Serbia will once again impose curfew in Belgrade!

Serbia will once again impose curfew here in capital city from Friday to Monday in order to suppress another outbreak of COVID-19, said President Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday at a press conference broadcasted on the national television.

Vucic said that the situation in Belgrade, a city of 1.4 million people, is alarming because COVID-19 hospitals are running at full capacity, while in four other cities he defined the state as serious.

Vucic explained that besides the curfew, other measures will include a ban on gatherings of more than five people both indoors and outdoors in places where the 2-meter distancing cannot be secured.

So far 19 Serbian cities and municipalities including Belgrade have declared an emergency due to the COVID-19 second outbreak, imposing mandatory use of masks indoors and a ban on gatherings.

Serbia lifted the nationwide state of emergency on May 6 and returned life to normal – sports matches were held with the audience, while on June 21, Serbians were the first people to vote at a national election on the European continent since the start of COVID-19 pandemic.