May 1, 2020 - The laboratories of the Institute of Public Health (IZJ) analyzed 193 samples in the last 24 hours, among which there were no new COVID-19 cases.
The number of infected persons since the beginning of the event remains 322. By municipalities: Podgorica 164, Tuzi 37, Niksic 34, Bar 23, Ulcinj 22, Andrijevica 7, Budva 7, Plav 7, Bijelo Polje 6, Herceg Novi 6, Danilovgrad 3, Gusinje 3, Tivat three.
"Among the completed analyzes is a series of consecutive analyzes in recovering persons, so that the total number of recovered persons is 219," the statement said.
The number of currently ill persons is 96, by municipalities: Podgorica 49, Ulcinj 14, Bar 11, Plav 6, Tuzi 5, Niksic 5, Gusinje 3, Budva 2, Herceg Novi 1.
A life-threatening coronavirus infected patient was transferred from Podgorica to Graz. The Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs published this information on his Twitter account. The Ministry of Defense announced that the Army of Montenegro, with a four-member team of the Clinical Center, performed the first helicopter medical transport of a life-threatening patient.
There are currently seven patients on hospital treatment in Montenegro. Four are located in the Clinical Center, three of which are in the Infectious Diseases Clinic, and one is in the intensive care unit of the Internal Clinic. Two patients are in Bar, and one is in Berane General Hospital.
Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Epidemic - Number of Unemployed Increased by 12.79 Percent in One Month
In the first hour the application available online, 88 applications were submitted to the Ministry of Economy for closed grants due to the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the Ministry of Economy, 80 applications have been approved, and the remaining eight are pending.
"This has approved the request for the payment of salaries for 345 employees. All those who have been granted the payment will be transferred from the budget account to the accounts of commercial banks on Monday," the Economy Ministry's Twitter account announced.
The number of unemployed at the end of April increased by 4,545 compared to March this year, while the number of unemployed in March decreased by 10,000 compared to the same month last year, according to data from the Employment Bureau and the Statistical Office - Monstat.
According to the Institute's records, there were 40,071 unemployed people yesterday from the institution, which is an increase of 4,545 persons or 12.79 percent compared to March 31.
According to earlier data from the Tax Administration, when the number of employees exceeded 200,000, taxes and contributions were regularly paid for about 160,000. Reducing staff by about ten thousand means a decline in government revenue by about three million a month.
Nearly 10 percent of employers shared the cancellations of contracts due to the COVID-19 crisis
According to a survey by the Employers Union, which, with the technical support of the International Labor Organization and conducted in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development from April 10 to April 30, 9.73 percent of employers said they had reduced their staff and 90.27 percent that they didn't do it.
When asked if they plan to lay off workers due to COVID-19 crises, 18.88 percent said yes, and 81.12 percent with no.
Unions in the May Day proclamations are just warning of the need to preserve jobs.
The Union of Trade Unions of Montenegro (SSCG) stated that social dialogue, the right to organize and collective bargaining must be an integral part of the economic and social recovery program.
"Jobs must be preserved, as well as dignified work in healthy and safe working conditions while combating an insecure and informal economy, and earnings must allow a decent life for all employees and their families," stressed SSCG.
The Union of Free Trade Unions pointed out that this crisis led to the realization that neoliberal capitalism was on its wobbly legs, and that workers were the most essential resource of any society.
Source: coronacg.live, Vijesti Online
