Elderly woman in quarantine dangles her dog by its lead from her balcony so it can go for a walk 

This is the bizarre moment an elderly woman walks her dog from her first-floor balcony during coronavirus quarantine before lifting the pooch back into the home by its long lead.

The strange scenes were recorded in the Serbian capital Belgrade where people over the age of 65 have been prohibited from leaving their homes due to the risk of them contracting COVID-19.

In the video, an elderly woman whose name has not been reported, can be seen standing on her balcony holding a long lead with her small pooch on the ground below.

In the video, an elderly woman whose name has not been reported, can be seen standing on her balcony holding a long lead with her small pooch on the ground below. Pictured right: the dog midair on his way back up

Another clip then shows the woman, accompanied by an unidentified person, lifting the hound back into the flat using its long lead.

The dog can be seen hanging from its collar as she lifts it up onto the balcony with the people recording bursting into laughter.

Social media users were quick to comment, with one writing: ‘Luckily the woman doesn’t live on the 5th floor’. 

Another clip then shows the woman, accompanied by an unidentified person, lifting the hound back into the flat using its long lead

Another commented: ‘Oh my God, poor dog’ and someone else said: ‘This is sad’.

On the other hand, there were some who thought that the dog was happy being out.

According to local media, the Serbian government has restricted the movement of the elderly who are not allowed to leave their homes from 10am until the end of the day.

According to the latest government measures, owners are now allowed to take their pets out for 20 minutes between 8pm and 9pm.

Serbia has 222 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and has recorded two deaths.