Ethiopia on Monday enforced strict coronavirus measures, banning travelers with COVID-19 positive status from entering the country for an indefinite time.

In a statement last Thursday, the Health Ministry had said the new measures were introduced as the country grappled with an “alarming” increase in the number of cases.
Accordingly, travelers known to be positive for coronavirus will not be allowed to enter Ethiopia. Earlier, travelers would have to self-isolate or quarantine.
The law enforcement bodies will tighten monitoring with the police empowered to arrest anyone without a mask or any group of people making physical contact.
Violators, the statement said, may face up to three years behind bars and fines.
-The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading faster than ever- Health Minister Lia Tadesse had said in the statement, adding more than 700 ICU beds have been exhausted and the country has no more capacity to admit critical patients.
Ethiopia, a Horn of Africa country with more than 110 million people, has so far recorded 200,500 cases, 2,801 deaths and 154,323 recoveries.
On March 13, on the very anniversary of the first case of COVID-19 was announced, Ethiopia launched a vaccination program with the jabs received under the COVAX facility – the world’s largest collaborative platform that aims at ensuring equitable distribution of vaccines across the globe.
It plans to vaccinate 20% of its population by the end of 2021.

Horn of Africa nation grappling with alarming increase in infections, says Health Ministry

Travelers known to be positive for coronavirus will not be allowed to enter Ethiopia

Ethiopia enforces stricter COVID-19 travel measures

Slovakia's prime minister agreed to step down from his post amid disagreements in the coalition government on the purchase of Russia-made Sputnik V novel coronavirus vaccines.

Igor Matovič announced on Sunday that he had agreed to step down as prime minster on the condition that he swap posts with Finance Minister Eduard Heger.
Government coalition partners accepted the conditions and have announced that their coalition would continue.
Tension between the coalition partners erupted when Matovič made a deal to buy the Sputnik V vaccines without the knowledge of other partners.
Labor, Youth and Family Minister Milan Krajniak from the ZA LUDI Party (For People) said the prime minister should resign due to the agreement with Russia.
Later, Minister of Economy and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Sulik from the SAS Party (Freedom and Solidarity) resigned.
Matovič on the other hand, defended the deal vaccine, saying it would speed up vaccinations in the country.

Igor Matovič agrees to step down on condition of swapping posts with Finance Minister Eduard Heger

Slovakian premier resigns amid Sputnik vaccine row

Russia has agreed a deal for more than 60 million doses of its Sputnik V vaccine to be produced in China from May, the jab's developer said on Monday.The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which has financed the development of the vaccine, said it and Shenzhen Yuanxing Gene-tech Co. "have agreed to cooperate on production of over 60 million doses" of Sputnik in China.The RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund that has backed the development of the vaccine, said that the amount of the two-dose vaccine would be enough to vaccinate some 30 million people, adding that production would begin in May.-Cooperation with Shenzhen Yuanxing Gene-tech will enable us to produce Sputnik V in China, thus increasing the capacities to provide additional amounts as we see rising demand for the Russian vaccine globally- CEO Kirill Dmitriev said in a statement.The West has accused Beijing and Moscow of using their vaccines as tools to win geopolitical clout.Russia and China have rejected claims that they are seeking to use coronavirus vaccines to project their influence and accused Western countries of hoarding vaccines to the detriment of poor nations.The Sputnik V vaccine has been registered in 57 countries, with a total population of more than 1.5 billion people.

The West has accused Beijing and Moscow of using their vaccines as tools to win geopolitical clout

Shenzhen Yuanxing Gene-tech Co. "have agreed to cooperate on production of over 60 million doses" of Sputnik in China

Chinese firm to make 60 mn doses of Russia's Sputnik vaccine

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, recently handed over respirators and other medical equipment for the Republic of Srpska in Krnješevci. The donation was taken over by the Chairman of the Presidency of B&amp;H, Milorad Dodik. During the handover, Vučić also revealed the price of respirators that Serbia procured last year.

- Serbia bought many respirators, the exact number is 2,200, and they were procured in the most difficult moments. No one in the world has announced the price yet. Today you can buy them cheaper, the price then ranged between 18 and 35 thousand euros. On average, 25-27 thousand euros - said Vučić.

