an hour agoAustrian experts warn: Kosovo can pay high price with COVIDDin
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Two Austrian health experts, Stefan Thurner and Peter Klimek, have talked about the dangers Kosovo may face in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. In a script published in “Der Standard”, they have said Kosovo has already passed its fourth wave, but according to them, the country can pay at the price of [...]
In a scripture published in “Der Standard”, they have said that Kosovo has already passed its fourth wave, but according to them, the country can pay at a high price of pandemic.
“at the end of August, when the epidemic in Austria was still quite low at around 140, with a seven-day average of 1,000 cases per million people there were counted more infections than ever before. When there is a large wave, for a short period of time, there are also many people who have recovered and then a significant increase in the number of people who have effective immune protection. If you enter a quick infection, you'll have a few weeks or months off. It's not like once you have a flock immunity, the case is resolved. Must continue with high immunity”, Klimek added.
According to them, new daily infections in Kosovo are partly one-sided thanks to the temporary immunity of the flock.
At the end of March alone, Kosovo took the first doses of the vaccine, one of which went to the arms of Prime Minister Albin Kurti. Half a year later, the fourth wave followed, now the figures are almost zero. In fact, the number of infections there is insignificant especially compared to Austria. Is the infection affected in Kosovo? And if so, what price would the country have to pay for it”, it says in writing.
Experts say Kosovo at first glance appears to be a model country, yet the country conducts a smaller number of tests for COVID-19, so this also relates to the lower number of infections.
“First look at the current state. Currently, the number of new infections daily at an average seven days in Kosovo is six cases per million inhabitants. This is also a low value compared to neighbouring countries Serbia (360), North Macedonia (191), Albania (177) and Montenegro (481). Compared to Austria, this is even more true: there are currently an average of 1370 cases. In Kosovo, which at first appears to be a model country, however, significantly fewer tests are conducted than in Austria -- 0.83 coronary tests for a thousand people in Kosovo -- in Austria are almost 53. However, this too is relevant in this context of the positive test rate. The lower that, the more likely you will find positive cases with the analysis carried out”, it says further in writing.
