National Covid-19 Response Team (Beta/Serbian Government/Slobodan Miljevic)
Some 350 doctors gathered under an informal group titled “United against Covid” has sent an open letter to the Serbian government and other relevant institutions, in which they have dissociated themselves from the National Covid-19 Response Team, demanding its dismissal and stressing that Serbia has been faced with a public health disaster.
TV N1 reported on July 21 that the signatories of the letter demanded setting up a new response team, an investigation into the alleged covering up of the coronavirus related data, and discontinuation of the policy of intimidation and politicization “which have been undermining personal dignity of the health staff.”
The doctors further said they had decided to go public as they “see no other solution to the ongoing public health disaster in the country” regarding the coronavirus epidemic, stressing they were obliged to do so “under the Hippocratic Oath and general ethical principles.”
“Due to the complete removal of the coronavisu countermeasures during the election campaign (party rallies, sport games, tournaments, mass celebrations), the epidemiological situation has gotten out of control, which cannot be justified by professional motives,” it is said in the letter.
According to the signatories, the confusion surrounding the number of coronavirus cases and deaths has been caused by discrepancies in statistical and epidemiological expectations, the information based on daily work and contradictory public statements.”
To get full access to all content of interest see our
Subscription offer
Or
Register for free
And read up to 5 articles each month.
Already have an account? Please Log in.