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Prime Minister Ana Brnabić said that the latest data on the epidemiological situation in Serbia “give reason for optimism.”
Speaking to Pink TV, he said that the epidemiological situation “is still extremely complex,” but that the curve is beginning to fall.
“We can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but we still have to be disciplined and make the epidemic curve fall much faster because we have a lot of people in hospitals that are still growing, now a little but growing,” Brnabic said .
He appealed to citizens to celebrate the upcoming feast of Saint Nicholas in the family circle and avoid larger gatherings.
“We cannot enter people’s houses and count who has how many guests. That is why I ask people to be disciplined this weekend and thus help our health system,” said the Prime Minister.
He reiterated that Serbia will be one of the “first countries” to have a coronavirus vaccine.
“We started the story about the vaccine six or seven months ago, we are talking with all the manufacturers,” said the prime minister of Serbia.
Claiming that the fight against the coronavirus is “extremely expensive,” the prime minister said that the drug remdesivir only costs 2,400 euros per patient, and that the state spends between 700,000 and 750,000 euros a day on tests.
Speaking of the Crisis Staff measures, he assessed that the current measures are “extremely restrictive” and added that he personally opposed the driving ban, which, as he said, will be introduced if necessary.
“We must not succumb to pressure from the media or the public, especially Twitter. I am absolutely against the movement ban, we will introduce it if necessary, but we shop every day,” said the Prime Minister.
He added that if the figures continue to drop, it is possible to extend the working hours of certain facilities on weekends, until 2 or 3 p.m.
Asked about what measures will be valid for the new year, she said that everything will depend on how the numbers move and what the situation is in the health system.
“I know there is great pressure to shut down everything and ban the movement, but I am the current one at Crisis Staff who is not in favor of banning the movement or such a partial ban. If it should be like March or April, then we have to do a cost-benefit analysis. “It is a difficult decision,” said the prime minister.
He added that the members of the medical part of the Crisis Staff are “enough to prohibit the movement.”
“We will measure and make the decision that makes the most sense. It is up to me to see what to do both economically and politically, and also for the mental health of the nation. Those who propose such bans do not see all the aspects and consequences,” said the Prime Minister.
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