Ivanua

Ivanua told RTS that the situation with the coronavirus in Serbia is difficult and added that the introduction of measures, i.e. COVID passes in Serbia, gives the message that COVID-19 is becoming an extremely big problem that can get worse.

"There are a large number of people who are sensitive to the virus and become infected. Every wave is for itself, people forget about restrictions... Serbia is the leading country when it comes to the number of infected people," Ivanusa said being hosted on TV Prva.

"It depends on people's behavior. We know what those measures are: physical distance, wearing a mask, hand hygiene and cough hygiene. If someone is ill, their contacts should be isolated and quarantined," Marian Ivanusa said during a guest appearance on RTS.

He said that he hoped that some quantities of the vaccine, through the COVAX program, would arrive in Serbia soon.
Ivanusa told RTS that the WHO is helping the authorities in Serbia and emphasized that vaccination is a safe way to achieve collective immunity and stop the epidemic.

He adds that it is only a matter of time before a new strain of the coronavirus, which is spreading faster among people, appears in Serbia as well, and which could lead to a worsening of the epidemiological situation.

He told RTS that he was afraid the end of the epidemic was far away.
Ivanusa added the vaccination had started worldwide, and that that brings hope.
"About 50 countries have started vaccination so far. The largest number of vaccines per 100 people was consumed in Israel, and in Spain only one vaccine per 100 people," Ivanusa said.

As he said in the morning program of TV Prva, only Georgia, Andorra and Luxembourg are ahead of us.
According to Ivanusa, the situation is serious, but it remains to be seen whether the tougher measures will yield results.
As he said, the measures do not yield optimal results, but that is better than not having them at all.

Ivanusa says that if 95% of citizens ware masks, the state would never be in a situation to "stop life", expressing fear that Serbia is relatively close to lockdown due to the worsening epidemiological situation, but that the day has not yet come.