According to latest figures of the Public Health Institute, Montenegro records 109 coronavirus cases, while there are over 6.000 people under surveillance. The most-affected cities are the capital, Podgorica and Tuzi. A total of 237 medics are put in self-isolation.
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20.57
Police across Montenegro carry out spot checks to ensure people self-isolate amid Covid-19.
20.00
Police in Nikšić have been monitoring whether orders and measures against the spread of Covid-19 are being respected.
19.30
Clinical Center of Montenegro, KCCG, alongside the company Crnogorski Telekom, has opened a mental health support telephone hotline – 1555 – offering expert advice during the coronavirus pandemic.
19.10
Bijelo Polje records its first coronavirus case – a 74-year old woman who came to Pavino Polje from Bar to visit her family, local authorities say.
18.00
As of 8am this morning, four patients have tested positive for Covid-19. The Public Health Institute announced that the new cases were recorded in Podgorica, Ulcinj and Tivat.
https://www.cdm.me/english/new-coronavirus-cases-recorded-in-podgorica-ulcinj-and-tivat/
17.51
Having in mind the latest order by the Health Ministry restricting the movement of citizens, as well as certain dilemmas regarding the legal basis of such decision, the NGO ‘Akcija za ljudska prava’ [in English: Human Rights Action] and the Institute ‘Alternativa’ [in English: Alternative] urged today the Constitutional Court to monitor the implementation of constitutionality and legality in the country, and health minister, Mr Kenan Hrapović, to make his measures more precise.
17.51
Senior Center ‘Pljevlja’ has been operating in line with the instructions of the Public Health Institute and the Ministry of Health. All employees perform their duties professionally, abiding by the adopted decisions and procedures. I’d like to use this opportunity and praise the serious approach of the staff while doing their job, head of the Senior Center, Ms Mersida Aljićević, noted.
17.35
In times when our state is facing a great challenge, that is, the fight against Covid-19, it’s more important than ever to abide by the recommendations of the government and the National Coordination Body, noted chair of the Committee on Health, Labor and Social Welfare, Mr Suad Numanović.
17.14
The greatest Montenegrin humanitarian, Mr Hajriz Brčvak, continues with his donations, now donating 24 ventilators to Montenegro after he had ensured funds for the Municipality of Tuzi and donated supplies of medical equipment to the Montenegrin healthcare institutions.
https://www.cdm.me/english/hajriz-brcvak-makes-another-donation-amid-coronavirus-fears/
17.00
Director of the Clinical Center of Montenegro noted that 16 patients have been hospitalized – 12 are at the Infectious Disease Clinic, while four are being treated at the intensive care unit. One patient is put on a ventilator and is in a critical condition.
https://www.cdm.me/english/erakovic-we-have-to-be-responsible-and-disciplined/
16.56
FlyDubai plane carrying new large and valuable supplies of medical and protective equipment, a donation of Mr Petros Stathis, Mr Paul Phua, Mr Ranko Ubović, Mr Aleksandar Mijajlović and Mr Thaksin Shinawatra, arrived in Montenegro today.
https://www.cdm.me/english/another-massive-donation-of-medical-equipment-delivered-to-montenegro/
15.58
Company ‘Komunalno Tivat’ will transfer €2,500 on a bank account of the National Coordination Body for Communicable Diseases.
15.48
Croatian civic initiative has donated €300 euro to the Red Cross in Kotor, and another €300 to the Red Cross in Tivat to support the battle against Covid-19.
15.32
Owner of a hospitality facility called ‘Luft’ in Bijelo Polje, Z.Đ. (63) was apprehended today as he had opened it despite the govt’s order not to do so.
15.26
Nikšić’s police arrested three people already well-known to the police – F.V., A.B. and A.Đ. for breaching the temporary measures, as well as a guy who was with them at a time – L.N.- the National police said.
15.17
On 27 March, Berane police caught five people on a football stadium and one of them (D.B.) refused to show his documents, threw a plastic bottle towards a police officer, and then attacked another police officer and tore his jacket sleeve. The attacker was arrested for committing a criminal offence – attack on public official while performing his/her duties, and processed to a competent prosecutor for further procedures.
14.23
Podgorica residents D.L., B.R., A.Đ. and P.M. were taken into custody on suspicion of committing a criminal offence – breaching health regulations for suppressing contagious disease, the Basic State Prosecutor’s Office said.
14.15
Thanks to the collaboration with skillful female tailors, the Municipality of Herceg Novi is donating face masks to citizens who haven’t been able to find/buy them.
13.58
By the end of last week, most Nikšić residents respected the measures taken by the National Coordination Body. However, during the weekend, we had to intervene on certain sites where movements of citizens were prohibited – the park-forest Trebjesa, a chief officer of Nikšić’s Municipal Police, Mr Novica Milović, said in a statement.
13.54
Students of the Faculty of Medicine organize the voluntary blood donation on 2 April in collaboration with the Students’ parliament of the University of Montenegro and the Department for Blood Transfusion of Montenegro.
13.53
Interior minister, Mr Mevludin Nuhodžić, last night talked to the cops in charge of checking whether the National Coordination Body’s measures are being implemented, and noted that last night’s measures were crucial for the protection of citizens in the upcoming period. Mr Nuhodžić believes citizens will comply with the measures, reiterating that the competent authorities will be conducting them [measures] with no exception.
https://www.cdm.me/english/nuhodzic-there-will-be-no-tolerance-for-those-breaking-the-rules/
13.31
National Police thanked Milena Đurđić’s fashion atelier for donating 200 protective face masks to the capital’s police.
