Montenegro declares itself Covid-19 free: borders open to foreigners

Dusko Markovic, Prime Minister Montenegro,The country was declared coronavirus-free after no new cases of COVID-19 were reported in 20 days.

“The battle against the virus has been won and Montenegro has become the first coronavirus-free country in Europe,” Markovic told a news conference and symbolically removed the mask.

The prime minister said tourists from countries reporting no more than 25 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people would be admitted first. The borders will open on June 1.

Countries that meet these criteria are Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Albania, Greece. We will open borders to countries that have similar epidemiological status.

Dusko Markovic added that there will be no testing of tourists, but "everyone will receive clear instructions about what awaits them in the country and what rules they should follow."

Source: tourprom