At yesterday’s press conference, Health Minister Jelena Borovinić Bojović presented new quarantine measures. The new measures affected the operation of cafes, restaurants, shops, as well as the curfew.
From April 1, regular operation of cafes and restaurants in Budva, Tivat and Herceg Novi is allowed. Establishments with terraces that are not enclosed with glass can also open in Podgorica, Bar, Kolašin, Mojkovac, Bijelo Polje, Andrijevica, Pljevlja, Berane, Ulcinj and Cetinje. In addition, the new measures provide that the movement ban applies from 10:00 p.m., not from 9:00 p.m., until 5:00 a.m. Shops, salons and other establishments will work until 9:00 p.m. instead of 8:00 p.m. The remaining measures remain unchanged.
The new measures are in effect from April 1 to 9.
Rules for entering Montenegro
Entry into Montenegro is allowed with a PCR test no older than 48 hours, or with a positive IgG antibody test no older than 30 days, or with proof of having received the second dose of the vaccine at least seven days before entering Montenegro. These rules do not apply to those entering from Serbia, Kosovo, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Albania.
In the last 24 hours, 386 new coronavirus infections were registered. 552 patients recovered. 8 people died, the youngest of whom was 56 and the oldest 87 years old. The total number of currently active COVID-19 cases in Montenegro is 6,446, which amounts to 1,023 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Vaccination in Montenegro
At present, 19,636 people in Montenegro have been vaccinated with one dose of the vaccine and 3,410 with two doses. This is more than 3% of the country’s total population.
The State Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, Martin Čalasan, said that to date more than 3,500 education workers have applied for vaccination. In addition, today the Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro, Dritan Abazović was vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine, to demonstrate its effectiveness by example. Recall that the British-Swedish company AstraZeneca, which developed the coronavirus vaccine together with the University of Oxford, changed the name of the drug to Vaxzevria
Answering a question about the safety of the Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca) vaccine, Minister Borovinić Bojović repeated that the risks are negligible compared to the benefits of immunization.
Another 200,000 doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine are due to arrive in Montenegro by April 20, when mass vaccination of the population will begin. Deliveries of the Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca), Pfizer vaccines and the remaining 50,000 agreed doses of Sputnik V are also expected.