The public transport in the municipalities of Chisinau and Bălți is suspended on May 16 and 17, as the Commission for Exceptional Situations decided in its last meeting on May 15, IPN reports.

Prime Minister Ion Chicu said the public transport in the municipalities of Chisinau and Bălți next weekend will also not run.

The National Extraordinary Commission for Public Health, which took over the powers of the Commission for Exceptional Situations, declared a public health emergency for the period between May 16 and June 30.

The wearing of masks in public transport, in commercial and closed public areas and in other places became mandatory nationwide. The mask should cover both the mouth and nose. It is also mandatory to avoid crowdedness.

The infections with the novel coronavirus in Moldova now total 5,745. Of those infected, 2,280 got cured. The death toll from COVID-19 stands at 202.