As the epidemiological situation is becoming more favorable, the Government of Montenegro has decided to further ease epidemiological measures from Friday, March 11, to March 25, said the director of the Institute of Public Health (IJZCG), Igor Galić.
Thus, while observing the basic epidemiological measures (wearing a mask is still mandatory), Montenegro is abolishing the requirement to present COVID certificates for:
- Entry into Montenegro;
- Staying in cultural institutions (theaters, cinemas, museums, galleries, etc.);
- Staying in food service establishments (restaurants, cafes, canteens, hotel restaurants, etc.);
- Staying in establishments that organize gambling (bookmakers, casinos, slot machine clubs, etc.);
- Staying in sports facilities both outdoors and indoors;
- Staying in fitness centers and gyms;
- Staying in children's playrooms;
- Attending and staying at gatherings in enclosed public places (public events, political and private gatherings, celebrations, parties, weddings, as well as other events).
At the same time, the number of visitors to mass events and other outdoor events is increasing from 50 to 100 people, and it is also permitted to organize entertainment, sports and recreational events for children and adults in open public places (amusement parks, carousels, group workouts, ice rinks, etc.) with up to 100 people present.
IJZCG emphasizes that visits to patients in hospitals are still prohibited.
“The exception is visits to COVID patients once a week with a negative PCR test result no older than 72 hours,” Galić said, adding that all other measures remain in force.
According to Galić, the number of new patients over the past two weeks has decreased by about 61% compared to the previous two weeks. And the number of deaths over the past two weeks, Galić added, is lower by about 64% compared to the previous two weeks.
He points out that over the past two weeks, 90% of patients who lost their battle with coronavirus were unvaccinated.
“The Institute of Public Health of Montenegro, as before, will monitor the epidemiological situation and propose new measures in accordance with the data obtained,” Galić said.
In Montenegro, 51 COVID patients are receiving inpatient treatment, three are on ventilators, said the director of the Clinical Center of Montenegro, Ljiljana Radulović.
“Due to COVID infection, we are treating 16 patients at the Clinical Center of Montenegro. Three patients are on ventilators in our hospital. In other hospitals in Montenegro, there are no patients who require this type of support. At the moment, 51 COVID patients are undergoing treatment throughout Montenegro,” Radulović added.