TIRANA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Albania's Technical Committee of Experts on the coronavirus situation has decided to keep all current restrictive measures in force as new COVID-19 cases have increased over the past two weeks, Minister of Health and Social Protection Ogerta Manastirliu said on Saturday.
The minister said at a press conference that over the past two weeks there has been an increase in new COVID-19 cases in 50 municipalities. During the last 14 days, the number of new cases has increased from 217 to 260 per 100,000 inhabitants.