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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

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Health centres open again to non-COVID patients

Belgrade, 1 September 2020

Minister of Health Zlatibor Loncar stated today that the epidemiological situation in the country regarding coronavirus has improved owing to the compliance with restrictive measures, which is why some health centres will open to patients who had to wait for examinations or interventions due to the epidemic.

After a meeting with directors of COVID hospitals, Loncar said that the Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery “Banjica” has started working at full capacity and will be on duty three to four times a week for all incoming traumas. By the end of this week or at the start of next week, the Clinical Hospital Centre “Zemun” will also start working.

He added that the industrial medicine centres will also start working in a few days and the Clinical Hospital Centre “Dr Dragisa Misovic” will transfer COVID-positive patients from Block A to Block B, making Block A available for all emergencies, especially cardiovascular ones.

Loncar underlined that all hospitals in Serbia were instructed to activate all capacities that are not necessary for COVID patients and to work with non-COVID patients, but also to check the protective gear, train the staff additionally and that in case of a spike in the number of infections they can count on all employees in the health sector.

He underlined that non-compliance with the measures recommended by the COVID-19 Crisis Response Team will not be tolerated anymore, and these are to keep the number of people in a closed space up to 30, to wear masks and keep a distance.