Marijan Ivanusa's pessimistic forecasts: I'm afraid Serbia also will have to "stop life"

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The director of the office of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Serbia, Marijan Ivanusa, said today that the current situation regarding coronavirus in Serbia can be called the third wave, i.e. the third worsening of the epidemic.

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Ivanusa says that if 95 percent of citizens wore masks, the state would never be in a situation to 'stop life' and expressed fear that Serbia is relatively close to lockdowns due to the worsening epidemiological situation, but that the day has not yet come.

"The situation has been continuously deteriorating in the last few weeks, and if that continues, I am afraid that Serbia will come to a point where life will stop. Lockdowns would have severe economic consequences, and we know that they affect people's health. That is why the WHO believes that this should be the last resort," Ivanusa told N1.

He assessed that a new vaccine against coronavirus is "in front of the door" but that in the beginning, there will not be enough for everyone.

Ivanusa said that more than 60 percent of the world's population should be vaccinated in order to achieve collective immunity.

"The first vaccines will most likely be available in December, but there will not be a billion or three billion of them, instead several million will be available. Some will receive it then already, but in order to achieve collective immunity, a lot of time will have to pass," said Ivanusa.

(Telegraf.rs)