NEW ORDERS Federal Civil Protection Headquarters: No walking for two people, minimum distance 1.5 meters

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - At today's extraordinary session of the FCPH, an order was issued for all healthcare institutions in the Federation of BiH to open telephone lines for citizens, which must be publicly announced and available 24 hours a day for the purpose of providing health advice and psychosocial assistance.

The second order relates to the prohibition of movement and gathering in open spaces by more than one person at a distance of less than 1.5 meters, while taxi drivers can only transport one person in the car, with that person sitting in the seat behind the driver, while observing hygienic-epidemiological measures that include minimal protective equipment (mask and gloves) for both the passenger and the driver. A web application was presented and approved, which will be available to the public and will contain detailed data for monitoring the presence of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Federation of BiH.

Following yesterday's 1st extraordinary telephone session of the Federal Civil Protection Headquarters (FCPH), at which an order was issued to introduce a ban on citizens' movement in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) from 6 PM to 5 AM, today (March 22) the 5th extraordinary session was held, chaired by Headquarters Commander Jelka Milićević.

At today's extraordinary session of the FCPH, an order was issued for all healthcare institutions in the Federation of BiH to open telephone lines for citizens, which must be publicly announced and available 24 hours a day for the purpose of providing health advice and psychosocial assistance.

The second order issued relates to the prohibition of movement and gathering in open spaces by more than one person at a distance of less than 1.5 meters, while taxi drivers can only transport one person in the car, with that person sitting in the seat behind the driver, while observing hygienic-epidemiological measures that include minimal protective equipment (mask and gloves) for both the passenger and the driver.

The members of the Headquarters unanimously adopted the Information on the activities undertaken by the Federal Civil Protection Headquarters to suppress and mitigate the consequences of the global coronavirus pandemic (COVID 19) in the Federation of BiH and forwarded it to the Government of the FBiH for their information.

The Report with a tabular overview of the implementation of orders, recommendations, and conclusions of the FCPH by the cantons after the declaration of a state of natural disaster, which will be continuously updated, was accepted.

A web application was presented and approved, which will be available to the public and will contain detailed data for monitoring the presence of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Federation of BiH.