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Epidemiologist Predrag Kon said that the coronavirus was slowing down, especially in Belgrade, noting that in two to three days it would be seen if the curve would flatten out completely. The slowdown came thanks to measures already in place, he said.
Kon, as a guest on the RTS morning show, also said that it would be known in about two weeks if this trend would continue.
“At the moment, the presence of the virus is huge,” Kon said, adding that there are many more infected than officially confirmed and that the number of infected people can be multiplied by 10 to get a roughly exact number.
“If we find 6,000, that’s 60,000 that day. It is something dynamic, because after a week, eight, nine days, you no longer excrete the virus, and after 14 days, you certainly do not excrete the virus,” he said.
Kon said that the virus is at its peak as far as Belgrade is concerned and that it must now endure by adhering to the measures, as well as hoping that the measures to be introduced from tomorrow will yield results.
He noted that the medical part of the Crisis Staff to suppress the spread of the coronavirus demanded stricter measures and its urgent introduction, such as closing the facilities at 6 in the afternoon and wearing outdoor masks, but that was not accepted.
Kon believes that there must have been an infection at Patriarch Irinej’s funeral, because during the television broadcasts it was seen that not everyone was wearing masks and that the measures were not respected. He said it would be seen in about a week.
“I had the opportunity to see that many, especially from the state leadership, were wearing masks and that this was taken into account. But without a doubt there were mistakes,” he said.
The percentage of infection within schools is low, Kon added, noting that schools are safe places for students and those who were infected mostly carried the virus outside of educational institutions.
Read more about kovid-19 and the consequences of the pandemic in the country and the world on the page. Coronavirus.
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