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Faced with a sharp increase in the number of new coronavirus infections, countries in the region are introducing new measures.
Source: Tanjug
Illustration: Getty Images / Asanka Ratnayake Stringer
In Slovenia, two more of the 12 regions went from orange to red on Friday, meaning that restrictive measures introduced due to the coronavirus epidemic are now valid in a total of nine regions.
Residents of the red regions cannot leave their region, although there are exceptions, such as going to work or to the doctor.
In addition, there is a total ban on meeting and holding public events, weddings and religious ceremonies in these regions. Bars, restaurants and sports facilities are closed, while hairdressers and beauty salons can accommodate one client each.
Since Friday, a ban on gathering more than 10 people has been in force across Slovenia. The use of masks is mandatory indoors, outdoors, in a car when transporting a person who is not a member of the same household.
For fifth graders, classes will be held remotely until at least the fall break, which begins in the last week of October, after which this decision will be reconsidered. The same measure applies to high school students, while faculties are recommended to switch to this form of teaching.
When it comes to borders, the same rules still apply in Slovenia for now.
Today new epidemiological measures lasting 14 days have entered into force in the Croatian capital. The measures were introduced due to the increase in the number of patients with kovid-19, which was confirmed today by 987 Zagreb residents, mostly since the start of the pandemic.
The new epidemiological measures include the mandatory use of protective masks in all enclosed spaces where public or social activities, events, cultural or other programs, religious gatherings or other social gatherings are held, if it is not possible to maintain a physical distance from at minus two meters.
The measures include the mandatory use of masks in an open space where it is not possible to maintain a physical distance of at least two meters.
Measures related to the social protection system are also coming into force, including, among other things, a ban on visits to users of disability services in nursing homes and a ban on users leaving these institutions.
On the territory of all Croatia, cafes and restaurants have been prohibited from working after midnight, and all guests must wear masks in all premises, except at the table. On Wednesday a provision came into force according to which each restaurant must have guards who will monitor the route of the measures, one for every 50 diners.
The owners of catering establishments that do not ensure the implementation of the measures will have to pay a fine, and at this time the authorities are not considering inviting individuals.
In Croatia, the provision on the mandatory use of masks indoors, where a distance of two meters is not possible, is currently in force, with the recommendation that in these situations, protective masks are also used outdoors.
Organizers of social gatherings are obliged to request consent for the gathering no later than five days before a planned event, and the Crisis Table will make a decision according to the epidemiological situation, within 48 hours.
In Montenegro, new temporary epidemiological measures have been in force since Thursday in the Cetinje municipality area, due to the increase in the number of patients.
The city market and the commission goods market were closed for 14 days, and all Cetinje secretariats, directorates and services temporarily suspended work with the parties.
The municipal team has decided to temporarily close all outdoor playgrounds and vebal sites, as well as recreational areas in city parks, where it is possible to gather more people.
The associations of the elderly, recreational and sporting group sports organizations were recommended to temporarily suspend activities. The owners of gyms and fitness clubs are advised to strictly adhere to the measures on the number of people traveling and the physics of the distance within the bathrooms, as well as the periodic disinfection of the devices and means at the disposal of the users.
New restrictive measures could also be introduced in Kolain, Budva, Pljevlja and Ulcinj, where, according to the latest data, the cumulative frequency is above 800 per 100,000 inhabitants.
In municipalities with a frequency between 800 and 1,199, the operation of catering services is prohibited, except for hotel guests, as well as the gathering in residential facilities of people who are not members of a common family home. Classes are taught remotely in these municipalities.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the provision on the mandatory use of masks and outdoors, in the Sarajevo canton, came into force on Thursday, due to the increase in the number of victims, which will be in force until December 31.
The use of protective masks is mandatory indoors and outdoors for everyone except for athletes in matches, training and sports activities, cyclists, electric scooters and motorcycles, with other exceptions.
Furthermore, in the canton of Sarajevo, legal entities have been instructed to provide adjustable opening hours to reduce congestion on public transport. In addition, primary and secondary schools were ordered to organize work from 7.30 to 9.00, in order to ease the load on public transport.
North Macedonia’s Health Minister Venko Filipe said on Friday that the crisis tab had proposed the adoption of new restrictions, including a total ban on public events, the closure of all facilities at 11 p.m. and a reduction in the 50 percent in public transport capacity.
Today a new epidemiological measure has begun to be applied in Serbia, which means that every catering establishment must have a responsible person whose task is to control the compliance of the guests with the measure to prevent the spread of the crown.
The deputy director of the Institute “Trampolín”, Darija Kisi Tepavevi, explained that the obligation to designate a person in charge in each service facility who controls the application of the measures does not apply to small kiosks, but to facilities with more than two employees .
Kisi Tepavevieva said this Friday that there is the possibility that new and stricter measures will be adopted in the next period, regarding the entry of foreign citizens to our country and the return of our citizens from abroad, but that for now remain unchanged.
The deputy director of the Institute “Trampoline” also said that the introduction of quarantine measures is not being considered at this time, taking into account that the epidemiological situation in Serbia is still stable.
The next thing that could happen is a more rigorous control and sanction of those who do not comply with the measures, said Kisi Tepavevi.
The Crini tab recommends that all citizens wear a mask “at all times and in every situation”, but wearing masks outdoors is still a recommendation, not an obligation.
The Minister of Health, Zlatibor Lonar, said on Wednesday that the local crisis tabs will no longer be able to grant special permits to fellow citizens to hold celebrations and festivities, because “the measure on the maximum number of 30 people gathered inside is valid for everybody”.
The Western Balkan region is experiencing an increase in the number of people infected by the coronavirus, and a record number of cases has been recorded in most countries, so this area is becoming a new European scene.
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