'Virus-free' Montenegro lets in foreign tourists

Montenegro, the first country in Europe to declare itself "coronavirus-free," has started letting in foreign tourists as of Monday as it seeks to salvage the tourism season following the virus outbreak. But there's a catch

The tiny Adriatic state's authorities have listed 131 countries whose citizens can enter without any restrictions if they currently have at most 25 active COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people

Nevertheless, Montenegro's government tweeted Monday that "tourists mostly from Western European countries started arriving as of midnight." In a bid to attract wary European tourists looking for a safe place to spend their holidays, Montenegro has been advertising itself as a "corona-free" destination since it officially has had no new cases of COVID-19 infections for the past several weeks.