7 more coronavirus cases in Serbia, 4 of them in Nis: 12 people infected in total

In Serbia, infection with the novel coronavirus has been confirmed in seven more people, which makes a total of 12 patients. As we have learned, out of the seven new patients four are in Nis, a town in southern Serbia.

As the Ministry of Health of Serbia announced in a statement posted on the Covid19.rs website at 8 am, since the previous report last night at 6 pm samples taken from 13 people had been tested.

"Seven people tested positive for coronavirus while six were negative," the Ministry of Health said.

To date, a total of 130 people have been tested for COVID-19 in the national reference laboratory of the Torlak Institute.

The first case of the new virus was confirmed in Serbia last Friday, March 6. It was 43-year-old I.DJ. from Backa Topola, who is currently treated at the Clinical Center of Vojvodina.

On Monday, March 9, the virus was confirmed in a Chinese citizen living and working in Belgrade. It was announced yesterday that two young women and a man were also infected with the virus.

The Ministry of Health informs the public that telephone numbers are available, according to the place of residence, from 8 am until 10 pm every day to all those with certain symptoms of respiratory infections reminiscent of coronavirus who have recently stayed in areas affected by COVID-19. By calling these numbers they can get all the necessary information from an on duty epidemiologist, as well as recommendations on how to proceed.

Please note that in such cases it is not necessary to go to a health center or a hospital, or walk outdoors and engage in other activities that can potentially expose other citizens to risk - instead you should immediately contact an epidemiologist by phone, using one of the numbers provided.

For more information, please call 064 8945 235 (the number operated by the Ministry of Health); the Institute of Public Health of Serbia "Dr Milan Jovanovic-Batut" (address: Dr. Subotica Street 5, 11000 Belgrade; Phone: 011 2684 566) or institutes/public health institutions in the area of your residence:

City Instutute for Public Health Belgrade - 011 2078-677

Institute for Public Health Nis - 060 4119-416

Institute for Public Health Kragujevac - 065 8776-914

Institute for Public Health of Vojvodine - 021 4897-800

Institute for Public Health Pozarevac - 064 8649-028

Institute for Public Health Cuprija - 035 8470-036

Institute for Public Health "Timok" - 063 479-649

Institute for Public Health Uzice - 064 8577-507, 060 8577-519

Institute for Public Health Cacak - 032 325-019

Institute for Public Health Kraljevo - 064 -8855-006

Institute for Public Health Krusevac - 037 422-951

Institute for Public Health Leskovac - 064 864-8825, 064 864-8815, 064 839-2405

Institute for Public Health Vranje - 017 421-310

Institute for Public Health Sabac - 064 8605-211

Institute for Public Health Valjevo - 062 202-701, 062 202-719, 062 202-721

Institute for Public Health Pirot - 069 3452-108

Institute for Public Health Novi Pazar - 063 1623-776

Institute for Public Health Subotica - 024 571-333

Institute for Protection of Public Health Zrenjanin - 023 566-345

Institute for Public Health Pancevo - 013 322-965

Institute for Public Health Sombor - 025 412-888

Institute for Public Health Sremska Mitrovica - 022 610-511

Institute for Public Health Kikinda - 023 421-102

Institute for Public Health Kosovska Mitrovica - 028 498-274

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(LJ. R.)