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New measures are not being adopted, while on the other hand, the existing measures are constantly being violated, and the introduction of covid passes is still pending.

As an alternative, there are covid passes in the game, for which, as announced, a solution is being sought to be introduced. There was no lack of dissatisfaction on this occasion, because we have those who neither want vaccination, nor respect the measures, and react violently against kovid passes. We will find out in a few days whether they will be introduced, as announced, when the session of the Crisis Staff will be held.

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It was the epidemiologist and member of the Crisis Staff, Dr. Predrag Kon, who announced that a session would be held in the coming days and added that the alternative to kovid passes was closing, and he also explained that it was “a little late”. On the other hand, he pointed out that “we can do nothing, and it should be the way we were vaccinated”.

– As for kovid passes, it’s a little late. We discussed this very seriously back in May, at the city level. It was said that the introduction was unconstitutional and the talk about it stopped – said Dr. Kon.

As he added, kovid passes can refer to activities that are not essential for human life, and those are parties, celebrations.

– Gone are the days when kovid passes would give the maximum effect. An alternative to passes is closing, there is no other. Not curfew. Or to do nothing, but to announce it openly and it will be the way we were vaccinated. Only, we expected the increase to happen a little later. We also expected that the strength and potential of the virus would weaken, and then it happened to us that before the beginning of the school year, after returning from vacation, there would be an increase. It is shocking when you see how many new patients there are, that people decide to believe the fabrications they were buried with decades ago when it comes to vaccines – Dr. Kon emphasized.

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According to him, the attitude of the people “dominated” – no one can do anything to us.

– Here we follow the principle – no one can do anything to us, we are stronger than fate. Organize a party in a situation like this? Well, what is it but what I just said – “no one can do anything to us”? I don’t understand that kind of suicidal fight against the virus. If you gather 200-300 people in one place for the celebration, the risk of infection, clearly, exists. But, if that is already the case, people, get vaccinated, then go to the celebration – the epidemiologist said.

The most efficient solution

Immunologist and member of the Crisis Staff, Dr. Srdja Jankovic, believes that the introduction of covid passes is the fairest and most efficient solution.

– Some believe that it violates human rights, but it depends on what exactly we are talking about. We mean that for a gathering, where there is entertainment, which is not absolutely necessary, it is necessary to ensure the safety of those who are there, to approach that place either with proof of the vaccine, a negative test for kovid, or that he lay disease – said Dr. Jankovic.

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He adds that this is how human rights are respected.

– If someone refused the vaccine, which is legitimate, I think that the balance is fair for the protection of the rest of the community, to protect that same community in another way – said Janković, adding that it would refer to restaurants, cafes, night clubs.

Red line

Experts are constantly appealing to the citizens that it is necessary to get vaccinated because we have a sufficient number of vaccines available from the beginning of the year, from different manufacturers. If we take into account that we started well with vaccination at the beginning, it was expected that we would largely gain the necessary coverage of vaccination. That did not happen, because we are only on almost 52% of the vaccinated adult population.

And while on the one hand, clinicians appeal that the situation in hospitals is alarming, celebrations, festivities, parties, gatherings are held without respecting the measures, but also without the consent of the Crisis Staff. Also, one of the measures that is in force is that consent should be sought for more than 500 people, this does not happen in practice, and celebrations with a large number of people are held.

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However, our biggest problem is vaccination, ie ignoring or refusing to vaccinate a part of the population. Although vaccines protect against a severe clinical picture, and from going to the hospital, there is still rejection in one part of the population.

Anesthesiologist Dr. Aleksandar Nikolic

Anesthesiologist who spent months working in the red zone, from the very beginning of the fight against the crown, Dr. Aleksandar Nikolić says for “Blic” that any thought that we can pass without vaccination is a waste of time, because the virus circulates, mutates and will remain for a long time, if we let him. Certainly, vaccination of those who have not done so so far is a priority, but there is a growing need for a third dose, which will provide protection, six months after the second dose, especially for those people who already have associated diseases.

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– I certainly think that now at this moment when we are recording the largest number of first examinations in covid clinics since the beginning of the epidemic, if someone really thinks that we can overcome this wave without vaccination, let him think, but don’t convince others that not vaccinating is the right thing to do. Unfortunately, some of the doctors have such an attitude against vaccination, which is inadmissible for a health worker, and even worse to promote their attitude – says Dr. Nikolić.

The effect of the vaccine

The State Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Mirsad Đerlek, stated that the data should be the most important indicators for anti-vaccines to be vaccinated as soon as possible, because they can see that the vaccine saves lives.

– Compared to last year, we now have twice fewer deaths than kovida. The health care system is also much relieved because last year we had more than 8,500 patients in the hospital, now that number is around 3,500, depending on the day – said Djerlek.

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These are clear indicators, he added, of how effective and important the vaccine is in this epidemic.

