Coronavirus test results are back for boy from Vlasotince suspected of contracting the disease

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A teenager (16) from Vlasotince who arrived from Italy a few days ago and has been isolated in the Leskovac hospital does not have coronavirus, Telegraf.rs has learned.

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On Friday, he was transported with all necessary safety measures to the Leskovac General Hospital because it was suspected that he became infected with coronavirus. He was immediately placed in isolation in the Infectious Diseases Ward.

As director of Leskovac General Hospital Nebojsa Dimitrijevic told the media last Friday, the boy had spent time abroad and had symptoms suggesting that he could be infected with the virus.

"Otherwise, the young man is feeling well. It's true that he has fever and cough. A lung scan has been taken and he is showing satisfactory results," Dimitrijevic said on Friday.

Fortunately, a test done at the Belgrade-based Torlak Institute showed that he does not have COVID 19.

Serbia's first case of coronavirus was confirmed on Friday in entrepreneur I.DJ. (43) from Backa Topola. It is presumed that he became infected while visiting his sister in Hungary.

I.DJ. was first taken to a hospital in Subotica, but was transferred to the Clinical Center in Novi Sad on Saturday due to variations of his body temperature. His condition is currently stable.

So far, a total of 94 people have been tested for coronavirus in Serbia.

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Health warning for travelers coming from infected areas

All those who have been in areas where COVID-19 outbreaks are present, or who have been in contact with persons suspected or confirmed of being infected, or who have visited healthcare facilities where the disease is treated, are required to adhere to the following instructions from the Ministry of Health and the Institute of Public Health "Dr Milan Jovanovic Batut":

- in the next 14 days reduce contact with other people in the household, workplace or public places,

- if you feel symptoms of respiratory tract infection (fever, sneezing, coughing, runny nose, shortness of breath , or other), immediately apply mask over your mouth and nose, increase hand hygiene (washing with warm water and soap), avoid contact with other persons, use a handkerchief when you sneeze or cough, and make a phone call to the epidemiologist at the institute or the public health department in your area of ​​residence. You will receive further instructions from the epidemiologist.

- For more information call the Ministry of Health number - 064 8945 235, or the Institute of Public Health of Serbia "Dr Milan Jovanovic-Batut" - 011 2684 566, or institutes of public health in the territory where you reside, whose contact information can be found on this LINK at the Ministry of Health website.

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