April 28, 2020 - In Montenegro, for the third consecutive day, no new cases of the COVID-19 infection were recorded, and currently, the number of recovered patients is higher than active cases of the coronavirus infection.
The total number of those infected since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Montenegro is 321. Seven patients have died, 199 have recovered, and the number of currently infected is 115.
The director of the Emergency Center of the Clinical Center of Montenegro (KCCG), Nermin Abdić, said that eight patients are currently being treated at the institution.
"Five COVID-19 patients are housed in the Infectious Disease Clinic. All are stable and well on their way to recovery. One patient is in the Intensive Care Unit. Two patients are in the Intensive Care Unit, on ventilators, and are at risk of life," Abdić said.
Deputy Director of the Institute of Public Health, Dr. Senad Begic, urged citizens to refrain from mass celebrations during the First of May holidays.
"We are counting on the responsibility of citizens, as they managed to put off their spiritual needs, to celebrate International Labor Day in another way. I am sure they will be able to refrain from the May 1 mass celebrations," Begic said
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Begic pointed out that nearly 7,000 coronavirus tests have been done in Montenegro so far.
Asked to clarify what the announced testing in public areas would look like, he replied that the goal is to increase the availability of certain Public Health Institute services, namely sampling and analysis services.
"Swabs can be taken almost everywhere because we have noticed that we have epidemiological pockets of the population. The plan has already defined the locations where sampling will take place," Begic said.
Good epidemiological situation - gradual return to normal economic flows
Economy Minister Dragica Sekulic said that the favorable epidemiological situation and respect for the measures allowed her to start letting the economy slowly enter normal flows.
"Our proposal for tomorrow will be for the National Coordination Team to adopt individual shops, hairdressers, beauticians, taxi transportation within the municipalities starting on May 4. Since the announcement of the business opportunities, we have received a large number of inquiries from people in the business. Instructions will be available to businessmen in Montenegro tomorrow, '' Sekulic said.
She added that no measure would be costly and labor-intensive, but that the epidemiologist's profession and suggestions were respected.
"It seems to me that May 18 is a long way off and that all these measures will be taken by May 4. However, the health of citizens and persons working in catering establishments must come first," Sekulic said.
Counter- COVID-19 measures still in force:
The restriction of the number of citizens in the counters of regional units and branches of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other state administration bodies continues until May 4, 2020. Independent of the surface, no more citizens can reside in the counter than the number of existing counter counters.
Counter - COVID-19 measures that continue to apply until May 18, 2020:
1) a ban on leaving the premises every day between 11 pm and 5 am the next day. Exceptionally, for the duration of this ban, pets may stay in the public area for a maximum of 60 minutes
2) prohibition of sports and recreational activities on all public areas, except for individual recreational physical activities, with the obligation to observe the prescribed distance measure from other persons at least two meters
3) prohibition of gathering in the housing facilities by persons who are not members of the joint family household
4) suspension of international passenger traffic
5) Prohibition of intercity passenger traffic
6) Ban on the presence of more than one person in all public areas. Exceptions are children under the age of 12 and persons with special needs, who can be in the company of one parent or another responsible person
7) Ban on the appearance and detention of persons on beaches, landscaped and unregulated bathing areas, and picnic areas
8) the obligation of legal and natural persons performing construction work to organize the job in a manner that ensures respect for epidemiological measures, especially respecting the social distance between employees and other counters- COVID-19 standards of occupational health and safety
9) the possibility of pharmacies, food, beverage and hygiene facilities, newsstands, specialized sales facilities (baby equipment, construction products, plant protection products, and planting materials, nutrition products, and animal treatment, agricultural machinery, and funeral equipment) to organize working hours from 7 am to 10 pm
10) ban on entry to foreigners, except to foreigners with permanent or temporary residence in Montenegro; to foreign seafarers in transit; foreigners who operate motor vehicles used to perform trade of goods, with special measures of health and sanitary control, based on the decisions of sanitary health inspection.
The traffic of products for the needs of Montenegro as well as for transit remains unhindered, with special measures of health and hygienic control.
11) compulsory self-isolation for all Montenegrin citizens, as well as for foreigners who have permanent or temporary residence in Montenegro, who come from abroad, based on the decision of the sanitary inspection
12) ban on providing catering services in hotels, except for registered guests
13) ban on the operation of disco clubs/bars and nightclubs/bars
14) ban on the activity of catering establishments - cafes, cafeterias, restaurants, and bars, except catering establishments that supply food
15) Prohibition of performing shopping and catering services in shopping malls
16) ban on the operation of children's playrooms; fitness centers, casinos, bookmakers and casinos
17) limiting the number of customers concerning the area of the outlet so that only one consumer can be located per ten square meters of the surface of the outlet. Independent of the surface, no more than 50 consumers can be accommodated at the point of sale
18) obligation of responsible persons in trade establishments to provide/mark a distance of at least two meters between persons located in front of sales outlets, at cash registers and sectors where employees serve goods in sales outlets;
The following measures shall continue to apply until June 1, 2020:
1) suspension of public transport of passengers in the international road, rail, and air traffic, except for irregular charter transport organized for the return of Montenegrin nationals and foreign nationals to their home country, with the consent of the National Infectious Diseases Coordination Body
2) obligation of state bodies, state administration bodies, local self-government bodies, and local government to consider the personal documents (identity card, passport, and driver's license) held by citizens, issued after 2008, which have expired
Source: Vijesti Online
