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National Coordination Body agrees to ease restrictions on movement on weekends, several temporary measures adopted in mid-March extended
Published on: Apr 3, 2020 • 3:20 AM Author: PR Service
The National Coordination Body for Communicable Diseases, at today's session chaired by President Milutin Simović, agreed to ease the measure adopted on Monday which bans citizens from leaving the housing facility on weekends.
At the suggestion of the Public Health Institute, and in accordance with the information provided by the relevant security services that the majority of citizens adhere to the prescribed temporary measures, including the ban on movement and gathering, and that individual offenses are sanctioned, the National Coordination Body gave consent to the Ministry of Health to immediately issue an Order amending the order to allow movement of citizens until 1:00 pm on Sunday with strict adherence to all other measures. The new order prohibits movement from Monday to Friday from 7 pm, and on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 pm until 5 am the next day.
Respecting the citizens' messages regarding the measures, the National Coordination Body urged the Police Directorate and other competent authorities to sanction any violation of orders.
Persons employed in foreign diplomatic missions and consular posts and persons caring for persons who, due to illness or injury, are unable to independently carry out daily life activities are added to the list of persons exempted from the prohibition of movement, as evidenced by the certificate issued by the chosen doctor of these persons.
The National Coordination Body has given approval to the Ministry of Health to extend until 17 April the application of temporary measures adopted in mid-March and published in the Official Gazette of Montenegro no. 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18/2020.
During the session, the National Coordination Body was informed about the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the settlement of Vrela Ribnička in Konik.
Considering the potential danger of further spread of the virus, the National Coordination Body, in accordance with the recommendations of the Public Health Institute, tasked the competent institutions to take urgent isolation measures and restrictions on movement outside the residential building where the infection was confirmed.
The National Coordination Body analyzed the full involvement and commitment of local crisis staffs to prevent the spread of coronavirus. It was concluded that a meeting of the Operational Staff with presidents of all local staffs would be organised in the coming days with the aim of fully coordinating activities during the expected epidemic peak.
A letter from the Council for Civilian Control of Police Work addressed to the Prime Minister was considered. The National Coordination Body noted that most of the recommendations concerning the protection of police officers in terms of providing them with protective equipment and supplies were already being implemented. The Police Directorate was advised to implement all recommendations at full capacity.
The National Coordination Body for Communicable Diseases also took notice of the Ombudsman's interest in disclosure of the list of persons in self-isolation. It was stated that the list was disclosed with the consent of the Agency for Protection of Personal Data and Free Access to Information, and that the National Coordination Body in not connected with other lists that appeared in the public as well as the contents of internet portals that published data on persons in self-isolation.
The National Coordination Body welcomed the support expressed by the Association of Youth with Disabilities and the Union of the Blind of Montenegro. With regard to the remarks made, that all information on the prevention of coronavirus is not accessible to the visually impaired, that some information remains unclear and incomprehensible to persons with rare disabilities as well as to those with intellectual disabilities, the National Coordination Body recommended that the competent institutions should create the preconditions to make the information adequately accessible to persons with disabilities as soon as possible.
PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MONTENEGRO
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