City Institute for Public Health

Action Demanded After Landfill Fire Covers Belgrade in Smoke

NGOs, political parties and residents of Belgrade have called on the local authorities to ascertain responsibility for the fire that broke out at the Vinca landfill, near the Serbian capital, on Sunday, and covered almost the whole of the city and surrounding areas in smoke for more than 24 hours.

Kon: It is time to suspend the introduced measures

"We have reached the end, it is time to relax and I agree with Dr Nedstorovic (Branimir) that it is time to suspend the measures. We just need to respect a distance of one meter. Approaching people to less than one meter brings the possibility of contracting anything the other person has, not just coronavirus, "Kon explains to Pink.

Mayor: There is no coronavirus infection in Belgrade, no ban on public gatherings

"Experts and response teams of Belgrade's Public Health Emergency Operations Center have convey regular meetings on these issues. The latest information is that we do not have anyone infected with the coronavirus in Belgrade, and therefore, there is no need to ban gatherings in Belgrade," Radojicic said.

Warehouse storing cleaning products burns down (video)

Warehouse storing cleaning products burns down (video)

A fire that broke out early on Monday in the DM company's warehouse in Belgrade has spread to some 3,000 square meters, firefighter said.

Nobody was injured in the fire has in the meantime been contained.

The blaze at times reached up to 50 meters in height, while sporadic explosions were also heard.