19.8 C
Srinagar
Thursday, March 28, 2024

Coronavirus:Footballer Prijovic arrested in Serbia for breaking curfew

InternationalCoronavirus:Footballer Prijovic arrested in Serbia for breaking curfew
Aleksandar Prijovic. Pic Twitter

After last week’s arrest of Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic for breaking the Coronovirus curfew, another top footballer has been arrested in Belgrade hotel, Serbia for breaking the curfew.

Striker Aleksandar Prijovic was arrested on Friday for violating the Balkan nation’s coronavirus curfew.

“Prijovic was arrested along with several other people and they’ve been summoned to the prosecutor’s office,” national police director Vladimir Rebic told Serbia’s state-run RTS television broadcaster.

“They violated the curfew as they were having drinks in the restaurant lobby of a Belgrade hotel after the 5 pm deadline and there were more than five people present in total.

“The hotel is also responsible because the measures also prohibit serving food and drinks… except if home delivery is feasible.”

The Serbian government has imposed a daily 5 pm to 5 am curfew during weekdays and a more stringent weekend ban starting at 1 pm on Saturdays until 5 am on Mondays in order to curb the spread of the virus.

The government has also told residents to avoid picnics, leisure activities and all forms of public gatherings in a bid to limit the outbreak.

Serbia has so far registered 1,476 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 39 deaths.

Prijovic, who plays his club football for Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad, became the second Serbian player to breach the country’s coronavirus measures after Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic was caught dodging quarantine.

Criminal charges were pressed against Jovic on 19 March after he left his apartment in a Belgrade suburb, where he was ordered to stay in a mandatory 28-day long self-isolation after returning to the country from Spain.

Check out our other content

Check out other tags:

Most Popular Articles