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Possibility of introducing more drastic measures not excluded

Belgrade, 17 March 2020

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said she does not rule out the possibility that the state will introduce more drastic measures tonight, especially for older citizens, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Appearing on Pink Television's morning programme, Brnabic reiterated that a large number of citizens yesterday did not take seriously the recommendations and measures adopted by the government, estimating that the situation is better today, but that it is not nearly good enough.

I do not rule out the possibility that we will decide tonight on more drastic, most difficult measures, the Prime Minister reiterated, stating that she will have a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic this afternoon, a meeting with representatives of political parties and opposition movements, as well as with both crisis teams, after which they will address the public.

She pointed out that the coronavirus situation in Serbia is complicated, noting that today we have eight more cases infected, so it has been confirmed that a total of 65 people have been infected with the virus.

Brnabic specified that 31 people are in home isolation while the others were hospitalised, adding that most of them are stable while four were on respirators.

We had the case that more than 50% of people are in self-isolation these days, and now 48% are home-treated, the Prime Minister said.