April 27, 2020 - For the second day in a row, Montenegro does not have any new COVID-19 patients. At the moment, there are 125 active cases, 189 patients recovered, and seven lost their fight with the coronavirus.
The Tivat and Danilovgrad regions register no more active cases.
Two COVID-19 patients in critical condition
Director of the KC Internal Clinic, Sreten Kavaric, announced at a press conference today at the National Infectious Diseases Coordination Body that eight patients were hospitalized at the Clinical Center, adding that two patients on ventilators were still at risk of life.
"Five patients are out of the Clinical Center, three in Bar and two in Niksic, the total hospitalization in Montenegro is 13," Kavaric said.
He also said that there were 16 positive health workers at COVID-19 in Montenegro.
Opening state borders is one of the last measures
Answering the questions of journalists, Deputy Director of the Institute of Public Health, Dr. Senad Begic said we need to be careful, and that the opening of borders was one of the last measures to be activated. He emphasized that further development of the situation should be awaited, and the moves of the states in the region should be considered.
"The incidence rate is almost everywhere higher than in Montenegro, and there is a fear of importing new cases, and we have to be particularly rigorous here. The only way is a 14-day quarantine for all who come to Montenegro," Begic said.
The Internal Clinic has a total of 62 sites, COVID-19 patients separated
Asked about the capacity of the Clinic Center's internal clinic in terms of workload, Kavarić said that the clinic had two parts, with a total of 62 seats.
"The COVID-19 patient section is completely separate. We are also forced to treat patients who do not have COVID-19 who need immediate help. Thanks to our excellent collaboration with the Institute of Public Health, we regularly test patients. Thanks to the reorganization, all patients without COVID-19 are safe," Kavaric said.
From May 4 masks required indoors; The Institute starting more extensive testing on COVID-19
"We especially insist on wearing masks or headscarves since May 4 because there will be more interaction when new measures come into force. The only way to reduce the likelihood of transmission is to try to shorten the reach of the droplets and prevent contamination of the surfaces, "said the Institute's Deputy Director, Dr. Senad Begić.
Begic pointed out that the Institute plans to expand its sampling strategy. A broader community sampling strategy will be initiated in all municipalities, sampling will also be proposed in public areas, with a view to reviewing the overall situation, and to detecting asymptomatic squatters.
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, more than thousand EU citizens have returned home from Montenegro
More than a thousand EU citizens found in Montenegro at the time of the coronavirus outbreak have returned to their countries, thanks to the active cooperation of the Government of Montenegro and the embassies of member states, coordinated by the EU Delegation to Montenegro. According to the joint statement by the Ministry of the Interior and the EU Delegation to Montenegro.
Since March 17, more than 20 flights have been organized and coordinated by road transport, to which EU citizens returned to their homes. Embassies of EU member states provided select flights to Austria, Poland, Slovakia, and the Netherlands.
Free flights of the Montenegrin national airline Montenegro Airlines, organized by the Government of Montenegro for the return of its citizens from Rome, Frankfurt, Brussels, Luxembourg, Berlin, Vienna, Ljubljana, Paris and Stockholm, also allow free return of EU citizens who have arrived in they found the moment in Montenegro.
Citizens of Italy, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, Romania, Slovenia, France, Sweden, Luxembourg, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria and other countries have taken advantage of this opportunity.
The Montenegrin Government and the embassies of the Member States, in coordination with the Delegation of the European Union, will continue activities to enable EU citizens to return to their homes, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Montenegro and the EU Delegation said in a joint statement.
Taxi transportation starting May 4, but only within the boundaries of municipalities
The National Coordinating Body for Infectious Diseases (NKT) said in a clarification today that from May 4, taxis are allowed throughout Montenegro, but within municipal borders, while the exception is the Podgorica-Danilovgrad-Tuzi transport as a single entity, Twitted the Government of Montenegro on its account.
It has also been clarified that bus traffic is allowed within municipalities where there is no coronavirus infection.
Source: Vijesti Online
