On March 15, Serbian President Vucic choked up and sent a plea for help to his country and lambasted European solidarity as ? a fairy tale written on paper? At that time, there were only 46 confirmed cases of New Crown Pneumonia in Serbia, so why did President Vucic seem so anxious? First, the epidemic in Serbia was already serious at that time, but it was the country's lack of capacity to detect the new coronavirus; second, Serbia's main trading partner is the European Union, but at that time the European Union issued a ban on the export of medical supplies; third, Serbia is a small country with few people, and does not have the ability to mass-produce medical supplies on its own. Based on these three points, Vu?i? could not be anxious at that time?
Serbian President Vucic
First, Serbia's new coronavirus outbreak is already very serious, but it lacks the ability to detect the new coronavirus. On March 15, there were only 46 confirmed cases of neocoronavirus in Serbia, but fewer than 300 people were tested for neocoronavirus. The key lies in the fact that Serbia lacks the tools to detect the new coronavirus. At that time, Italy, Spain, Germany, France, the new crown pneumonia epidemic has been very serious, Serbian President Vu?i? saw the lack of new coronavirus detection tools in the country, can not be anxious?
However, on March 17th, our country's assistance to Serbia's medical supplies have arrived in the country's capital, Belgrade, to solve their urgent needs. At present, Serbia has as many as 1,060 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 28 deaths. But the total population of Serbia is only 7.18 million, the proportion of new coronavirus infection is already not low, an average of every 10,000 Serbs, there are already 1.5 people infected with the new coronavirus.
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Secondly, Europe and the United States have banned the export of medical supplies, and Serbia has no way to buy them. Serbia is a member of the European Union, not to mention NATO. Serbia's predecessor is Yugoslavia and the FRY, after the Kosovo war, and Montenegro separated and became Serbia **** and the country. on March 15, the EU has issued a ban on the export of medical supplies. Serbia's main trading partner is the EU, and if the EU does not export medical supplies, it will be difficult for Serbia to procure medical supplies from other countries in a short time.
Vu?i? satirized that European unity is ? a fairy tale on paper? that is expressing dissatisfaction with the EU's ban on the export of medical supplies! However, the EU is also in trouble with itself, as Germany and Italy have also seized medical supplies from Switzerland. For Serbia, the EU really can't help.
Thirdly, Serbia is a small country and does not have the capacity to mass produce medical supplies. Serbia has a total population of 7.18 million, a territory of 88,300 square kilometers, and a total GDP of $50.5 billion. Serbia lacks domestic production lines for medical goods, and it is even more difficult to convert other industrial companies to medical goods in a short time. With the new Crown Pneumonia outbreak in Europe, Vu?i? will of course be very anxious. With Serbia's comprehensive national strength, it simply does not have the ability to fight the new crown pneumonia epidemic on its own without external assistance.
After the onslaught of the new coronavirus epidemic, Serbian President Vucic's approval ratings have risen instead of declining, suggesting that Serbs feel the conviction of a president who puts his country first.