On 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 is allowed in Budva, Tivat, and Herceg Novi. Establishments with open, non-glazed terraces 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., instead of 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.Other measuresremain unchanged.
The new measures are in force from April 1 to April 9.
Entry rules for 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 vaccination with a second dose at least seven days before entry into Montenegro. These rules do not apply to those entering from Serbia, Kosovo, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Albania.
Over the past 24 hours, 386 new coronavirus infections were registered. 552 patients recovered. 8 people died, the youngest was 56 and the oldest 87 years old. The total number of active COVID-19 cases in Montenegro is currently 6,446, which is 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.
State Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Martin Čalasan said that, as of today, more than 3,500 education workers have applied for vaccination. In addition, today the Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro, Dritan Abazovićwas vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccineto demonstrate its effectiveness by example. It should be recalled that the British-Swedish company AstraZeneca, which developed the coronavirus vaccine together with the University of Oxford, changed the name of the product to Vaxzevria