Instat data show that 241 thousand foreign nationals entered the country in April, about 230 thousand more than a year ago, when the states imposed blocking measures and the country was completely quarantined.

Even as a 4-month report, the balance is positive, as by the end of April about 754.7 thousand foreign tourists came to Albania, significantly more than a year ago.

Visitors from Kosovo have given the greatest impact, as during the months of January-April the entry of Kosovar citizens reached 381.3 thousand, significantly more than the pandemic year 2020, but also that the pre-crisis year 2019.

Facilitated measures and the lifting of quarantine have made the country seen as a favorite tourist destination for tourists from other countries.
of Europe.

“I come from Germany. I have been here for 4 days and I will stay in Albania for about 2 weeks. No one suggested me to come here, but I came because it was one of the places I could travel to without quarantine. It is a very beautiful place. I stayed in Tirana and tomorrow I will travel to Shkodra. I like the people, the food, the weather, everything is perfect. ” Tours from Germany

“We are a group of different nationalities. One from Germany, one from Germany living in Austria, I am from the Czech Republic. We are a group of friends. A friend of ours from Albania who lives in Vienna suggested us and told us to come to Albania. We arrived last night, stayed in Tirana and will then travel to Gjirokastra, Ksamil and then return to Tirana to leave for Germany and Austria the following Sunday. You can’t go out or go to restaurants there. ” Group of foreign tourists

In addition to the number of foreign tourists, there has been an increase in the outflow of Albanians abroad as according to Instat during April crossed the borders about 230.4 thousand Albanians, about 220 thousand more than in April last year, when anti-covid blocking measures applied by countries were tougher.

” They are afraid of clotting. The second reason is that the health staff say “we want to get the Pfizer vaccine”. Every vaccine saves lives. Each vaccine has side effects. Pfizer also has side effects. “If you have AstraZeneca, there is no hesitation.”

Microbiologist Lul Raka has appealed for the antiCovid-19 vaccine to be applied, and for there to be no hesitation in taking the AstraZeneca vaccine, as has been reported.

Raka told Klan Kosova that each vaccine has its side effects, however he reiterated his request for the health staff to perform the injection, as the benefit of this cure is many times higher.

According to him, in addition to the fear of AstraZeneca, the health staff prefers the Pfizer vaccine to apply it as a safe protection against coronavirus.

“Yesterday I received the vaccine at the MFMC in Kaçanik. So far I have no side effects. I spent 24 hours, the first phase, without side effects “.

“Yesterday I explained why I decided to get the vaccine yesterday – because at a time when Kosovo has so little, the main purpose of the vaccine is to reach those who need it most.”

In many countries around the world, people who have had COVID-19 are not vaccinated for the first six to eight months. And that was the reason I didn’t get it in the beginning. But we know that in the beginning they received the vaccine from the first day, Prime Minister Albin Kurti, etc.… “

“But then we had hesitations.”

“Angela Merkel took AstraZeneca. But why did I get the vaccine yesterday? What worries me is the reluctance of health workers to get the vaccine. “If we look at how many Astra Zeneca vaccines have been given in Europe close to 40 million, the clotting has happened four in a million.”

“There are 1700 cases of smokers among smokers. Side effect, it must be understood what the relative risk is. “The benefits of the vaccine are many millions of times greater than the side effects.”

What is the risk of the vaccine?

“Let’s start with smoking. Every pack on tobacco says ‚” tobacco kills ”‚ ” tobacco harms health ”, but people continue to smoke. Sugary drinks cause death within a year. “The risk of accidents in the world is very high.”

“If you look at these factors, the reluctance of health workers is unstable.”

“We do not know which door knocked on death by Covid-19 in Kosovo. “If the health worker does not trust the vaccine, maybe they should hand over the white coat and look for another job.”

“The biggest risk today is to have the vaccine and not get it. This is intolerable.

“They are afraid of clotting. The second reason is that the health staff say “we want to get the Pfizer vaccine”. Every vaccine saves lives. Each vaccine has side effects. Pfizer also has side effects. If you have AstraZeneca, there is no hesitation “.

Should the ministry’s strategy change to give the vaccine to anyone who wants it and not leave it in the warehouse?

“They are divided into categories. If vaccines remain, they should be given to other categories. We have extraordinary real-life examples of vaccines. “The first example is Israel.”

“Today in the meeting we had with CDC representatives, the representative of Serbia showed that, ” the number of hospitalizations of elderly patients has dropped drastically after vaccination ”. In England as well. Israel has become a world example to me. “And we see these real-world examples.”

“With vaccines is the way to normal. With the vaccine we return to life. “If you want a waiver, a wedding, and you are not vaccinated – it does not work.”