March 27 (SeeNews) - The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bosnia rose to 229 after the Federation's Institute for Public Health said on Friday the number of patients in the entity who have tested positive for the disease grew to 74.
At the same time, the health minister of Bosnia's other entity - the Serb Republic - said on Friday that confirmed COVID-19 cases on its territory number 155, as seen from a video file posted on the ministry's Facebook page.
Bosnia's Federation has registered three deaths related to the coronavirus.
On Saturday the Federation's Civil Protection Unit and the Serb Republic's interior ministry introduced a curfew for all citizens, restricting movement across the entities' territory from 6 PM to 5 AM and from 8 PM to 5 AM, respectively.
On March 10, the Serb Republic government closed all schools and banned public gatherings for 21 days. On March 16, the entity's government declared a state of emergency.
On March 13, Bosnia's state-level government closed the borders to foreigners coming from areas with a high number of COVID-19 cases. All Bosnian citizens arriving in the country will be subject to self-isolation of 14 days as of March 16.
On March 17, Bosnia's government declared a state of emergency in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease in the country.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is made up of two autonomous entities - the Federation and the Serb Republic.