COVID 19 – Mandatory measures for the tourism industry and citizens
Bearing in mind the current epidemiological situation in the country in relation to COVID-19, which is assessed as very unfavorable with a tendency for further deterioration, and starting from the safety and security of tourists, it is necessary that all participants in the tourism business take appropriate actions in order to fully apply all recommendations and measures of the Institute for Public Health.
We remind you that in cooperation with the Institute for Public Health of Montenegro (IJZ), prepared and published a set of measures related to accommodation and hospitality facilities, swimming pools, means of transport and other activities related to tourism, among which we particularly emphasize the Recommendations for handling and implementing protection measures from COVID-19 in hotels and other facilities for the provision of accommodation services.
Accordingly, all employers and employees in the tourism and catering industry are obliged to observe general measures to prevent the spread of infections.
Also, it is up to hotel management and managers to implement certain administrative organizational measures aimed at improving compliance with recommendations and their implementation in practice, as well as a series of measures proposed by the IJZ to employers, which relate to the treatment of employees and their eventual illness.
These recommendations define a number of technical measures that are of particular importance for the normal functioning of facilities, first of all the General Rules for hotel premises and other accommodation premises, which clearly define the rules for maintaining the hygiene of accommodation units, as well as instructions for the operation of catering facilities.
Also, IJZ prescribed Recommendations for the operation of open and closed swimming pools, water parks, spa & wellness centers, for staying at the sea and swimming pools during the COVID-19 epidemic, as well as other facilities that are directly or indirectly related to hotel services. and other catering establishments, where accommodation, preparation and serving of food, drinks and beverages are provided.
Below are the links from which the documents can be downloaded:
https://www.ijzcg.me/me/obavezne-mjere-za-privredu-i-gradane
https://tinyurl.com/ybynmnoo
https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/web.repository/ijzcg-media/files/1589551120-coronainfocg-mjere-kupalista-plaze.pdf
As for the recommendations related to passenger transportation, IJZ has clearly defined what measures are necessary to implement in order to safely transport passengers in bus and van transportation, taxi vehicles and when providing vehicle rental services (rent-a-car).
Recommendations can be found at the following links:
https://api.coronainfocg.me/media/files/1588284757-autobuski-prevoz.pdf
https://api.coronainfocg.me/media/files/1588284767-rent-a-car.pdf
In the hope that we will improve the epidemiological situation through joint efforts, we warn that in case of non-compliance with the measures and deterioration of the epidemiological situation, it is possible to introduce more rigorous measures, in terms of limiting work, and even closing certain facilities and activities.