Albania's government declares natural disaster situation

The government's decision has been published today in the Official Library, where it is said that extraordinary measures are taken and public institutions are imposed on such measures for coping and relief.

Proclaiming the state of natural disaster has been demanded by the leader of the PD, Lulzim Basha.

Government decision published in Official Library

PI ENJOY EXPLAIN NATURAL STATES
In support of articles 100, 170, 174, point 1, and 175, provisions 2, of the Constitution, and “c”, Article 18, article 1 of Article 19, and Article 39, of law No.45/2019, “for civil protection”, with the proposal of Minister of Health and Social Protection and Minister of State for Reconstruction, Council of Ministers for Ministers for Ministers for Reconstruction.

VANDOS:

1.  Declaring the state of natural disaster throughout the Republic of Albania due to the outbreak caused by COVID-19.

2.  Limiting the rights guaranteed by articles 37, 38, 41, provisions 4, 49 and 51 of the Constitution to the extent considered necessary to achieve the preservation of citizens' health.

3.  The Civil Emergency Interministerial Committee (KNEC), established with the decision No.750, the 2711.2019, of the Council of Ministers, “for announcing the state of natural disaster in Durres, Lezha and Tirana”, changed, is the highest body for co-ordination and co-ordination of state institutions and private subjects' actions, as well as financial and material resources for coping with natural disaster due to the epidemic caused by COVI-19, up to 30 days of entry from power to this decision. KNEC member is appointed and State Minister for Reconstruction.

4. KNEC meetings attend, at the request of the mayor, representatives of various public, business organs, medical and public health field experts and representatives of civil society or OJF directors, with public health activities and humanitarian aid targets.

5. The Public Health Institute is appointed to the role of the KNEC Technical Secretariat, on issues of natural disaster declared due to the epidemic caused by COVID-19.

6.  To cope with and alleviate the effects of natural disaster, extraordinary measures are taken, as follows:

6.1. Public institutions:

A) to implement organisational and administrative measures to cope with the state of natural disaster;

b) use the financial resources envisioned in the annual budget, as well as re-evaluate their annual budget, in line with performing unforeseen additional spending;

c) make human and logistical resources available;

c) assign state objects to their administration responsibility, which may be made available for the housing of the evacuated population;

d) limit access to public environments, which have a broad interest;

And forbid the gathering, and the manifestations, and the strikes.

to limit tasks to the minimum necessary for all public organs;

W) to quarantine all confirmed or suspected persons are affected by COVID-19;

f) create and secure quarantine areas with personnel to provide all precautions to avoid infection;

g) guarantee the conditions and staff qualified for specialized treatment at quarantine centers;

c) equips employees of hospital and health centres with the necessary materials for avoiding infection.

6.2. Civil defense system operational structures:

A) to decide and implement specific measures for ensuring and increasing the safety of citizens in areas affected by the disaster;

b) activate and organise quarantine procedure for endangered populations;

c) organise unilateral checks of residential and private objects for the identity and treatment of persons affected by the virus;

c) limit free movement within or abroad in line with natural disaster-dictated needs;

d) limit organisation of strikes;

and to limit the development of economic activities for private subjects in line with natural disaster-dicted needs;

and to give first aid to persons affected by the virus and to carry the affected to hospital centres or quarantine infrastructure; to organise procedures forced to perform funeral services.

6.3. Private Subjects:

a) respect procedures and measures for quarantine;

b) inform about data assisting civil institutions and defence structures in coping with the situation of disaster;

c) engage in specific tasks, in line with preparation, skills and the need to help overcome the state of natural disaster;

c) close or temporarily limit their activity;

d) not collect road crossing fees for vehicles engaged in coping with the state of natural disaster.

6.4. Citizens:

a) to enforce orders, measures and instructions by civil protection authorities, as well as to follow the required procedures specifically for quarantine and suspension of activities;

b) inform about data assisting public institutions and civil protection structures in coping with the situation of disaster;

c) engage in special tasks, in line with preparation, skills, and the need to help overcome the state of natural disaster.

7. All rights and freedoms restricted to acts, implemented by the law No.15/2016, “for preventing and combating infection and infectious diseases”, altered, and with the normous act no.3, the 153.20, of the Council of Ministers, “for taking specific administrative measures during the period of infection caused by COVI-19x3>, changed, remains in force.

8.   The Civil Emergency Interministerial Committee and all state and public institutions are being loaded to implement this decision.

This decision goes into effect immediately and is published in the Official Library.