Raka: Disturbing, mass gathering of people not even starting election campaigns

Despite reducing the number of infected in recent days, it calls for continuing application of the National Institute of Public Health's preventive recommendations.

A large portion of households in Kosovo have not had a New Year's Eve. They didn't celebrate because they had pain, sorrow. They lost their loved ones. Over a thousand families have not celebrated, among them many health workers”, Raka said.

There's been a decrease in reported, infected cases in December, but this should not create complacency at all. Even if compared to several countries in the region but also in Europe at this time Kosovo is better, even with a reported number, but also other criteria such as mortality at 100,000 people, because standards should be rough when we receive the comparison, not only absolute times”, he added.

Concern for Racka is the following months, especially in our country, because of new elections in the country.

The other disturbing element is the fact, although officially the election campaign has already begun with gatherings and we have seen preventative measures being respected by all parties indiscriminately. The large circulation of people, staying in closed spaces all these are factors that threaten Kosovo's health system with burdens as it has been during several periods last year”, Raka said.

He said the current restrictive measures should continue.

According to him, the situation will be changed because of the vaccine, stressing that we should not hesitate to vaccinate.

“light side effects, each vaccine we've taken so far we've had. Conspiracy theories should be overlooked and showed people that the most important discovery for mankind and fighting infectious diseases than vaccines and clean water for consumption do not. Today when we have the vaccine, the biggest danger is the vaccine and don't get vaccinated”, Raka said.