Serbian government orders quarantine for migrants

NEWS 06.03.202013:13
Tanjug/STR

The Serbian Health Ministry has been ordered to set up a quarantine for migrants because of the coronavirus outbreak, the Serbian government said on Friday after a meeting between Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and several cabinet ministers.

The press release said that the meeting was attended by Internal Affairs Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic, Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin, Health Minister Zlatibor Loncar and Refugee Commissioner Vladimir Cucic. Earlier on Friday, Loncar confirmed the first COVID-19 case in the northern city of Subotica.  

All relevant institutions have been instructed to report twice daily about the movement of migrants and all activities will be coordinated by the government and president, it said.  

“The meeting stressed that there is no increased pressure on Serbia’s borders, that the situation on the Turkey-Greece border is stabilizing and that the number of migrants is at the same level as in previous months,” the press release said.