As many as 737 persons are now using the mobile phone application that is designed to monitor persons in compulsory home quarantine, a staff member of the duty centre of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the coronavirus epidemic said at an online press conference held on Tuesday.
Police Lt. Colonel Róbert Kiss added that at present 10,394 compulsory home quarantine orders are in effect. In the past 24 hours, the police have detected the violation of the rules of conduct related to compulsory home quarantine in 31 instances during onsite checks.
He also said on Wednesday the border crossing station at Zsira in Győr-Sopron-Moson County will reopen to passenger traffic and will be available for crossing between 5.00 a.m. and 9.00 p.m.
According to his information, from 21 May those with permanent or temporary residence in Slovakia who leave the country for less than 24 hours will no longer be required to retire to home quarantine. They will only have to complete a form.
From now on, not only those EU nationals will be allowed to enter Croatia who own properties or yachts in the country. Persons travelling to Croatia to attend family events or to use health care services as well as anyone who is able to verify the booking of accommodation in the country will also be free to enter, he stated.
Mr Kiss highlighted that in cargo traffic on the entry side there is a two-hour delay at Tompa, a three-hour delay at Röszke, and one-hour delays at Csanádpalota and Csengersima. On the exit side, there are one-hour delays at Csanádpalota and Ártánd. In passenger traffic, there is a one-hour delay on the exit side and a two-hour delay on the entry side at Nagylak, he added.
In answer to a question, he recalled that the restrictions on movement had also been lifted in the capital, meaning that the gardens and terraces of restaurants have been allowed to reopen and the usual opening hours of shops have also been restored. However, the hours between 9.00 a.m. and 12.00 p.m. continue to remain reserved for the elderly in the case of food stores, personal hygiene stores, pharmacies and stores selling medical supplies.
In answer to another question, the Lt. Colonel said Romanian nationals returning from Western Europe can continue to use the humanitarian corridors designated for them earlier. In the interest of avoiding a backlog of traffic similar to that which developed last weekend due to a new traffic control protocol introduced by the Romanian authorities, the police are continuously monitoring traffic, and if necessary, they redirect drivers to other border crossing stations, Mr Kiss said.
(MTI)
