Serbia lifts Covid-19 state of emergency, curfew

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Serbia's parliament decided on Wednesday to lift the state of emergency and curfew introduced in mid-March to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, AFP reports.

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic told lawmakers that the Balkan country has met all the conditions set by the World Health Organisation for relaxing the measures.

“For more than a week, fewer than five percent of those tested in Serbia have been infected with the coronavirus, which is the most important condition to lift the state of emergency,” Brnabic said.

Serbia has confirmed almost 10,000 virus cases so far, including more than 200 deaths.

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