The Russian authorities are discussing the new name of the document for those who have a medical evacuation who have recovered from COVID-19 and are vaccinated, which will allow them to visit public places when restrictive measures are introduced due to the pandemic. About it informs RBC.
As the sources close to the Kremlin told the publication, the authorities wanted to minimize the use of the term “QR code” in public space, since, according to the results of closed social studies, more than half of Russian citizens have a negative attitude towards it. The interlocutor of RBC noted that many Russians associate the phrase “QR code” with infringement of freedoms, and some consider it “satanic”.
Among the names that are being discussed as replacements for the existing term, there are several variations. For example, “health passport”, “health certificate”, “kovipass”, “sanitary passport” and “green passport” (Green pass), which is already used in world practice. As a federal official noted, a QR code is “a tool for transmitting information, such as a flash drive.” According to him, it is the document that expands the restrictions for a number of citizens that should bear a different name.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the proposal of Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova to extend the validity of the certificate to a year after the postponed COVID-19. Golikova noted that the share of re-ill with coronavirus in Russia amounted to 0.74 percent of their total number. According to Golikova, in this regard, there was a proposal to extend the validity of such certificates from six months to one year.
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