– Especially now that the Indian strain, which is much more dangerous and contagious, has become dominant and in which one person can infect as many as nine people. You must be aware that we would have a real catastrophe if these 52% of citizens in Serbia had not been vaccinated – Dr. Djerlek notes.

He appeals to those who are undecided to get vaccinated as soon as possible, because “we don’t have much time”.

– That is why I am asking those who are undecided to decide as soon as possible and get vaccinated, because we do not have much time. Only in this way will they protect themselves and only in this way will we create collective immunity and return to normal life. This is taking too long. This way of life affects mental health, development, but also the economy – says Dr. Djerlek.

Corona and flu collision

According to prof. Dr. Goran Stevanovic, director of the Clinic for Infectious and Tropical Diseases and a member of the Crisis Staff, many epidemiological challenges await us in the fall.

– We cannot predict with certainty what this year’s situation with the flu virus will be, but we expect, because it turned out to be the rule, that when the mild season precedes, as it was last year, it will be followed by a stronger impact of influenza. What we infectologists are most afraid of, and that was shown at the beginning of the pandemic, in Italy, for example, the worst possible variant is a simultaneous infection in one patient with both kovid and flu, without being vaccinated against any disease. However, we hope that this will not happen because we have effective vaccines and prevention measures – said Prof. Dr. Stevanovic.

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School work from next week

The Ministry of Education announced the models that schools in Serbia will work on during the fourth week of work. From next Monday, the combined classes will be applied in the seventh and eighth grade of primary schools in these nine municipalities: Arilje, Bogatić, Valjevo, Lajkovac, Ivanjica, Knjaževac, Koceljeva, Kragujevac and Topola.

The second model of teaching implies that the educational process is organized by combining direct teaching and distance learning, and the classes are divided into groups. This model will be applied from Monday in high schools on the territory of 45 local governments. These are: Belgrade, Bor, Petrovac na Mlavi, Zajecar, Kosjeric, Prijepolje, Cajetina, Bojnik, Vlasotince, Leskovac, Vrsac, Valjevo, Ub, Bogatic, Vladimirci, Krupanj, Sabac, Gornji Milanovac, Lucani, Cacak, Aleksinac, Nis, Sokobanja, Babusnica, Velika Plana, Smederevo, Smederevska Palanka, Despotovac, Jagodina, Paracin, Svilajnac, Cuprija, Vranje, Trgoviste, Aleksandrovac, Trstenik, Kraljevo, Novi Pazar, Tutin, Kikinda, Ruma, Prokuplje, Arandjelovac, Kragujevac and Topola.

The third model (online teaching) will be applied in secondary schools in the municipalities of Bajina Basta, Uzice, Lebane, Lajkovac, Ljig, Ivanjica, Bela Palanka, Sremska Mitrovica, as well as in primary and secondary schools in the territory of AP Kosovo and Metohija.

The fire, which broke out in the prefabricated covid center in Tetovo, killed at least 10 people, Venko Filipče announced on Twitter, and noted that the number of victims could increase.

The Minister also said that doctors are fighting for the lives of the injured, who were transferred to the hospital in Skopje.

Between 20 and 26 patients were accommodated in the covid center that caught fire.

More than 30 firefighters intervened with seven vehicles. The fire was extinguished.

Tetovo Mayor Teuta Arifi says she was informed that the fire broke out very quickly and spread quickly.

“I am sorry that these are sick people who were here for treatment. Information from the police and the hospital is still expected,” said the mayor of Tetovo.

05. 07. 2021.

CROWN CONTINUES TO MUTE After delta strain, South America reports fifth variant of kovid – LAMBDA strain

The delta strain of coronavirus has arrived in Serbia and many are worried about the fact that it is spreading much faster than the previous one.

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Although it is not more deadly, it gives a different, but not more severe clinical picture, but it is only one in a series of mutations of kovid 19. And the latest mutant, which threatens us after the delta is the so-called lambda strain, which began to spread from Latin America and it has already been found in 29 countries around the world.

Mutant to you

A week ago, this strain from the Andes, better known as variant C37, was classified by the World Health Organization in the category “under observation”, because it leads to frequent infection and appears at the same time in several countries, writes Deutsche Welle.

Microbiologist prof. Dr. Nada Kuljić Kapulica warns that this variant of the virus has not yet been sufficiently researched, but that there are indications that it is transmitted even faster than other known strains.

– Previous strains were in the second degree by weight of variants, which means that they are a cause for concern. The Lambda strain is still not sufficiently known and is in the first degree of the variant as a strain that is “interesting”. It has not been proven yet whether this strain gives a heavier clinical picture, and it is only assumed that it is transmitted faster – she said for “Kurir”.

He adds that the effect of the vaccine on this strain has yet to be determined, as well as the effect of the acquired antibodies on it. She pointed out that the virus from South America has spread to the world, and even some parts of Europe, and that it is therefore getting closer to us and that it is a matter of days when it will appear in Serbia:

– Lambda strain has spread around the world, it is also found in Germany, Italy, England, Australia. Although the consequences are not yet known, it is definitely spreading fast.