According to the testimony of the director of KCUS, Sebija Izetbegović, the trial in the "Respirators" case continued in Sarajevo, in which the Prime Minister of the Federation Fadil Novalić, the suspended head of the Federal Civil Protection Administration Fahrudin Solak, the FB&amp;H Minister of Finance Jelka Milićević and the owner of the company "Srebrena malina" Fikret Hodžić were accused of disputing the purchase of 100 devices for 10.5 million KM.
Sebija Izetbegović, who has long been speculated to have been the main operative behind the action, generally denied any connection to the case during her testimony, answering questions most often with "I don't know" and "I don't remember". During the trial,the prosecutor showed communication via Viber from April 28th, which Edita Kalajdžić, Secretary of the Government of the Federation, sent to another witness, Hasan Ganibegović: „Seb. is caling, respirators are bad, it's horror, we are in a huge problem,if it's true, and it probably is. „

One of Fadil's respirators, which Sebija Izetbegović, according to the witness, said were a horror, cost the citizens of the Federation 105,000 KM, or about 53,700 euros. Vučić revealed that the maximum price of the best one at that time was 35 thousand euros.
The Novalić's are paid far more, and as far as their quality is concerned, they can hardly be among the top ones. In the initial findings of the expert, it was determined that they do not have even the minimum necessary essential characteristics for adequate treatment of patients in intensive care units.
Dr. Almir Badnjević, director of the metrology laboratory "Verlab", warned that there is a system error in the software in the respirators and that when the oxygen concentration increases to 100 percent, the lungs can burst at that volume.

The Belgrade company "Professional Medical", which was supposed to install these devices at KCUS at the end of last year, stated that respirators do not have good flows when changing oxygen concentrations, which was confirmed by the director of that company, Jovan Roganović.

Prior to that, he discovered something about the price and type and claimed that he had previously sold them in the region at a price of 10 to 15 thousand dollars.
In the story of respirators, everything is controversial - from their quality, through purpose, to - ultimately - the price, which is many times higher than the best one that was offered on the market at that time. Now the greatest hope remains that the Prosecutor's Office of B&amp;H will be able to expose to the end the extent of the obvious damage caused to the citizens of FB&amp;H.

<h2>Respirators are on, people are dying</h2>

Although they received negative marks for almost a year, in February this year, the disputed respirators were verified and put into operation, and only at KCUS, 30 of them are currently activated. At the same time, the number of daily deaths from coronavirus in March in B&amp;H is counted in tens daily.

We bought them in the most difficult time, and the prices ranged between 18 and 35 thousand euros, said Vučić. The FB&H government provided 10.5 million KM for 100 Chinese portable respirators

Novalić welcomed the respirators at the Sarajevo airport

Fadil paid 53,700 euros for one respirator, and the most expensive was 35,000 euros

Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to B&amp;H Reinout Vos and his wife Corien Vos visited the memorial to the fallen Dutch soldier today during their stay in the municipality of Kalesija, accompanied by the Mayor Sead Džafić.

The soldier Jeffrey Broere lost his life in the shelling of the settlement of Jajići in 1995. On this day of that year, projectiles were fired from Serb positions on Vis and the surrounding hills at the civilian population of Jajići, as well as at the UNPROFOR observation post. Twenty-one-year-old Jeffrey Broere, a soldier in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, was killed on that occasion.
Ambassador Vos thanked the citizens of Kalesija and Mayor Džafić who did not forget Private Broere, who was killed a few days before his birthday.
-The locals of Jajići erected the plaque to his memory and as a sign of gratitude that he stood in defense of them and their homes- said today Mayor Džafić.
During their stay in the municipality of Kalesija, Ambassador Vos and Mayor Džafić discussed cooperation and projects in that municipality, for the implementation of which the Dutch Ambassador promised assistance.
There was also talk about issues in the field of economy, the construction of a park in the city center and a preschool institution for the construction of which the Kingdom of the Netherlands could allocate certain funds.

The soldier Jeffrey Broere lost his life in the shelling of the settlement of Jajići in 1995.

Ambassador Vos thanked the citizens of Kalesija and Mayor Džafić who did not forget Private Broere, who was killed a few days before his birthday

Ambassador Vos thanks Kalesija citizens for preserving memory of Private Broere

Name of Nina Ratkušić, judge of the Municipal Court in Mostar,is quite familiar to the B&amp;H public. She is one of the few holders of the judicial office who dared to speak publicly and in the media about the pressures and mobbing to which she was exposed in her workplace by her superiors, specifically from then, and now dismissed, President of the Court Divna Bošnjak.

