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National Coordination Body: Ban on going out from 11 p.m. every day, retail outlets allowed to work from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Published on: Apr 21, 2020 11:35 PM Author: PR Service
Podgorica, Montenegro (21 April 2020) -- The National Coordination Body for Communicable Diseases agreed at today's session to ease some of individual temporary measures introduced for the protection of health and life of citizens.

Considering the epidemiological situation it was decided, on the basis of the proposal of the Public Health Institute, that the prohibition of movement, which has been in force so far from 7 p.m. on weekdays, on Saturdays from 1 p.m. and on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 a.m. on the following day, to be valid in the future from 11 p.m. every day. 

Consumer goods stores, which have so far been able to work part-time, can be open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on working days and Saturdays.

Consent was given to the exercise of individual sports and recreational physical activities in public places such as running, jogging, etc. with compulsory keeping of distance and compliance with all other preventive measures, especially physical distance.

Residents of Tuzi municipality have been suspended special measures and prohibitions so far, so that from the date the orders approved today by the National Coordination Body enter into force, the rules apply to the citizens of Tuzi as well as to citizens of all other Montenegrin municipalities. On that occasion, citizens of Tuzi can travel to Podgorica because Podgorica, Tuzi and Danilovgrad are treated as a single unit.

The National Coordination Body warns citizens that the danger has not passed and that it is necessary to strictly comply with all measures in force.

A weekly report of the Operating Team on Donation Management was adopted, claiming that nearly EUR 8 million had been paid from the country and abroad in just over a month since the giro account of the National Coordination Body has been opened. 

The third Report on the account balance and payments from the account claims that until 21 April at 9am, EUR 7.771.663.60 and US $ 75.971,72 had been paid into the account of the National Coordination Body and that outflows amounted to EUR 1.719.023.33. 

The balance in the account, on 21 April at 9am, was EUR 6.052.640.27 and $ 75.971.72.

Based on the decisions of the National Coordination Body, the funds are directed, in line with requirements of the donors, towards the urgent procurement of hygiene and food packages for the vulnerable population, as well as for the procurement of medical equipment at the request of the Crisis Medical Staff and the Institute for Public Health.

PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MONTENEGRO
 
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