Albanians will need a permit to leave the house

Albanians will need a permit to leave the house to get necessities as part of stricter measures to contain the outbreak there.

Permission can be obtained by app or text message, which will allow one family member to go out.

The draconian measure includes a 40-hour curfew — no movement or business activity is allowed from Saturday at 1 p.m. local time (1200 UTC) to Monday at 5 a.m. Police and military forces will patrol the streets to enforce the rule.

Albania has reported 186 cases of the new coronavirus with 10 deaths.