<h2>She trusted the State Prosecutor's Office</h2>

Only because she decided to oppose, that is, persistently reject the verbal orders that "arrived" from the president and stubbornly defend her position, Ratkušić "earned" reports, which, as she claims, were false, and in the end, the whole thing resulted in disciplinary proceedings.

According to the report filed by Bošnjak, disciplinary proceedings were conducted against Ratkušić for disciplinary offenses of conduct in or outside the Court that harms the reputation of the judicial office, as the first point, and for negligence in the performance of official duties.
When disciplinary proceedings were initiated against her, Ratkušić, as she tells us, placed great faith in the State Prosecutor's Office. But she experienced "how things go" on her own.

- The lawsuit against me contained two counts, one related to the fact that I verbally attacked Divna Bošnjak and, as evidence, the Prosecution submitted a video, which I never managed to open. We even examined it twice and both times the expert said that it could not be opened because it was done in Photoshop, an image editing program, so we were unable to prepare the defense.

However, the Council ignored this! They released that video, which shows me standing alone, where you can't see where I'm going and where you can't tell in which part of the building I'm in. That was their key proof that I attacked Divna Bošnjak. This was the key evidence of the Prosecution, ie Alena Kurspahić-Nadarević, who is in charge of the proceedings, and in the first count, due to misconduct, they initially convicted me of reducing my salary by 25 percent during six months, which, by the decision of the Second Instance Disciplinary Commission, they changed to a public reprimand about 15 days ago - Ratkušić tells us.

She emphasizes in particular that during the proceedings, the statements of two key Prosecution witnesses were contradictory.

- So, there is no evidence at all, because the video shows nothing and the statements of the witnesses are contradictory, but they continue with the lawsuit. My defense has now filed an appeal - she states.

She states that there have been charges against her before, which were rejected, and when that did not "work", the former president, as she says, gives a verbal order to a judge to pass over one multimillion case to her.
- I did not take that subject officially, but it was passed on to me by some magic - states Ratkušić.
Regarding that subject, as she says, articles were published on certain portals with her and a photo of Alena Kurpsahić-Nadarević, in which the two of them are placed in the same context.
After Kurspahić, Ratkušić explains, was publicly called out, the Office of the Disciplinary Prosecutor filed a lawsuit against her for negligence in the performance of official duties, ie for not resolving the subject of execution, which is urgent.
According to Ratkušić, she was never told whether there was a report of the party against her, whether they acted ex officio on the basis of articles or any other procedure.
- They never told me on what basis they initiated the procedure, and I addressed them with such a request on three occasions. This was important to me because, if a party reported me, then I had to be excluded from those cases. So, Alena Kurspahić and Alma Hasanović never answered me - says Ratkušić.

She explains that this is a really complex case, which involved two large business entities in Herzegovina, and that numerous illegalities were committed through the procedure, including the fact that, as she claims, expert associate Vladislav Lukić, after published articles on one portal about keeping the item in a drawer, tried to delete the documentation from the CMS. Fortunately, she says, the ICT officer did not allow him to do so, so she submitted evidence to the State Prosecutor's Office.

- We have pointed out and emphasized the principle of officiality, ie that the Prosecutor's Office, upon learning of the acts, is obliged to initiate an investigation against certain persons. Alma Hasanović then said that proceedings would indeed be initiated and she looked very interested. However, other disciplinary proceedings had to result from my disciplinary proceedings, if nothing else,the investigation and criminal proceedings against Divna Bošnjak.
Alena Kurspahić-Nadarević, as the managing prosecutor, had to do that, because my disciplinary proceedings showed who was acting in the case, what was being done, that it went beyond the scope of real jurisdiction, that an attempt was made to delete documentation that ICT did not allowed, therefore, these are serious disciplinary offenses. But she did not initiate disciplinary proceedings and now that expert associate, imagine that, is competing for a judge - warns Ratkušić.

All these facts with evidence, as she states, were published in other media as well. It was Ratkušić who resorted to media appearances when she saw that, as she points out, the system and the State Prosecutor's Office were failing, even though she was asked to trust them.

