World Health Organization doesn't recognize Kosovo: No information about coronavirus cases

Although there are currently 20 people infected with the virus in Kosovo, the ECDC shows that there are 19

Data on cases of persons infected with coronavirus in so-called Kosovo cannot be found on the World Health Organization's website because that UN agency does not recognizes Kosovo as a state, Pristina's Zeri writes.

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The paper recalls that Kosovo is not a member of the United Nations, and therefore of the World Health Organization, which is why it is impossible to exchange coronavirus data with the world, Kosovo Online writes.

Microbiologist Lul Raka tells Radio Free Europe that information on all countries except Kosovo can be found on World Health Organization's links.

"The World Health Organization does not recognize Kosovo. So we can't report (to it). That's the reality. We recently reported to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)," said Raka.

(Telegraf.rs)