from the date of completion of the full course of vaccination. For those who have had COVID-19, such a document is issued for six months. Also, now you can get a QR code for three days by passing a negative coronavirus test.
Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova announced the introduction of two bills on QR codes to the lower house. According to the documents, from February 1 to June 1, 2022, citizens over 18 years of age, when visiting most public places, including catering establishments and non-food stores, will be required to present one of the documents: a QR code of vaccination or postponed coronavirus or a certificate of medical removal. In addition, the document will be required for the use of certain types of transport. At the same time, it will no longer be possible to obtain a QR code using the PCR test.
In addition, yesterday the head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, at a meeting of the health protection committee in the State Duma, said that the authorities are considering providing QR codes to people with high levels of antibodies – those who have had COVID-19, but who have not officially sought medical help.
According to the headquarters on November 12, 63.1 million Russians received the first of two vaccinations against coronavirus, of which almost 58 million completed the full course of vaccination. The level of herd immunity in the country, taking into account the ill citizens, is estimated at 49%.
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