-Imagine how the State Prosecutor's Office and Alena Kurspahić-Nadarević perform, and they have no previous judicial experience. In order for disciplinary prosecutors to know how to conduct a disciplinary offense, they must be veterans in the judiciary.
There is no doubt that Alena Kurspahić has certain spheres of interest to selectively initiate proceedings and investigations. The biggest problem is their conduct ex officio, where they terminate the investigation without any explanation to the injured party, and conduct an investigation against someone and mount evidence. It is my great happiness that I am represented by a family member, believe me, if anyone else would have given up on this. And that is the biggest problem that in State Prosecutor's Office they are guided by personal interests, and not by professional and moral ethics. We saw what colleague Ifet Feraget said, and what Mr. Nesad Džaferović said about the death of his father.
Until a few years ago, I would not have believed it if I had not experienced it on my own, that disciplinary proceedings are conducted selectively, and that the Council is not a corrective factor. I sincerely hope that the new convocation of the HJPC will put an end to that and that it will make the right moves so that this does not happen again - says Nina Ratkušić.

She also says that if the complaint she filed is not accepted, because the public reprimand issued to her is unfavorable for her, since, as she claims, she did nothing, she will go to the Constitutional Court, and then, if necessary, to the Court in Strasbourg.

<h2> Supplement to the 2016 application in a case that was formed two years later!?</h2>

- To make matters worse, on one occasion, at one hearing, Alma Hasanović submitted an amendment to the application dating from 2016, two years before the case in which I was accused was formed at all! So that case did not exist, and she submits that supplement to the application, where the names of five other judges stand. My name is not there, and no investigation was conducted against those judges, let alone the charged - says Ratkušić.

<h2>She sent three requests, but she was not granted</h2>

- It is an interesting thing that only I have a master's degree and I am in the phase of writing a doctoral thesis. Both master's and doctoral degrees relate to civil law, ie litigation, damages and family law. I was assigned to the Executive Department. The unwritten rule is that when a place is opened for a misdemeanor or litigation, the one who is the last to be executed, that is, the one who came first and wants to cross, is allowed to do so.

I sent three requests, I was not approved, and three judges who came after me were appointed. So, my status is not promising, and only one thing changed after my media appearance. No more illegal actions are explicitly requested and the relationship is more formal, that is, the CMS system and e-mail are used more, as official correspondence, and not popularly "Here I am to tell you what to do" - says Ratkušić.

Imagine how the State Prosecutor's Office and Alena Kurspahić-Nadarević perform, and they have no previous judicial experience

Ratkušić: She will go, if necessary, to Strasbourg

Nina Ratkušić: Alena Kurspahić selectively initiates proceedings and investigations

In the past 24 hours, 2,071 samples were registered with the Public Health Institute of the Federation of B&amp;H, of which 653 were positive for SARS-CoV-2. New cases have been registered in all cantons in the Federation of B&amp;H, except Canton 10.

A total of 534,975 samples have been tested so far, and SARS-CoV-2 has been confirmed in 108,973 individuals.
As of today, there are currently 17,762 SARS-CoV-2 positive cases active in the Federation of B&amp;H.
In the past 24 hours, 64 new deaths were reported to the Public Health Institute of the Federation of B&amp;H.
As of today, the number of deaths in the Federation of B&amp;H is 3,609, the Institute of Public Health of FB&amp;H announced.
In the last 24 hours, at the Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Srpska, the University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska and at the Hospital Sv. Vračevi in ​​Bijeljina, 685 laboratory samples were tested, and coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was confirmed in 192 people.
In the last 24 hours, 22 deaths were reported to the Republic of Srpska Institute of Public Health, in which the presence of coronavirus was confirmed.
So far, 52,259 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Republic of Srpska, and a total of 2,611 people died who have been tested positive for coronavirus.
In Republic of Srpska, 38,132 people have recovered so far, and a total of 228,928 people have been tested.
Eleven new cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in the Brčko District of B&amp;H. Seven people died and fifteen samples were tested.

New cases have been registered in all cantons in the Federation of B&H, except Canton 10

There are currently 17,762 SARS-CoV-2 positive cases active in the Federation of B&H

COVID-19 confirmed in 856 people in B&H, with 93 deaths

Head of the European Union Delegation to B&amp;H and EU Special Representative, Ambassador Johann Sattler, said today that B&amp;H cannot afford to enter the next election cycle under the existing electoral system.

