If the numbers continue to fall, it is increasingly certain that we will be sitting in the gardens of the cafes in two days

These figures in terms of new infected are encouraging because it is increasingly certain that the measures in the fight against the coronavirus will be relaxed as of Monday.

Yesterday, the Provincial Secretary of Health, Dr. Zoran Gojković, affirmed after the Crisis Personnel Session that the decision was made to give in to measures to help economic entities, especially catering services, which are especially in danger during the pandemic. The concession would include cafes and restaurants that have the possibility of serving guests abroad, starting on Monday, as well as extending the working hours of the facilities that have operated so far to 22 hours in order to avoid a greater concentration people in a short time. time frame.

Gojkovic said that all these measures depend on what data about the number of infected people arrives during the weekend. As it is now, we “survived” Saturday because there was a drop in the number of new infections. Today there were 4,133 new coronavirus infections, which is 693 cases less than on Friday, when 4,826 cases were registered.

Citizens anxiously awaiting the easing of the measures have to wait for the results for a week. If the downward trend in the number of infected continues, and there are no big surprises, the conditions in which the gardens and catering facilities that have the possibility to serve their guests outdoors will be considered.

– As of Monday, only those facilities that have the possibility of working outdoors will be able to operate, in conditions that we will define with precision and precision during the weekend, and on Sunday at the latest we will announce. We will consider how many citizens will be allowed in the garden. The ban on indoor catering facilities remains in effect. The second measure, from Monday, the working hours of all facilities will be extended to 22 hours, we will consider the work of the shopping centers during the weekend and at the beginning of next week to include them in the work – said Zoran Gojković after the Crisis Staff Session.

Let us remind you, the detailed list of new actions taken in yesterday’s Crisis Staff session looks like this:

1. If there is not a sudden increase in the number of patients over the weekend, the gardens could go into operation on Monday. As for the catering facilities that do not have the possibility of working outdoors, they will remain closed.

2. It is possible that as of Monday, the working hours of the facilities that have been operating so far will be extended to 22 hours in order to avoid the concentration of a greater number of citizens in a reduced space.

3. On Monday it will be considered whether the shopping centers could start operating, again on the condition that the trend of reduction in the number of new infections continues and that there are no sudden peaks.

4. Students continue to teach online