Crisis HQ meets at 3 pm: Will measures from last weekend be in force during the next one as well?

Photo: Tanjug/Serbian government/Slobodan Miljevic

Members of the Crisis HQ for the fight against coronavirus will meet again today at 3 pm in the Palace of Serbia.

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They will first analyze the epidemiological situation, the extent to which the measures had been respected during the weekend that just ended, and then they will decide on further measures. Despite the strict ban of keeping hospitality establishments and shopping malls open after 2 pm, there have been cases of violations of this measure.

The crisis HQ for the fight against coronavirus met the previous time on Friday. At the time, the decision was made that hospitality establishments and shopping centers must close by 2 pm for the weekend. It is not being ruled that today the HQ members will decide that this measure is valid for the upcoming weekend as well.

The medical part of the Crisis HQ was in favor of a five day shutdown, but compromise was reached at the session on Friday, so establishments and shopping centers were allowed to work until 2 pm.

It was said then that if the measures adopted for the weekend do not give effect, even more rigorous ones would be considered.

According to latest data, 10,368 people were tested in Serbia in 24 hours, of which 2,809 were positive. 14 more people died.

As of yesterday afternoon 3,912 patients were hospitalized in healthcare institutions and temporary hospitals, of which 162 were on ventilators.

So far, coronavirus has been confirmed in 459,259 people in Serbia. A total of 2,940,507 have been tested, while Covid has taken 4,443 lives in our country.

(Telegraf.rs)