From today (Thursday, February 11), the new anti-Covid measures imposed by the Technical Committee of Experts enter into force, in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Albania will be closed from 20:00 to 06:00. At this time the movement and the activity of bars and restaurants will not be allowed, excluding the delivery service.
Due to the fact that there has been a decrease in the infected age groups, it has been decided that the high schools in 10 municipalities, “red areas”, will be developed online, while for the Universities the exam season will be extended, but there will be no return in the auditorium.
New measures
– Prohibition of traffic for citizens from 20:00 in the evening – 6:00 in the morning, except for health emergencies and for work reasons (in this case permission is required through the application to e-Albania) for a period of 14 days, starting from Thursday, February 11 until February 25.
– Prohibition of activities of bars, restaurants, clubs, from 20:00 in the evening – 06:00 in the morning (except for the delivery service), starting from Thursday, 11 February until 25 February.
– Given the increase in cases of new infections in the age group 15-24 years, high schools will apply the third scenario, ie online in high-risk areas, which include the municipalities: Tirana, Fier, Vlora, Berat, Durres, Gjirokastra, Lezha, Lushnje, Pogradec and Kamza, for the period February 11 – February 26.
– The exam season for the university will be extended, to ensure the combination of online and auditor exams, for courses that require attendance, according to the assessment of MASR, strictly implementing the AntiCovid protocols
The new measures were taken as recently there has been an increase in the numbers of infected with more than 1.000 cases per day. It is suspected that this increase in the number of infected per day has come as a result of COVID mutations, African or British, but it is not yet officially confirmed.
Head of Institute of Public Health, Silva Bino said yesterday that 50 monsters suspected of the new Covid variant have been sent to London and a response is awaited. The new measures will remain in force until February 25./abcnews.al
