TIRANA (Albania), March 27 (SeeNews) – Albania has confirmed its eighth death from the coronavirus infection as the number of cases registered in the country jumped to 186, the country’s health ministry said on Friday.
To date, a total of 1,246 tests have been conducted for suspected cases of coronavirus, the ministry said in a press release.
Recoveries have reached 31, it added.
The health ministry reported the first coronavirus-related death in the country on March 11, two days after confirming the first coronavirus case.
Albania’s government earlier this week declared a state of emergency in response to the spread of the coronavirus disease in the country.
According to the decision - in force from March 24 for up to 30 days - the rights of movement, gatherings and work guaranteed by the constitution will be limited to an extent considered necessary for achieving the protection of people's health.
Earlier, the government imposed a country-wide curfew from 1.00 pm to 5.00 am in an effort to limit the spread of the disease.