Covid 19 Update, Albania begins a nationwide 16-hour daily curfew
Albania began a strict 16-hour daily curfew today, which had been announced over the weekend by Prime Minister Edi Rama.
Only essential staff are allowed to travel for work, and their commute is only allowed between the hours of 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. All citizens must be home by 1 p.m., and all travel must be via motor vehicles during those hours, according to a news release from the State Police.
The curfew restrictions apply nationwide, and include the food and pharmaceutical industries.
Food distribution trucks are the only transport excluded, but food production and service establishments can only be open during the limited hours, according to State Police.
Albania has 104 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and four deaths, according to the Ministry of Health's website.