April 1 (SeeNews) - The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bosnia rose to 449 after the Serb Republic's health ministry said on Wednesday the number of patients in the entity who have tested positive for the disease grew to 243.
At the same time, Bosnia's other entity - the Federation - said that confirmed COVID-19 cases on its territory numbered 206 by 1400 CET on Wednesday, as seen from the entity's official coronavirus information portal.
Bosnia's Federation has registered nine deaths related to the coronavirus, while four people have died in the Serb Republic due to the disease.
The Federation's civil protection unit has cut the curfew hours imposed to its citizens, restricting movement from 8 PM to 5 AM as of March 29, after previously introducing curfew from 6 PM to 5 AM.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is made up of two autonomous entities - the Federation and the Serb Republic.
On March 21, the Serb Republic's interior ministry introduced a curfew for all citizens, restricting movement across the entity's territory from 8 PM to 5 AM.
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.