Since the beginning of the year, 5.174 citizens have been registered with the coronavirus in the area of Pljevlja and Žabljak.
Inspector Olivera Lučić Miller from the Health and Sanitary Inspection in Pljevlja, which covers the municipalities of Pljevlja and Žabljak, told "Vijesta" that, based on an insight into the Internet application of the Health and Sanitary Inspection, which contains data on all positive persons and their contacts.
It was not announced how many of the total number refers to Pljevlja and how many to Žabljak, but bearing in mind that Pljevlja is at least fifteen times larger than Žabljak in terms of population, the number of patients from this report refers to the northernmost Montenegrin municipality.
The Health and Sanitary Inspection could not provide information on how many patients with covid-2020 were registered in 19, because they do not have that information in digital form.
"In July of this year, a total of 26 persons positive for covid-19 were processed, in August 336, in September 1.280, in October 754, in November 376 persons. In total, solutions were processed and issued in the area of the municipalities of Pljevlja and Žabljak, in the period from January 01.01.2021, 30.11.2021. until 5.174. 19 people tested positive for covid-XNUMX," said Lučić Miller.
She pointed out that their two sanitary inspectors, for almost two years, in direct cooperation with the competent epidemiological services, process and issue solutions for positive persons and their contacts, control buildings in self-isolation, but also at border crossings in the territory of the municipality.
"In November, two criminal charges were filed due to suspected falsification of covid-19 certificates for two persons when crossing the border, in cooperation with the Criminalistics Department of the CB Pljevlja," said Lučić-Miler.
She said that in recent days, there has been an evident decrease in the number of cases of coronavirus.
She reminded that Montenegrin citizens and foreigners can enter Montenegro through all border crossings with one of the proofs from the national digital covid certificate - that they are fully vaccinated and that no more than six months have passed since the last dose, with a negative PCR test no older than 72 hour and a negative rapid antigen test, not older than 48 hours, and a positive PCR test older than 10 days, not older than 180 days.
Montenegrin citizens and foreigners who have a permanent or temporary residence in Montenegro, and who do not have any of the evidence from the national covid certificate, can enter Montenegro with the imposition of a self-isolation measure for 10 days.
Self-isolation means staying in family accommodation or another facility, with monitoring of the health condition of that person, as well as all members of his joint family household by the competent epidemiological service, in accordance with the decision of the sanitary inspection.
Self-isolation for positive persons lasts 10 days, and for contacts 14.
"Basic measures to protect against infectious diseases (mask, distance and hygiene) are still in force. The mask is mandatory in all closed spaces, and outdoors in case of impossibility to keep distance. Discotheques and nightclubs are prohibited from operating, while other catering facilities organize work from seven to 24 hours a day. Weddings, birthdays and other private celebrations are not allowed," said sanitary inspector Dr. Olivera Lučić Miller.
The Ministry of Health and Administration for Inspection Affairs and Police today and during the weekend will intensify control of compliance with epidemiological measures in all cities of Montenegro, with a special focus on Podgorica, Nikšić, Tivat, Budva, Herceg Novi, Berane and Bijelo Polje. It was announced that the possession of a national covid certificate will be checked in catering facilities and other places where a large number of people gather and whether the measure prohibiting the organization of weddings and other family celebrations is violated.
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