Epidemiology

A 67-year-old man with several associated diseases died at the Infectious Diseases Unit at UKC Ljubljana Hospital.
The health ministry said his death was not a direct result of the infection. The case was described as a "complex situation", since the man had multiple medical complications in the past, according to the STA.

A number of 158 persons infected with the Sars-CoV-2 virus have been confirmed so far on Romania's territory, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) informs.

He said it was decided after a meeting with the line secretaries of the City Administration this morning, attended by epidemiologist Predrag Kon.
In this way, Radojicic responded to some criticisms of the opposition that the City did not respond adequately and that schools and kindergartens should be closed.

Developments in neighbouring Italy which is grappling with a veritable COVID-19 nightmare must be studied very carefully.

One cannot play with health issues.

The value of human life transcends the temporary tumult and difficulties posed by precautionary measures.

Emergency situations require emergency measures.

Prime Minister-interim Ludovic Orban on Tuesday asked the Minister of Health to come up with a quick plan to increase the number of epidemiologists, while underscoring that the risk of a coronavirus spread can be significantly mitigated if epidemiological investigations are being carried out faster.

According to a press statement, foreign nationals coming from areas with intense coronavirus outbreak, namely from Italy, certain provinces of China, from South Korea, Iran and parts of Switzerland, will be temporarily banned from entering our country.

The first two cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria were registered. This was confirmed by the National Operations Headquarters at an emergency briefing at midnight. It is a 27-year-old patient from Pleven and a 75-year-old patient from Gabrovo. People who have been in contact with them in recent days will also be quarantined.

Greek Health Minister Vasilis Kikilias on Thursday criticised people who dismissed instructions issued by the country's authorities on how to contain the spread Covid-19, after it was reported that some regions of Greece held carnival parades despite their official ban.

Bulgaria is the country with the highest mortality rate, data of the World Health Organization show. Mortality rate in this country is 15.4 per 1,000 people. Like in the rest of the European countries, the high mortality rate in Bulgaria is due to diseases of the cardiovascular system, non-infectious and cancer diseases.

The first case of a coronavirus in northern Macedonia has been confirmed. It is a patient born in Skopje in 1970 who has been in Italy for a while, MIA reported.

This was announced today by the Health Minister at a joint press conference at the government.