At the opening of an online conference of the Coalition for Free and Fair Elections "Pod lupom" on the electoral reform of 2021, Sattler stated that the reform of the electoral system is also among the priorities set by the European Commission before B&amp;H.
US Ambassador to B&amp;H Eric Nelson stressed the need to eliminate discrimination in the election process, reform the election law, and make technical and legal changes to ensure the integrity of the election.
He added that this non-election year is an opportunity for B&amp;H to enable all citizens to be elected and that this opportunity must not be missed.
Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Kathleen Kavalec, emphasized that the current electoral system leaves too much room for mistakes, irregularities and abuses, resulting in public distrust in many elements of the electoral process.
The Coalition for Free and Fair Elections "Pod lupom" consists of six civil society organizations funded by the European Union in order to improve the election legislation in B&amp;H. The coalition enables the active participation of citizens in monitoring the elections.

Non-election year is an opportunity for B&H to enable all citizens to be elected and that this opportunity must not be missed

Head of the European Union Delegation to B&H and EU Special Representative Ambassador Johann Sattler

Sattler: B&H cannot afford to hold the next elections under the existing system

We demand that social networks respect the laws of the countries in which they make a profit, the Special Representative on antisemitic, anti-Muslim and other forms of religious intolerance and hate crimes at the Council of Europe Daniel Höltgen told FENA.

Following the recent attacks on the US Capitol building, in which social networks played an important role, many European countries and EU institutions are trying to create a legal framework for the regulation of speech in cyberspace while making efforts to protect freedom of speech while avoiding censorship.
On that occasion, Höltgen said that it is necessary to raise awareness about the spread of illegal hate speech, such as Holocaust denial.
-I believe that we need institutions and international organizations to have more and more activities on this issue. That way, more people will be involved in those processes and that will help raise awareness- Höltgen told FENA.
Asked how he sees the situation regarding the regulation of social media in the next five years, he expressed a dose of optimism.
-There have already been major improvements. If we have strict laws, the platforms of social networks will start to react in a more responsible way because they will be faced with sanctions if they do not do that- he said.
He noted that the reputation of social networks is important because of the users and that this is one of the elements that can make them be more responsible in terms of the content they will allow on their platforms.
-All we want and demand is that social networks respect the laws of the countries in which they make a profit and take responsibility for the content that can be found on the- Höltgen told FENA.

It is necessary to raise awareness about the spread of illegal hate speech, such as Holocaust denial

Höltgen: -I believe that we need institutions and international organizations to have more and more activities on this issue

Höltgen: Social networks should respect laws of countries in which they make a profit

Italy will reopen schools for younger students and ease the coronavirus lockdown on Rome and its surrounding region, the government announced on Friday.

The change will come into effect after the Easter holidays.
-I can confirm the decision ... to open [schools] until the sixth grade- Prime Minister Mario Draghi said during a news conference.
Classes for the lower grades will be allowed to reopen country-wide, even in higher-risk regions still classified as "red" under the most severe restrictions. 
Current coronavirus curbs, which vary from region to region, expire on April 6, but all of Italy will be made a restricted "red" zone during the April 3-5 weekend.
Schools were closed in most of Italy on March 15, after the government introduced a partial shutdown to contain a third wave of infections fuelled by virus variants.
The class closures triggered a string of protests by students, parents and some teachers, with demonstrations in more than 60 cities on Friday. 
Over the past 13 months, Italian students have had to put up with longer suspensions of face-to-face schooling than most of their peers in Europe. 
Italy was the first country in Europe to face the full force of the coronavirus pandemic, and has so far reported more than 106,000 Covid-19-related deaths. 
Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Friday there were now "very early signs of a slowdown" in infection rates, allowing for some cautious reopenings. 
The R rate, which measures how fast the virus is spreading, has fallen to 1.08 nationally, from 1.16 last week, said Speranza, who spoke alongside Draghi. 
Furthermore, the weekly number of infections per 100,000 residents has fallen under the critical level of 250, the minister added. 
Speranza said he would relax coronavirus restrictions in the Lazio region, which includes Rome, moving it from "red" to "orange" category, effective from Tuesday.
This will allow the resumption of face-to-face classes for students up to grade eight, and a relaxation of stay-at-home rules.
In "orange" areas, people are more free to move, but only within their municipalities, while bars, restaurants and museums remain shut.

The class closures triggered a string of protests by students, parents and some teachers, with demonstrations in more than 60 cities on Friday

Classes for the lower grades will be allowed to reopen country-wide, even in higher-risk regions still classified as "red" under the most severe restrictions

Italy to reopen schools, ease lockdown in Rome region

The German government said Friday that it would be open to using the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine once it had been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). 

