Which Employees Are Exempt from the Requirement to Submit a Negative PCR Test Result to Employers

The Armenian Health and Labor Inspectorate informs that a change has been made regarding the sanitary rules established by Order No. 17 of the Minister of Health of Armenia for preventing the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). According to the order, employees of state and local self-governance bodies are required to present a negative result from the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, which must be certified and no more than 72 hours old, every 14 days.

Exceptions to this requirement include:

1. Fully vaccinated individuals,
2. Individuals vaccinated with one dose,
3. Employees with documented absolute contraindications,
4. Pregnant women.

The PCR test is conducted by the employee at their own expense. This change comes into effect on October 1st of this year.

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