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National Coordination Body for Communicable Diseases adopts new measures: suspension of international passenger traffic, maximum of two people together in public places…
Published on: Mar 25, 2020 • 2:00 AM Author: PR Service
The National Coordination Body for Communicable Diseases, at today's session chaired by President Milutin Simović, adopted several decisions aimed at preventing further spread of coronavirus and protecting lives and health of citizens.
The temporary measures are:
1) suspension of international passenger traffic, except for the arrival of Montenegrin nationals, through diplomatic and consular missions, announced to the Operational Staff of the National Coordination Body for Communicable Diseases, with mandatory quarantine accommodation, in accordance with the decision of the health and sanitary inspection;
2) ban on intercity passenger transport, except for passenger motor vehicles carrying out activities essential for the traffic of goods, supply and delivery of medicines, ambulance, utilities, supply of fuel and electricity, transportation of employees, transportation of persons residing outside the place of residence in order for them to return to a place of residence;
3) ban on presence and loitering of more than two persons together in an open public place (sidewalks, squares, streets, parks, promenades, beaches, etc.), except for persons who perform their regular work tasks;
4) possibility of a chosen doctor to, at the request of the employee, extend the temporary incapacity to work up to 30 days (determined by the chosen team or the chosen doctor) and the temporary incapacity to work longer than 30 days (determined by the competent medical committee) until 30 April 2020;
5) obligation of legal and natural persons performing construction work to organise the work in a way that ensures respect for epidemiological measures, especially respecting the social distance between employees and other measures to provide protection and health at work;
6) obligation of pharmacies, food, beverage and hygiene facilities, specialised facilities for the sale of baby equipment, construction products, plant protection products and planting materials, animal nutrition and treatment products, agricultural machinery, and funeral equipment to organise working hours between 8am and 6pm, except delivery to the customer's address, which can be done during business hours, which the vendor points out in accordance with the regulations;
7) obligation of the owner or user of the kiosks in which the newspapers are sold to organise working hours in the period from 7am to 3pm, in two shifts of four hours per employee;
8) obligation of the competent authorities that control and regulate the traffic on the roads to consider traffic licenses which have expired valid if the driver, along the license, possesses a valid insurance policy and proof of performed technical inspection of the vehicle;
9) obligation of state authorities, public administration bodies, local self-government and local administration authority, companies, public institutions and other legal persons, entrepreneurs and natural persons to consider valid expired permanent residence permit, temporary residence permit and temporary residence and work permit of foreigners, on the basis of which they exercise their rights or fulfill their obligations before these authorities;
10) suspension of fee collection (in the amount of EUR 2) for citizens who ordered the issuance of birth certificates and certificates from the register of Montenegrin citizens at www.dokumenta.me.
The session concluded that increased inspection control was required. Therefore, the National Coordination Body urged competent inspectorates to strengthen control on compliance with all previous measures, especially those related to social distance and disinfection measures.
The National Coordination Body for Communicable Diseases has carefully analyzed the statements of trade union representatives and noted that the protection of health care professionals is a vital link in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. It was decided that trade unions would be invited to one of the next sessions to look at the best options for their active involvement in order to create the best response to the challenges facing our country. The President of the National Coordination Body recalled that the dialogue over the past three years was a sign of recognition of this Government. Now we need friends at every address, especially among doctors - the National Coordination Body for Communicable Diseases stressed.
PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MONTENEGRO
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