A doctor from Dnipropetrovsk region was sentenced for forging a COVID certificate

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The court announced the first verdict of the doctor for issuing a fake COVID-certificate. A doctor from Dnipropetrovsk region will pay a fine of UAH 34,000 and will be deprived of his license for a year.

This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, UA writes.

A doctor from Pavlohrad (Dnipropetrovsk region) has been deprived of the right to work in the specialty for a period of one year and will pay a fine of UAH 34,000.

“The court handed down the first verdict for forging COVID certificates. The first court ruling on the verdict for forging COVID certificates was issued last week” – reported in the Ministry of Health of Ukraine with the reference to the statement of the head of the National Police of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko.

According to the information, 13 searches were conducted last week and 12 criminal proceedings were initiated.

To remind, 100,331 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 for the last days, on October 4, 2021. 51,472 people received one dose, 48,859 people were fully immunized.

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