-EMA approval -- which Sputnik does not yet have -- would provide the opportunity to use the vaccine in inoculation campaigns in Europe, and it would then also be worth considering for Germany- said Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesperson Steffen Seibert. 
He refused to be drawn over France's accusation against Moscow of using the jabs as a "propaganda" tool.
Last week, Merkel herself directly referred to Sputnik jabs and said Germany "should use any vaccine that has been approved" by the EMA. 
A spokesman for the health ministry echoed the same sentiment on Friday, saying that "all vaccines are welcome if they have been approved by the EMA".
The EMA this month launched a rolling review of Sputnik V, a key step towards it being approved as the first non-Western coronavirus jab to be used across the 27-nation bloc.
Yet Sputnik has faced criticism in Western countries, and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Drian accused Russia and China on Friday of using their jabs to gain influence abroad. 
-In terms of how it is managed, it (the Sputnik V vaccine) is more a means of propaganda and aggressive diplomacy than a means of solidarity and health aid- Le Drian told France Info radio. 
His comments were swiftly dismissed by Moscow. 
-We absolutely disagree with the fact that Russia and China are using the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines as tools of influence- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Russia registered Sputnik V in August, ahead of large-scale clinical trials, prompting worries among many experts over the fast-track process.
Later reviews have been largely positive, with leading medical journal The Lancet publishing results showing it is safe and more than 90 percent effective.

Russia registered Sputnik V in August, ahead of large-scale clinical trials, prompting worries among many experts over the fast-track process

Last week, Merkel herself directly referred to Sputnik jabs and said Germany "should use any vaccine that has been approved" by the EMA

Germany says ready to use Russian vaccine if approved by EMA

The Bihać city organization of the Red Cross, with the help of the organization "Balkan Route" from Vienna and the Italian "Ipsia", has secured and adapted the necessary space for a new meal center, where daily meals for migrants and refugees will be prepared and distributed.

The organization "Balkan Route" provided funds for a one-year rental and adaptation of the space in the Bihać settlement Vedro Polje, the purchase of a large refrigerator, as well as certain appliances. Significant help came from "Ipsia" in the form of food, and now we have an adequate space and all the necessities to distribute daily meals for about 1,500 migrants in the reception camps "Lipa" and "Borići", said the secretary of the Red Cross of Bihać Selam Midžić.
In this way, all the preconditions for preparing and serving two cooked meals a day for all service users in the mentioned temporary reception camps have been created and this should be realized very quickly.
-The Red Cross of the Una-Sana Canton provides breakfast every day, while so far we have taken care of the cooked meal at lunch. Now we have the conditions to prepare and introduce another cooked meal for dinner. So, in the new kitchen, we daily prepare up to 3,000 cooked meals- Midžić added.
He pointed out that the new kitchen will be at the service of the local population in case of need, especially if there is a possible drastic deterioration of the health - epidemiological situation and maximum tightening of protective measures.

It is opened with the help of  the organization "Balkan Route" from Vienna and the Italian "Ipsia"

New kitchen will be at the service of the local population in case of need, especially if there is a possible drastic deterioration of the health - epidemiological situation and maximum tightening of protective measures

Bihać Red Cross opens a new soup kitchen for migrants with the help of donors

Prague residents laying flowers, scribbling names or mourning quietly have turned the Czech capital’s medieval Old Town Square into an improvised memorial to the thousands of lives lost to the COVID-19 pandemic in the past year.A civic group called “Million Moments for Democracy” sprayed 25,000 white crosses overnight on Monday on the cobble-stoned square, surrounded by gothic and baroque churches and Prague’s famed Astronomical Clock, to commemorate victims of the pandemic in the past year -- and blame the government for missteps.
The plan was to wash the crosses off that day, but Prague’s city hall said it would let them stay until rain washes them off.
Then people spontaneously started chalking names, dates of deaths and notes to individual crosses, turning the original act into personal commemorations.
Anna Vojtechova brought a flower and a small bottle of the Czech herbal liqueur Becherovka for her brother, who died aged 75 on March 1, the same day he registered for vaccination.
“He was supposed to be vaccinated and did not live to see it. He was healthy, not obese, no illness. It chewed him up. People must be hugely careful,” she said while fighting tears.

Another mourner, Petr Popov, came to remember a friend from Prague’s Bulgarian community. “I want to write his name down with chalk to pay respects, he said.

