Persons released during detainee exchange test negative for coronavirus – President's Office

This issue was discussed during a conference call between Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak and the heads of regional state administrations, the presidential press service reported.

"The chairman of Donetsk Regional State Administration said that persons who were released from temporarily occupied territories last week have already undergone PCR testing for coronavirus and received negative results. All of them are now in observation, with adequate protection ensured," the report reads.

It notes that after a 14-day observation period, these individuals will again undergo PCR tests.

A detainee exchange took place on April 16. Ukraine returned 20 of its citizens who remained in captivity in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

The President's Office said that negotiations were underway to release those held in Russia-occupied Crimea and in Russia.

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