Yesterday’s the lead singer of GO_A, Kateryna Pavlenko, missed the second rehearsal of “Shum” in Rotterdam due to COVID protocol. The EBU released a statement, where they say she is feeling unwell and will undergo a PCR test in accordance with the health and safety protocol. Thankfully, she has tested negative and has been given the go-ahead to perform.
We are pleased to report that the COVID-19 test has come back negative.
Kateryna is feeling better and looking forward to performing on the Eurovision stage next week.
Statement from EBU via Eurovision.tv
We are delighted to welcome her back!
Health and safety measures
Yesterday, the EBU released a statement in which they explain Kateryna’s situation. In the statement, they explain that the singer is feeling a little unwell since this morning. The health and safety protocol in place for Eurovision states that an act would then need to undergo a PCR test to test for Covid-19.
The full statement read as follows:
The lead singer of Ukraineโs band Go_A, Kateryna Pavlenko, reported feeling a little unwell this morning. In accordance with the health and safety protocol she has undergone a PCR test for COVID-19 and, as a precautionary measure, Kateryna will miss this afternoonโs rehearsal and press conference.
We wish her good health and will share more information when we have the results of the test.
The other members of Go_A have all tested negative for COVID-19 and will perform with a stand-in singer. They will also attend Ukraineโs press conference later as scheduled.
EBU
You can watch our interview with Kateryna and Taras from GO_A below:
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