New Anti-Covid Measures: From Tomorrow The Curfew Starts At 20:00, Until February 25

The Technical Committee of Experts, convened at noon today has decided to approach the curfew from 22:00 to 20:00.

The new measure starts tomorrow, February 11 and will last for 14 days.

Movements for work or medical emergencies are excluded from the new measure.

The same schedule applies to bars and restaurants, while exempt from this rule of delivery service.

Measures:

Traffic ban from 20:00 to 06:00 for 14 days, starting tomorrow until 25 February.

Prohibition of bars and restaurants activities from 20:00 to 06:00

High schools in high risk areas, Tirana, Fier, Vlora, Berat, Durres, Gjirokastra and Kazma will apply the online scenario.    

University exam season is recommended to be extended, combination online and on exam monitor.

According to the Minister of Health, Ogerta Manastirliu, during the last days there has been an increase in national emergency missions and this situation has led to an increase in hospital admissions and an increase in patients in intensive care.

"We are at a time when we have an increase in infections, we have a decrease in the age of those affected and as a result of relaxation after the holidays and the period after. This has resulted in an increase of our National Emergency missions, home missions, transfer to hospitals and of course this situation in recent days has led to an increase in cases in hospitals and an increase in patients in intensive therapy ", said Manastirliu during her speech.

The day before, the Ministry of Health reported 1239 new cases of infection and 16 victims. While since the start of the pandemic our country counts 87528 infected and 1488 dead.