"Epidemic can easily get out of hand" VIDEO

Total number of persons tested in Serbia is 1715, while total number of confirmed cases is 528.
"Since the last address, there has been another death that can be linked to the coronavirus, so the total number of casualties is eight," says Darija Kisic Tepavcevic, Deputy Director of the Batut Institute.
We have a situation that is satisfactory in the overall unsatisfactory state, said Dr. Predrag Kon.
"We are entering the fourth week, if we compare with Italy in that period, we have ten times less intensity of the virus," he said, adding that we are similar to Wuhan.
"We have two weeks ahead that we expect to be the hardest," he says.
He reiterated Dr. Tiodorovic's words that steel discipline was necessary.
Dr Darija Kisic Tepavcevic thinks that a good job has been done so far. According to her, the number of patients will increase, and the current trend shows that we have the epidemic under control.
"The situation changes here within hours, and it can easily get out of hand," she says, adding that the key is still in our behavior and activities.
She hopes that Serbia will not need the capacity it has provided for.
"The Belgrade Fair is ready, it is a matter of time before it will start accepting patients," states Dr. Kon, while Dr. Kisic Tepavcevic states that our healthcare system still has the capacity to receive patients and there is no need for this form of accommodation.
Stricter measures are yet to be discussed, Dr. Kon states, adding that medical profession recommends measures according to the real state of affairs.
"There is still no decision to close the cities, it depends on a number of things, not just the course of the epidemic," he said, adding that the profession aims at preventing any...

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