Year: The execution of option Delta caused 20 to be doubled.

Committee chairman, Health Minister Arben Vitita, said that the results of the 16 August reviews by the “Robbert Coch” Institute in Germany sent I The KSHP for seized samples showed that Kosovo dominated the Delta variant and its rapid distribution led to the number of infected 20 double within a very short period.

Minister Vitita briefed on the current situation in hospitals and the performance of the vaccine process. “We are conservative that only vaccines stop repeating a new wave, even after that wave. But until citizens are vaccinated to the extent of forming a collective immunity, we, despite the economic challenges we may have, the public health of citizens should and will be the top priority”, Minister Vitita said.

While Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has spoken about the danger of the Delta variant and, due to its specific characteristics, he submitted some specific requests to the Committee.

The prime minister said that each person infected with this option infects an average of seven others. For this reason, he asked members of the Committee to be as strict as possible in controlling respect for the masses as well as in punishing their violators.

Like other strains of the virus, the Delta version is spread mainly through super-proliferation events. The prime minister instructed members of the Committee to focus mainly on new arrangements in places and environments where these super-proliferation events are more likely to occur, such as restaurants, bars and locals, gyms and trains, public transportation, especially indoor transportation, with no mask, shopping centres with maskless customers, weddings, parties and mortal ceremonies contrary to government arrangements.

“In order to implement measures as punctual as possible, I request that you use all available inspection resources, including AWV inspectors, MINT inspectors (especially market inspectors), municipal inspectors and Kosovo Police”, the prime minister told members of the Committee.

Interior Minister Jhelal Svecla announced that Kosovo Police have been mobilised in monitoring the implementation of the measures, and from today the Kosovo Police Inspectorate, which will oversee the fulfillment of the police's obligations through monitoring of members of police in relation to measures undertaken by the Kosovo government.

Now every police official has begun to distribute the copy of the law for individuals and the government's final decision so that each of them can be informed of this law and this decision. The implementation of the decision to extend working hours for police officials from 8 to 12 hours” has also started, Minister Svechla said.

Industry, Intervention and Trade Minister Roseta Hajdari urged better co-operation among AUV inspectors, market and municipal inspectors.

The Committee for Co-ordination and assessment of the situation with the COVIID-19 pandemic was established yesterday, with a decision by the Government of the Republic of Kosovo by August 30, 2021. The committee consists of 27 members who are representatives of various state and government institutions and bodies and is headed by Health Minister Arben Vitita.