{"id":9757,"date":"2021-04-05T16:46:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T16:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=9757"},"modified":"2021-04-05T16:46:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T16:46:09","slug":"kosovo-puts-in-place-new-measures-against-covid-19-food-service-asked-to-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo-puts-in-place-new-measures-against-covid-19-food-service-asked-to-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosovo puts in place new measures against COVID-19, food service asked to close"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The government of Kosovo has just approved the new measures waiting to be put in place against the spread of the COVID-19 virus.<\/p>\n<p>Their announcement stated that starting from today at 22:00 until 05:00 in the morning, the movement of citizens will be prohibited until further notice, except for emergencies.<\/p>\n<p>Among other things, public and private institutions of secondary education will conduct their lessons online from April 12<sup>th<\/sup>-18<sup>th<\/sup>, whereas universities from April 6<sup>th<\/sup>-18<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Foodservice businesses will be forced to suspend their activities from April 6<sup>th<\/sup>-18<sup>th<\/sup>, with some exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGastronomic businesses are only allowed to work for \u2018to-go\u2019, \u2018drive-through\u2019 or \u2018home delivery,\u201d stated the minister of Health.<\/p>\n<p>It was the Minister of Health, Arben Vitia, who presented the restrictive measures during the gathering of the administration.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent verdict also forces all citizens of Kosovo, to present proof verifying that they passed a negative RT-PCR test, no longer than 72 hours before entering the country.<\/p>\n<p>All citizens that don\u2019t fulfill this condition, will have to undergo self-isolation for 7 days.<\/p>\n<p>Restrictive measures also affect public and private institutions, as they\u2019re asked to only require their essential staff to come out to work.<\/p>\n<p>Since the onset of the pandemic in Kosovo, 1926 citizens lost their lives to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Health, Arben Vitia, during his word after the government meeting, stated that the electoral campaigns for the February 14<sup>th<\/sup> elections have considerably affected the rise of infections from COVID-19. 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