Coronavirus Updates in Montenegro

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Covid-19 Measures and Prevention

 


As evidencing the very difficult situation with the covid-19 virus in the world, we wanted to inform you about all the actions taken by Montenegrin Government referring to local fellow citizens as well as travellers.
 

 

Updates on the situation in Montenegro



On March 17th 2020 in the evening, the first 2 cases of coronavirus in Montenegro have been registered. Today, November 22th 2021, we have 3239 active cases while the total number since the beginning of the pandemic is 155365. The number of cases recovered is 149865. Unfortunately, 2261 persons passed away since the beginning of the year,​ some of them due to their previous health conditions, as covid-19 affected their state. The total of citizens vaccinated with the 1st dose is 271131, with the second dose 252558 and the 3rd dose got 39425 citizens. 

Detailed actual measures you can find here.


The number of active cases by municipalities:
 
City Active
Podgorica 1286
Niksic 470
Rozaje 15
Bijelo Polje 120
Berane 92
Budva  102
Bar 160
Kotor 89
Pljevlja 66
Cetinje 93
Herceg Novi 212
Tivat 211
Ulcinj 48
Gusinje 3
Andrijevica 47
Pluzine 15
Zabljak 20
Tuzi 12
Mojkovac 41
Danilovgrad 106
Petnjica 2
Kolasin 16
Plav 8
Savnik 5
  Source: Institut za javno zdravlje Crne Gore

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How it all went since the beginning...

 
 
From March 16th, Montenegro was under lockdown. Measures and precautions were quite strict, to prevent spreading the virus. From April 22nd, curfew was mitigated, so it's now allowed to be outside the house from 5 am to 11 pm including the weekends.​  From May 4th, clothes shops, cosmetic salons, dentists, taxis will start operating again by following the social distance and disinfection rules.​ From May 15th, cafes, restaurants and shopping centres are all opening again, by respecting strict measures and rules.
 
In June 2020, Montenegro has been announced as the first covid-19 free country in Europe, but because of mitigating the measure and opening the borders, the virus entered Montenegro again on June 15th. The case was imported from Bosnia & Herzegovina, as one person from Budva was travelling to this country. Other than this, a group of people travelled to a football match in Serbia and they imported the virus back to Montenegro, too. 

* From June 30th, all EU citizens are allowed to enter Montenegro. Read more about travelling to Montenegro during COVID-19 here.
 
 
Many sports players and corporations, as well as individual businessmen, donated a lot of money these days to help Montenegro in fighting covid-19. It is beautiful to witness such a united reaction of our Government and people who willingly help their country and fellow citizens.


The Montenegrin Government started a campaign called #StayAtHome, together with the rest of the world, to prevent the occurrence and spread of the covid-19. Piece of advice given by the Government and Ministry of Health, as part of this campaign is the following:
 
  • stay at home if you have any symptoms
  • wash your hands often, for a minimum of 20 seconds and with the soap and warm water
  • cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough
  • avoid hugging and kissing others
  • do not touch your face
  • disinfect all the surfaces in your home, including phones, computers and tablets frequently.
 

Have a great time at home, stay safe, enjoy yourself with your family and read our blogs to have some fun and information on the destination. We will be updating information on the covid-19 situation in Montenegro and following the Government and Ministry of Health releases.

Take advantage of these times, do your hobbies, do online courses, plan your next travel, or whatever you didn’t have enough time to do before this!


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