BELGRADE, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Foreign nationals coming from areas with severe coronavirus transmission will be temporarily banned from entering Serbia, the government decided here on Tuesday.
The measure came after four cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in Serbia in past several days.
According to the press release issued by the Serbian government, employees in the healthcare system will also be prohibited from traveling to countries with severe coronavirus transmission.
In response to the virus outbreak in its surrounding regions, Serbia has tightened controls at border crossings, especially at airports, trying to minimize the number of infected people.
"The instructions of the World Health Organization (WHO) are respected, as well as the recommendations of our epidemiologists, who have been educated for such epidemiological situations for decades, and some of them have had personal experience in dealing with similar situations," stated the press release.
It concludes that the country's Health Ministry, together with a network of health institutions, "monitor the epidemiological situation caused by the new coronavirus in Serbia and the world, and in accordance with new knowledge and recommendations of WHO, we will issue public announcements and instructions for healthcare institutions and other competent authorities and institutions."
