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LIVE: Latest updates on coronavirus

Montenegro has so far recorded 208 confirmed coronavirus cases in 12 cities. The largest number of infected people are detected in the capital, Podgorica (106), followed by the town of Tuzi (36) and Nikšić (32). Since 17 March, that is, since the first Covid-19 case was detected in Montenegro, five people died after losing their battle with Covid-19. There are over 3.000 people under medical surveillance, while 55 beat it. The first patient who recovered from the coronavirus is Mr Mihailo Vukić, who was discharged from the hospital on 3 April and then spent another 14 days in self-isolation. He finally joined his family yesterday after tested negative for the virus.

Coronavirus in Montenegro: new reported cases/total number of cases by day/number of recovered coronavirus persons and number of currently infected persons

All the day’s developments in Montenegro’s Covid-19 crisis

18.06

Labs of the Public Health Institute analyzed 87 samples as of this morning and report zero new infections, they announced this afternoon.

Covid-19: Montenegro reports no new coronavirus cases

14.49

The capital Podgorica thanked companies, organizations and individuals who showed social responsibility in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, and backed its city and residents when they needed help the most.

13.33

Beside healthcare workers, grocery store workers face exposure to the Covid-19 infection as well, having in mind the nature of their job. Until now, we’ve had a situation when healthcare workers were infected with the novel coronavirus, while no such case was detected among workers in grocery stores across the country. The Public Health Institute clarified for CdM that no cluster of coronavirus infections in any store across the country has been identified so far.

No grocery store workers have been infected with Covid-19 so far

12.55

Health minister, Mr Kenan Hrapović, visited today the Public Health Institute and thanked Mr Boban Mugoša, head of this institution, and his staff for taking care of the health of citizens in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.

12.31

Bishops, priests and monks of the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral held this morning an Easter service without bringing large numbers of people together in the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Podgorica. However, few people tried to enter the Cathedral despite the lockdown measures.

11.21

The police filed criminal charges against 23 persons breaching lockdown rules, they [the police] tweeted today.

08.59

Head of the Internal Medicine Clinic’s Pulmonology Department of the Clinical Center of Montenegro, Ms Jelena Borovinić Bojović, has been treating the most severe Covid-19 patients. Thanks to certain professional circumstances, Dr Borovinić Bojović possesses a special combination of medical knowledge acquired to fight the coronavirus.

Meet our health workers on the coronavirus frontline: Dr Jelena Borovinić Bojović

08.19

The Public Health Institute has announced this morning that after 173 samples were analyzed, one person tested positive for Covid-19. Therefore, Montenegro has so far recorded 308 coronavirus cases.

Morning update: One more person tested positive for Covid-19

08.16

This whole period is pretty stressful for some of us. Some people do not think is so bad, as they manage to find satisfaction in small things under these completely new circumstances. However, the fact is that you’re most probably somewhere between these two examples and that your mood is changing day by day. Wherever you are, it’d be good for you not to wait for the things to solve by themselves once this all passes, as it probably won’t happen, but rather take some steps on your own to make your days better.

07.10

The situation with the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in Montenegro is under control, while the measures taken by the state provided good results. Our hospitals are not overcrowded, the healthcare system is functioning well, Dr Milko Joksimović, epidemiologist of the Public Health Institute, told Pobjeda, a daily.

Any relaxed strategy would lead to massive consequences

07.14

The state must be aware of the risks and must provide funds for those capable of surviving the epidemic, i.e. those who are able to generate revenues for the state budget, president of the Montenegrin Tourism Association, Mr Žarko Radulović, told in an interview for Dnevne Novine daily.

State should back businesses that can survive the Covid-19 crisis

07.00

Mr Mihailo Vukić, 46, from Bar joined his family last night following his 20-day fight against the virus and another 14 days of self-isolation. He has finally tested negative for Covid-19.

 

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