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LIVE: Latest updates on Montenegro’s coronavirus outbreak

Montenegro has recorded 313 coronavirus cases so far. Currently, there are 218 people infected with the virus, while 90 have recovered from it. The number of people admitted to hospital is 35, while one is in critical care with the disease. Five people died from the coronavirus in Montenegro.

Coronavirus in Montenegro: new reported cases/total number of cases by day/number of recovered coronavirus persons and number of currently infected persons

All the day’s developments in Montenegro’s Covid-19 crisis

18.30

The European Union, EU, keeps financing and coordinating support packages for the member states and countries of the region through the Civil Protection Mechanism. Being a member of the Civil Protection Mechanism, Montenegro is to receive help from Austria in order to battle the coronavirus.

17.01

Latest figures of the Public Health Institute show no new coronavirus cases following the analysis of 210 samples as of this morning. The number of recovered people rose to 101. Since Montenegro reported its first case, 5.085 Covid-19 tests have been performed per capita.

No new coronavirus cases found this afternoon

16.33

Statement by the secretary-general of the World Health Organization, WHO, Mr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, referring to the coronavirus pandemic and saying that the worst is yet to come has been taken out of context, head of the WHO Office to Montenegro, Ms Mina Brajović, told Radio Montenegro.

16.33

National Coordination Body, NKT, has agreed today to lift coronavirus lockdown measures in the town of Tuzi, i.e. its residents from now on have to abide by the same rules as residents of other municipalities across Montenegro. In addition, residents of Tuzi can travel to Podgorica, as the capital, Tuzi and Danilovgrad are perceived as a whole.

Montenegro eases some Covid-19 restrictions

15.57

Having in mind that citizens spotted and reported many irregularities in respecting lockdown advice in the supermarket chains, as well as in other retail centers, the Administration for Inspection Affairs is going to intensify the inspection control, they announced.

15.06

Dairy processing plant ‘Srna’ from Nikšić donated 1.035 liters of yogurt to the municipal Security and Rescue Team, the Municipality of Bar said.

14.20

There are eight people in the Old Royal Capital Cetinje ordered to self-isolate after quarantine, and are currently under medical surveillance, while one more person is self-isolating in a family home and will be under surveillance for the next 28 days due to the high risk for the infection.

12.52

Results undoubtedly suggest that the National Police significantly contributed to the protection of citizens against the novel coronavirus, as well as to the implementation of measures ordered by the Ministry of Health.

09.41

Police filed criminal charges against 11 persons for breaching lockdown measures – they left their homes in the period from 7pm to 5am the following day, the National Police stated.

08.54

After 48 samples were analyzed, Montenegro has recorded one more coronavirus case this morning. The newly infected is from Budva, announced the Public Health Institute. The country now has 313 cases, while the good news is that the number of people who have recovered from the virus is increasing (90).

New coronavirus case detected in Budva, number of recovered patients increasing

08.06

Italian prime minister, Mr Giuseppe Conte, accepted the offer of his Montenegrin counterpart, Mr Duško Marković, offering to host elderly people of Lombardy in our coast once this whole situation gets better.

Montenegro will host elderly Italians, especially from Lombardy

07.57

Many employers didn’t extend fixed-term employment contracts for their employees and they were obliged to do so, labor inspector, Ms Angelina Međedović, has said.

07.36

An immunologist from Rijeka, Mr Zlatko Trobonjača, tells CdM that we cannot end the isolation abruptly, as any sudden action can lead to massive consequences.

Immunologist on coronavirus: We thought we won’t be hit by Covid-19, and now face the uncertain future

07.25

The government submitted to the parliament the document titled “Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic”, which encompasses all the activities it implemented in order to cope with the coronavirus crisis.

Government response to the Covid-19 outbreak

07.16

The third package of the government’s measures to support citizens and economy amid the coronavirus crisis will depend on the development of the situation. Beside short-term measures, the next package will focus on the creation of a favorable environment for the recovery of our economy and the realization of long-term effects following the epidemic. We still don’t know the details of the next package of measures, and therefore, we cannot make any estimation of their fiscal impact, Mr Bojan Paunović, Managing Director of the Budget Directorate in the Ministry of Finance, told Pobjeda daily.

07.00

It’s normal to expect the deterioration in the fiscal position of Montenegro due to the coronavirus crisis, the EU enlargement commissioner, Mr Olivér Várhelyi, noted.

Montenegro to face fragile fiscal position

06.36

A famous tourist official working as a tourist guide over the past few years, Mr Sadetin Peričić, is not optimistic about this year’s tourism season. The Peričić family from the Old Bar owns accommodation capacities in Veliki Pijesak, and according to Sadetin, all reservations have been cancelled.

06.15

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the prison in Bijelo Polje, functions properly. Head of this institution in Bijelo Polje, Ms Vesna Pavićević, is the only lady managing this kind of an institution in Southeast Europe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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