Nova.rs: Vučić manipulates the number of infected in response to Montenegro, changes theses

Portal Nova.rs writes today that the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, is manipulating the number of infected people in response to Montenegro.

Vučić said earlier today that there is no doubt that Montenegro's decision not to open its borders with Serbia from June 1 is political, but he points out that Serbia will not close its border. "We will not get into that mud," Vučić told reporters.

"Is Podgorica's decision not to allow entry for Serbian citizens because there are more than 25 people infected with the coronavirus per 100 inhabitants in Serbia political or epidemiological? The President of Serbia substantiates his position that it is a matter of politics by asserting that Montenegro will be open to some other countries that, as he claims, have worse statistics in the fight against the epidemic. However, he takes into account the number of deaths from the coronavirus, while Montenegro is talking about the current number of infected people," writes Nova.rs.

The text further states that Montenegro has announced that from June it will open its borders for citizens of countries with up to 25 infected with the coronavirus per 100.000 inhabitants and, according to the announcement of Montenegrin Prime Minister Duško Marković, this means free entry for citizens of Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Germany , Hungary, Albania and Greece.

The fact that Serbia was not among those countries for Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić is a political decision of the authorities in Montenegro.

"How is Germany on the list of countries whose citizens can enter, and there are 30 times more dead? How can Austria and Slovenia, which proportionally have more dead? It's best not to test anyone, as some countries in the region do. However, we will continue to test citizens and take care of their health," said the President of Serbia.

Nova.rs writes that Vučić changes his thesis here and uses figures as arguments that the representatives of Montenegro did not mention at all.

"Namely, Montenegro opens its borders to certain countries in relation to the current state of infection in those countries. So, they will be open to countries where the number of actively infected citizens per 100.000 inhabitants does not exceed 25. That number has nothing to do with how a country fought the infection in the previous months and how many people died in it," the portal writes.

The text further states that Germany, which has a total population of 83,7 million, according to data published on www.worldmeters.info, currently has 9.990 infected.

"By a simple calculation, we arrive at the fact that Germany has slightly less than 12 active cases of coronavirus infection per hundred thousand inhabitants. The same is the case with Austria, where 732 people are currently infected. In that country, which has a population of nine million, there are nine infected with the coronavirus. According to data from www.worldmeteres.info, Slovenia had 26 active cases of infection on May 15. Since the country has a little more than two million inhabitants, there is less than one infected person, i.e. 0,75 per 100 inhabitants ", writes Nova.rs.

That portal writes that it is also important to note that the Montenegrin ambassador in Belgrade, Tarazan Milošević, said yesterday that "no final decision on opening the borders" has yet been made, and that he believes in "establishing normal communication" between Belgrade and Podgorica.

In a written statement delivered by Milošević to Radio Slobodna Evopa, it is stated that "for the sake of clear and precise information for the citizens of Serbia, it is important to emphasize that the Government of Montenegro has not yet made any new decision regarding the opening of the borders".