Albania sticks to re-opening plan due to few virus cases


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  • Friday, 08 May 2020

FILE PHOTO: An Albanian national flag is pictured on a balcony as Albanian authorities take measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Durres, Albania April 7, 2020. 7REUTERS/Florion Goga

TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania will let shopping centres and services start work and drivers travel without permission from Monday due to the low number of infections with the new coronavirus after Thursday marked the ninth day without any deaths, officials said.

To make sure its deficient health system would not be snowed under, Albania has closed its borders and imposed long lockdowns since its first case on March 8. In May, still enforcing dusk-to-dawn curfews, more businesses have resumed working or will.

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