Others, who have not been personally hit, also visit.
Monika Mudranincova said she wanted to pay her respects.
-We feel so sorry and it would be amazing if we saw a light at the end of the tunnel, but it seems there is none yet- she said.
During the first wave of the pandemic, a year ago, the Czech government quickly shut borders, schools and retail outlets, leading the country through with minimum losses. But it was also quick to relax restrictions after the first wave and slow to build up testing and tracing capacities over the summer.
The government reacted slowly to a new surge in infections in the autumn. Another relaxation before Christmas and the spread of the more infectious British variant of the virus packed hospitals again in January and then March.
Now the central European country of 10.7 million has become one of the world’s worst-hit in the pandemic, reporting over 1.5 million coronavirus infections and 25,639 deaths, and thousands more excess deaths above normal rates.
The death toll is the highest per capita in the world apart from San Marino, according to Our World in Data website.

A civic group called “Million Moments for Democracy” sprayed 25,000 white crosses overnight on Monday on the cobble-stoned square

A man mourns for his deceased loved one at the Old Town Square where thousands of crosses have been painted on a pavement to commemorate the first anniversary since the death of the first Czech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient in Prague, Czech Republic, March 25, 2021. Picture taken March 25, 2021.

Mourners make Prague's Old Town Square into sombre memorial for coronavirus victims

In the past 24 hours, 3,789 samples were registered with the Public Health Institute of the Federation of B&amp;H of which 1,260 were positive for SARS-CoV-2.

New cases have been registered in all the cantons in the Federation of B&amp;H.
In the past 24 hours, 354 patients have recovered, while 59 new deaths were reported to the Public Health Institute of the Federation of B&amp;H.
As of today, the number of deaths in the Federation of B&amp;H is 3,476.
104 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in the Brčko District of B&amp;H. A total of 165 samples were tested. One person died.
In the entity of Republic of Srpska, 1,284 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, and coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was confirmed in 505 people.
In the last 24 hours, 16 deaths were reported to the RS Institute of Public Health.
So far, a total of 2,550 people have died in the RS.
In that entity 9,707 people are currently under health supervision, the RS Institute of Public Health said.

354 patients have recovered, while 59 new deaths were reported to the Public Health Institute of the Federation of B&H

104 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in the Brčko District of B&H

COVID-19 confirmed in 1,869 people in B&H, with 76 deaths

A key phase of the gasification project has been finished today in the Bosanski Brod Oil Refinery - a gas pipeline under the Sava riverbed was installed, which will enable the connection of the gas pipeline from the Republic of Croatia with the previously built gas pipeline network on the Oil Refinery in Bosanski Brod. 

The installation of the new part of the direct gas pipeline was performed by modern application of horizontal drilling technology with the help of special equipment and mechanisms.
The final phase in the construction of the direct gas pipeline will be the construction of valve assemblies on both sides of Sava River, connection to the existing gas network at the Refinery, testing of the gas pipeline, adjustment of the management system, and trial commissioning.
The commissioning of the direct gas pipeline is planned for the second quarter of 2021, which corresponds to the current dynamics of works, announced the Press Service of "OPTIMA Group" d.o.o. Banja Luka.

The installation of the new part of the direct gas pipeline was performed by modern application of horizontal drilling technology with the help of special equipment and mechanisms

The commissioning of the direct gas pipeline is planned for the second quarter of 2021, which corresponds to the current dynamics of works, announced the Press Service of "OPTIMA Group" d.o.o. Banja Luka

Construction of gas pipeline under the Sava River has been completed

The remains of a person were found in the exhumation process at the Mala Bukovica site in the Travnik municipality, and it is presumed that the victim disappeared in the area in 1993.

-The exhumation is over. According to the Missing Persons Institute of Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is presumed that a victim is Marko Lovrinović who went missing in 1993. However, this will be known with certainty, after bone samples are taken to identify the victim through DNA analysis- the B&amp;H Missing Persons Institute spokeswoman Emza Fazlić told FENA.
The exhumation at the Mala Bukovica site began on Thursday morning, and was handled by the Prosecutor's Office of B&amp;H, by order of the Court of B&amp;H.

It is presumed that the victim disappeared in the area in 1993.

The exhumation at the Mala Bukovica site began on Thursday morning, and was handled by the Prosecutor's Office of B&H

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Fadil paid 53,700 euros for one respirator, and the most expensive was 35,000 euros

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Remains of one person found in the exhumation process near Travnik