Details from poisoning over a thousand and 500 citizens in Decani, among them 51 children

Over a thousand and 500 residents of Decani have sought medical assistance from Saturday to today because of poisoning.

Doubts are that poisoning came from the water of the drink.

Among the poisoned are also 51 children who have been sent to Peja Hospital for treatment.

“since Saturday so far has asked for health assistance to 77 citizens from Decani and 51 in the pediatric department and 26 in emergency“, Peja Hospital officials have said.

While the director of the main Family Medicine Centre in Decan, Selmon Berisha, has told the media today that the number of poisoned persons who have sought health assistance at this centre has gone to over 1,000 and 500.

He said the patient situation is good.

As many as two victims have been reported at this center for the past 24 hours, doctors from the QKMF have told Express that there have been other health problems, one with heart problems, so their deaths have not been linked to poisoning.

The Decani municipality, based on the Law on Local Self-Government and the Law on Prevention and Influencing Diseases of the Decani municipality, has made a decision today to declare a state of emergency in the entire territory of this municipality.

With this decision taken, it has been required to work on full human and human capacities to help the citizens of Decani.

While the Regional Water Company “Hedrodrin” has demanded that water in Decani villages be not used for drink.

Prosecutorship Begins Investigations

Two suspicious deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours in Decan.

Because of the situation created by poisoning, the death of these two persons has been described as suspicious.

Peja Prosecutor's spokesman Shkodran Nikci has told Express that after receiving information about the suspicious deaths because of the situation, the guardian prosecutor has demanded that the lifeless bodies be sent to exhibit.

While accepting information on poisoning, Nikci has stated that the prosecutor authorized police to take investigative action and the National Institute of Public Health to take some water samples and send them to the lab.

After we've received information about the suspicious deaths and because of the situation created in that region, victims have been sent to legal medicine for organisation and depending on the report further actions will develop. Initially after we received information, the prosecutor authorized Kosovo police for the investigative action and I The KSHPK will take some water samples and be sent to the labs of this institute, and depending on the final results will take further procedure actions“, he said.

Otherwise, Decani's chairman, Bashkim Ramosaj, has said yesterday at a news conference that because drinking water problems have had once again this month, it leads them to think that these problems might also be deliberate.

He has invited relevant institutions to deal with the case.

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Health Minister Arben Vitita has visited the Decani municipality today, where he also met with the mayor of this municipality.

In this case he has said that the two suspicious deaths in this municipality have nothing to do with poisoning.

While, Vitita has said that along with Chairman Ramosaj and Director Selmon Berisha, they have drawn up a list of drugs to be treated with priority.

While director of the National Institute of Public Health Naser Ramadani has said that no track of investigations indicates that poisoning has occurred by water.

He has said that this case is still being investigated.

This does not mean that there can be no hydric infections, but we're going out with permanent analysis, from patients' analysis. The investigation courses that speak of allegations of ahytric infection are under investigation”, Ramadani has said.

Opposition criticises Year's Kurt

Opposition MPs have criticised Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Health Minister Arben Vitita for neglecting the poisoning case of over 1,000 and 500 citizens.

The MP from the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, Time Kadriy, has published photos from the Decan Family Medicine Centre, where thousands of residents of this city are seeking medical assistance.

In this case, she has said that Minister Vitita has gone hand in hand to the pocket in Decani.

According to her, the QKMF and citizens need concrete assistance, infunation, and medicine.

Minister Vitita came to you today just for the face of the Decan, but with your hands on things. QKMF and citizens need concrete help with injections and drugs. As the citizens of the human Decani who are getting help with drugs and infusions to the health institution“, Kadrijaj said.

PDK MP Blerta Deliu-Codra has said Prime Minister Kurti should not have anything more important in the agenda than the lives of citizens.

However, it has stated that the example they are setting is inhuman.

While Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has said today through a post on his social Facebook network that he is on official visit abroad, but that he is constantly communicating with the responsible institutions.

He has said the government will respond to the needs of citizens affected by infection until the situation improves.

In conversation with the Mayor, Mr. Bashkim Ramosaj, I have been notified of the emergency situation in the Decani municipality. To concreteize the government's support and to report closely to the situation, today Mrs. Decan is Deputy Prime Minister. Donika Gervala and Health Minister, Mr. Arben Vitia. I feel your sorrow and concern, and I want you as soon as possible recovery“, he wrote.

We remember that President Vjosa Osmani, Foreign Affairs Minister Donika Grovalla and Defence Minister Armend Mehaj visited the Decani municipality today.

Osmani has said there have been poisons even village citizens who have had another source of water supply.

She has invited justice agencies to investigate the case urgently.