All citizens arriving in BiH from abroad will go into isolation

(Patria) - At the proposal of the two health ministries, RS and FBiH, a decision has been made that all citizens of BiH arriving from abroad will go into isolation for a period of 14 days, said Zoran Tegeltija, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of BiH, and the decision takes effect on March 16 at 4 PM.

Tegeltija said after a meeting with entity prime ministers Fadil Novalić and Radovan Višković, and the relevant ministers who gathered in Doboj, that the number of border crossings will be reduced and that decisions at border crossings will be made by sanitary inspectors.

"Decisions on whether there will be more restrictive measures will be made on a daily basis," Tegeltija added.

He announced that two crisis headquarters will be established, some measures will be made by entity governments, some by cantons, and some by the Council of Ministers of BiH.

"One headquarters is for the health aspect and coordination of measures, and it will be headed by the Minister of Civil Affairs. The headquarters will also include entity health ministers, the head of the Health Department of the Government of Brčko District, and the Minister of Security of BiH. The second headquarters is for the business community to reduce the consequences of the virus on the economy, so that we do not have much more severe consequences later. It will consist of the Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, entity finance ministers, the Ministry of Finance and Treasury of BiH, ministers of economy and transport, of course, with the business community. It will create measures and recommendations for governments to overcome difficulties. The need for new restrictive measures will be assessed daily," Tegeltija emphasized.

Novalić stated that passengers arriving in BiH are regularly checked at Tuzla and Sarajevo airports.