Vucic: We're not closing schools yet

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"More people have died from seasonal influenza than people who have contracted coronavirus. I will not allow attacks on experts."
He stated that Serbia is taking very serious measures to prevent and combat the spread of coronavirus. Thanks to those measures, he said, the epidemic curve has not exploded, as has happened in many countries, stronger and richer than us.
"Everything we said at the first press conference, we approach responsibly, and we urge the citizens not to panic and show fear. Everything we did turned out to be justified," Vucic said.
"We realized that it is good to refer to the profession and the best doctors and only when we do it, the results will be good," he added.
He cited as an example the civil services of January 21 to March 10: 71.000 passengers were screened, 1.234 were screened from transportation and only 1.925 were screened from airplanes. A supervisory measure was passed for 265 passengers, while 20 passengers from Nis airport were sent home in isolation.
He added that measures were also introduced at smaller border crossings, especially towards Bosnia-Herzegovina, while 26 passengers were returned from Batrovac.
The President of Serbia urged the citizens of Serbia to notify the competent medical services immediately as soon as they suspect the coronavirus, so that the virus would not spread even further. He cited a man who was with his son in Italy but did not report feeling ill.
"I urge you to notify us if you were in Milan, coronavirus should not enter into clinical centers in Serbia. We know how to check, because it is especially dangerous for older people who have other diseases. Tell us, so that we can save you," he repeated.
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