The police will intensify the activities to determine how the COVID-19 protective measures are respected starting with 8pm on October 1. A number of measures to prevent the spread of the virus that were adopted by the National Extraordinary Public Health Commission started to be applied today, IPN reports.

Under the Commission’s decision, the entities of the hospitality industry in the territorial-administrative units that are under red alert, including the municipalities of Chisinau and Bălți, as from October 1 will ask for a COVID-19 certificate on entrance if they want to work at full capacity. The COVID-19 certificate is either the vaccine certificate or the negative test result or a document showing the presence of antibodies.

Also, the COVID-19 certificate from today is mandatory also for invitees to wedding and birthday parties and to baptizing ceremonies. These events can be attended by at most 100 persons in closed areas or 150 persons in open areas.

In a press release, the General Police Inspectorate says the persons who will not obey the mandatory public health measures stipulated in the National Extraordinary Public Health Commission’s decision will be held accountable in accordance with the law.