Brnabic: Crisis HQ most likely to meet on Thursday, we will tighten some measures

Prime Minister of Serbia Ana Brnabic says that the meeting of the Crisis HQ set up to combat coronavirus will most likely be held tomorrow, and announced stricter measures.

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She explained that the meeting was postponed because she wanted all measures to be discussed and not only on the Crisis HQ.

"Let's just make a decision at the Crisis HQ that was agreed earlier and see how to do it all logistically," she said.

"We will insist on canceling all concerts"

Speaking about possible new measures aimed at suppressing the coronavirus epidemic, Brnabic said that at first she found it unbelievable and was surprised that concerts were being organized in Belgrade at this difficult moment.

She stressed that she would speak with representatives of the City of Belgrade to see how that happened, adding that she would insist on canceling all concerts.

"We will tighten some measures, we will see to what extent and what can produce results. But I repeat, the state is nobody's father or mother. Adults have a responsibility to take care of themselves and those close to them. Just because a cafe is open doesn't mean we should all go there. That really is individual responsibility," said Brnabic.

When it comes to the worsening of the epidemiological situation, the prime minister said that vaccination helps for it to not get even worse, but that new measures will almost certainly be introduced for the weekend.

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However, she explained that the Government of Serbia is not thinking about introducing compulsory vaccination as that it would be contrary to all human rights standards.

"Vaccination is very important, but we cannot make it obligatory because there is a category of the population that cannot receive the vaccine, and doctors can talk about it. But all of us who can receive it, it is our civic duty to do so because we are protecting those people who cannot," said Brnabic.

She hopes that people will understand that, adding that at this moment there is significant interest in vaccination.

"I hope it will continue like this, today a big campaign inviting citizens to get vaccinated starts on TV stations, in newspapers, on billboards and I call, especially on the elderly, to get vaccinated," said the prime minister.

She stressed that mass vaccination in Krusevac and Sremska Mitrovica, where people who had not previously applied could also come, proved to be very good. She said that there were more than 1,100 citizens in Krusevac, and 807 in Sremska Mitrovica, and that the numbers even better there today.

The prime minister also announced that more such places for mass vaccination will become available.

(Telegraf.rs)