13.19
Copy Center has ceded all the fair equipment and installed partition walls in Bemax Arena, which has now been settled as a temporary hospital to fight the coronavirus outbreak, they [Copy Center] posted on Facebook.
https://www.cdm.me/english/bemax-arena-settled-as-a-temporary-hospital-for-coronavirus-patients/
13.13
The government’s decision to ban leaving homes from 7pm to 5am the following day (every working day) and on Saturdays from 1pm to 5am on Monday, is in line with the Constitution and law, and we find its goal legitimate, the Civic Alliance told.
12.30
A priest from Serbia, G.B. (47), who was arrested two days ago while performing religious service in the monastery Reževići, has been released.
12.25
Managers of the Clinical Center of Montenegro, KCCG, headed by director, Mr Jevto Eraković, once again wish to thank to all the institutions, companies and individuals who showed social responsibility in these difficult times, and directed their operations towards the most important goal of our country – to preserve lives and health of our citizens.
12.15
Telenor Foundation donated €25.000 to the National Coordination Body for Communicable Diseases to back the fight against the coronavirus epidemic.
https://www.cdm.me/english/telenor-foundation-trade-union-and-employees-donated-over-e30-000/
In addition, members of Telenor’s trade union, as well as other employees, donated additional €7.000 for the same purpose.
12.20
Council of the Central Bank of Montenegro passed today the Decision amending the Decision on interim measures to mitigate adverse effects of the new Coronavirus disease on the financial system. The first measure temporarily prohibits banks from paying dividends to shareholders, except in the form of bank shares.
https://www.cdm.me/english/banks-temporarily-prohibited-from-paying-dividends-to-shareholders/
11.23
Thirty-five MPs, as well as five parliament officials agreed to donate half of their March earnings totaling €30,798.29 to the National Coordination Body for Communicable Diseases to contribute to the mitigation of the impact of Covid-19.
10.54
New measures against the spread of Covi-19 banning citizens to leave their homes during certain hours have come into force.
“Anyone found breaking these orders will be apprehended and processed with no exceptions,“ the police said.
10.49
A Tivat resident K.F. (58) was quarantined in Ulcinj yesterday as she had breached the isolation order. Now follows the criminal charge.
10.45
The Democratic Front official, Mr Nebojša Medojević, has complained about behavior of police officers who quarantined him and his wife to the Council for Civic Control over Police. Mr Medojević believes that the police exceeded its authorizations, as it had no right to send videos of people being quarantined to the media.
10.20
There are 10 health workers tested positive for Covid-19: six medics and four nurses, the Public Health Institute announced.
https://www.cdm.me/english/six-medics-and-four-nurses-infected-with-covid-19/
09.56
Claims of the Democratic Front (DF) that the Government of Montenegro has launched curfew and that imposed measures for the fight against Covid-19 are unlawful, are false, the government announced today.
https://www.cdm.me/english/montenegros-govt-theres-no-curfew/
9.01
The coronavirus epidemic is under control and the upcoming days are cruicial for the protection of health of our citizens, head of the Public Health Institite, Mr Boban Mugoša, told. The main goal is not to fill all 600 hospital beds with coronavirus patients. And that, according to Mr Mugoša, can be achieved only with the help of citizens.
https://www.cdm.me/english/the-coronavirus-epidemic-is-under-control-says-mugosa/
08.40
Having in mind the widespread fear, it wasn’t necessary to engage staff of the National Police and the Army of Montenegro in the fight against Covid-19 until the eventual state of emergency, the Civic Alliance claims.
07.57
Figures released by the Public Health Institute this morning show that 14 people have tested positive for Covid-19 since last night. Therefore, the country now has 105 confirmed cases.
https://www.cdm.me/english/montenegro-reports-14-new-coronavirus-cases/
07.47
President of the Municipality of Petnjica, Mr Samir Agović, told the public broadcaster RTCG that residents of Petnjica can travel to Berane solely for urgent matters and all people of Petnjica adhere to the measures implied by the National Coordination Body.
07.30
NGO Vranj has launched an initiative for collecting funds to support locals of the Vranj village (The Municipality of Tuzi).
07.20
In cooperation with the National Coordination Body, Agriculture Ministry of Montenegro, alongside the large supermarket chains, is about to organize the purchase of a part of agricultural products from the territory of Tuzi, Mr Nik Đeljošaj told Pobjeda, a daily.
https://www.cdm.me/english/deljosaj-well-try-to-put-our-finished-agricultural-products-on-the-market/
06.35
I couldn’t be more happier with the fact I returned to Montenegro! This is how Boško Maraš from Kotor started the story about his return from Oman to Montenegro.
06.30
The Primary Healthcare Center Andrijevica is again working in its full capacity, Ms Marijana Mašović confirmed yesterday in an interview for TV Vijesti.
https://www.cdm.me/english/andrijevica-primary-healthcare-center-works-in-its-full-capacity-again/
06.20
The coronavirus pandemic brought peace to the locals of the Vilusi local community, who now finally don’t have to deal with the migrants causing great damage to their community.
06.17
In times when we’re trying to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, everybody heard about the word ‘respirator’ or as professionals would say ‘medical ventilator’. Prof. Radomir Stojanović suggests how to make it.
06.15
Ministry of Finance is in a continuous contact with the foreign financial institutions, not to get its loan written-off, but to find out about their crisis programs during the coronavirus pandemic, finance minister, Mr Darko Radunović, told Dan daily.
https://www.cdm.me/english/radunovic-were-negotiating-to-get-assistance-not-to-have-our-debt-written-off/
06.05
In an interview with Dnevne Novine daily, head of the Department for Diaspora, Mr Predrag Mitrović, said our people worldwide even in these times have shown solidarity and humanity in fighting Covid-19. It’s a privilege to cooperate with them, he said.
