Half of the infected in Belgrade, capacity 10,000 beds VIDEO
Deputy Director of the Batut Institute, Darija Kisic Tepavcevic, said that the highest number of infected persons was in Belgrade and that it was 158 people. They pointed out that Belgrade is the most vulnerable because of population density.
"In Ni 40, Valjevo 38, these are absolute numbers, Valjevo and Ni have a similar total number of reported cases, but there is a big difference in the size of cities. Novi Sad has 21, Cacak 13 infected persons, Kragujevac 12, Cuprija 10. The others have single digits", she said.
She added that 21 people were on a respirator yesterday, while today there are 24.
Today, the first person a medical worker also died, with a total of four victims.
"The illness of the health workers is not unexpected; they are the first line of defence. To remind, when the virus first appeared, it was thought that it could not be transmitted to humans, and it was precisely through the illness of medical workers that it was determined that it is possible", Tepavcevic Kisic said.
She said that the exact number of infected health workers was missing and that they had contracted virus outside the health centers, and that the infection had not spread in health facilities.
Dr Kon also spoke about accommodation facilities in Serbian hospitals.
"I expect that the reception centers will accommodate and will be much nicer to see than they are now. The capacities are known, about 100 beds are available at the Infectious Diseases Clinic, KBC Zemun, Dragisa Misovic, VMA, VBC. The accommodation capacity is over thousand beds and now we have additional accommodation at the Belgrade Fair. It is preparing for 2.000, later for 6.000, and lastly 10.000 patients", Kon said.
Kon said that it would be "acceptable...
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