A member of the Crisis Staff of the Federal Ministry of Health, Goran Čerkez, said at a press conference today that the situation with the coronavirus pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been stabilized.

- I will not say that the situation has improved, but it is evident that the number of infected people has dropped by over 10 percent, the number of hospitalized has dropped by over 13 percent. The number of people on a respirator ranges between 50 and 60. The number of deaths is declining. We brought the situation under control without a lock down. Due to the New Year holidays, we were unanimous to keep the existing measures. One or two days of joy, and to ruin the whole of January, I think there is no man with a developed consciousness to allow himself to do so. We are expecting two winter months when the covid is spreading more - said Čerkez.

He explained that in the recommendation for hoteliers same rules apply as for cafes.

- They can work for guests, but until 11 PM. There is no organized New Year's celebration. That means even those before 12 o'clock, in cafes, from 8 to 11 o'clock are also not allowed. This is something that would run counter to the measures. We invited everyone to celebrate the New Year as a family, it is a recommendation, not an order. We believe that any interference is a potential risk for Covid-19 transmission. Many countries gave a limit. We did not state anything, but we invited the citizens to celebrate the New Year with their families - said Čerkez.

He added that they have not yet received an answer as to whether a decision will be made at the state level that the country can be entered only with a negative PCR test, which was requested by the Federal Ministry of Health.