Public Movement Restrictions

Update: the movement restrictions are extended until further notice.

The government issued a decree to restrict the movement in the whole country. It is not a total curfew but necessary to further reduce the direct contact between people. The regulation will be in force for two weeks, until 11 April.

  • People can leave their home for essential resons only, such as shopping, work, medical issues, helping others, etc.
  • Elderly people over the age of 65 can visit grocery store, drugstore, market or pharmacy between 9 am and noon only, while younger people are banned from there in this period, except the employees.
  • All restaurants, bars must be closed from public, they can only work for home delivery.
  • Individual leisure sports activities, outdoor walking may be carried out alone or with those lining in the same household, keeping a minimum distance of 1.5 meters from others.

You can read the original decree in English here.

For further information, please contast us.

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