Jairo Mendez-Rico, an expert on viral diseases at the World Health Organization, told Deutsche Welle that so far there are no indications of aggressive behavior of the lambda variant.

The vaccine works

– Although there is a possibility of a higher infection rate, we still do not have substantiated research to compare this strain with gamma and delta variants – he said, but added that the vaccine is an effective remedy against mutant strains:

– All approved vaccines are generally effective against all corona variants that are in circulation around the world. There is no reason to assume that this is not the case with lambda strains.

By the way, the lambda variant first appeared in August 2020 in Peru. Almost a year later, that strain dominates there with 82 percent. In Chile, this strain causes every third infection.

On “Torlak” substance for “satellite V”

The Minister and President of the Intergovernmental Committee for Cooperation with Russia, Nenad Popović, announced that a significant amount of the substance for the production of the “Sputnik V” vaccine would be delivered to Serbia today at the “Torlak” Institute.

– This is a quantity of the substance sufficient for the production of over 250,000 doses of component 1. After ten days, according to the announcements of our Russian partners, a substance for the production of the same amount of component 2 vaccines should be delivered to Serbia. have about 550,000 vaccines “Sputnik V” component 1 and component 2 – said Popovic and added that after the control at the Russian Gamaleja Institute, vaccines produced in Serbia will be released on the market.

The new wave is not dying for us, there will be stricter measures

E Epidemiologist Dr. Predrag Kon said yesterday that we still do not have enough vaccinated people, that a new wave is threatening us in the fall, and that the return of stricter measures is not excluded.

– When the wave starts, we can’t just let it go. We will have to react somehow – said Dr. Kon for TV K1 and noted that “the third dose of the vaccine is a reality”. He does not expect the new wave to be at the beginning of September, but a little later, when, as he said, we may have about 1,000 infected people a day. When asked what he would do at this point, there is no dilemma:

– I would introduce mandatory vaccination for certain groups of the population.

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15. 10. 2020.

“We have no more time, these numbers are Catastrophic”: Czech Republic builds POLISH HOSPITALS for kovid patients

The Czech Republic will start building capacity for patients with covid-19 outside hospitals, the authorities announced today, while the daily increase in new cases of coronavirus is setting new records.

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Interior Minister Jan Hamacek told the CTK news agency that the army would start building space for 500 hospital beds at the fairgrounds in Prague from Saturday, Reuters reports.

The country with 10.7 million inhabitants has the fastest infection rate in Europe, because the cases doubled only in October, to 139,290. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Health reported 9,544 new cases of kovid-19, which is the highest one-day number so far.

Prime Minister Andrej Babis told reporters that it is necessary to start building additional capacities.

– We don’t have time, the odds are not good. These numbers are catastrophic – Babis said.

The number of hospitalizations rose 161 percent in October to 2,678, with 518 patients in intensive care. The death toll has risen to 1,172, up 75 percent this month.

The rapid increase in cases has burdened hospitals that are turning general wards into kovid-19 units and abolishing non-emergency procedures. The number of hospitalized is six times higher than during the first wave of the virus.

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16. 11. 2020.

TENTS will be set up in front of all KOVID CLINICS in Belgrade

The President of the Assembly of the City of Belgrade, Nikola Nikodijević, and the Deputy Mayor, Goran Vesić, announced today that all Kovid-ambulances will receive tent waiting rooms, in order to make it easier for citizens to wait for examinations and testing during the coming cold days. In front of the Old Palace, the directors and representatives of the Belgrade health centers and clinical centers were presented with one of the twenty purchased tents, which will be set up in front of the Kovid ambulance.

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– From the first day, from the first infected person, the city of Belgrade has been actively involved in the system of fight against covids led by the president and the government. Protective equipment was procured for health centers, clinical-hospital centers and institutes with the desire to help health workers in this fight. In kovid-dispensaries, several thousand people are examined daily and we thought that there should be a decent space where to wait for an examination in case of suspicion of kovid. By the end of the week, we will provide additional equipment, in the first place for triage nurses, who work in the open space with patients – Nikodijevic pointed out.

Vesić specified that the tents were provided by the City of Belgrade in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and the City Headquarters for Emergency Situations.

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Tents for kovid ambulance

– The goal was to provide the citizens with a space that will be heated and so that they can get away from the bad weather conditions, which are certainly waiting for us in the coming period. Cooperation with the Ministry of Health and the directors of health centers continues because we are all fighting together to protect the public health of the population and in order to get out of the epidemic as easily as possible – said Vesić.

From the tents-waiting rooms, patients go for examinations, then home or to triage clinics, so that in this way the reception is completed, which is of great importance especially for more serious patients. She once again appealed to the citizens to avoid contacts and wear protective masks until the epidemic gets downstream.

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