This morning at 5 am ended the longest 85-hour nationwide lockdown, which began on Friday at 4 pm.

Over the past 85 hours, the police have detained several persons who did not respect the ban on movement and appropriate charges will be filed against them.

As of today, the curfew continues as in the working days in the past week from 4 pm to 5 am. The ban on grouping of more than two people, except for parents with children under 14, is in force. 67-year-olds are allowed to leave their home from 10 am to 12 pm, and young people under 18 are allowed to go outside from 1 pm to 3 pm.

Dog owners may walk their dogs each evening between 8 pm and 8:30 pm, provided they stay within the perimeter of their house or apartment building where they live: no farther than 100 meters from the entrance.

Being outside during curfew is allowed only to people who cannot work from home and were given special permits by the Ministry of Information Society and Administration.

The public transit company’s JSP Skopje has limited its bus service to two shifts: 5-9 am, and 1-4 pm. Private bus lines operate on the same limited schedule.

According to Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski, the government is working on a serious plan about lifting some of the toughest restrictions after May 1, so life can go back to normal.