Many of us have received such messages in recent days. This is not a clearly written false statement, but fake news caused by default, explains Andrii Bachu, State Secretary of the Ministry of Health.

Fake news related to Covid certificatePhoto: Facebook

“When you say that “today until 00:00, whoever has two doses or even three and whose covid certificate has expired, he can extend it until 12/31/2022″, it is very easy to understand that only today you you can do it Covid digital certificates can be renewed from the platform without stipulating an hour or day,” writes Bachu on Facebook.

This message has caused more than 200,000 people to go to the certficat-covid.gov.ro platform between yesterday and today to get a new certificate, fearing that they will no longer be able to use their certificate.

In Romania, vaccination certificates can be used until the end of the year. For those individuals whose certificates have expired, they can renew their certificate at any time.

Although they were used in Romania a few months ago, they are currently only useful outside the country, depending on each country’s rules. If you plan to travel, it’s important to check each state’s regulations.