One of those infected with the coronavirus in Kosovo has died, marking the first victim of COVID-19 in the country.
The victim is the 82-year-old HH from the village of Dumnica e Eperme e Podujeva, who was also the oldest person staying at the Infectious Disease Clinic as infected with this virus. His son has confirmed the case for TIME.
He said that his parent passed away around 09:00 this morning. The two children of the victim, who are infected with coronavirus, are also in the Infectious Disease Clinic.
"Yes, our father passed away. There are no other islands (vj victims). Brother and sister are fine. Those two have no problems. The brother was in a room with the father, he served them there until the last minute", said the son of the first victim of COVID-19 in Kosovo. "This morning, around 08:20, I talked to my brother and his own, he said 'a little better (the parent is here), the food has messed something up', they gave him a breather." I told him, let me talk a little. He said 'do you want to talk to B'? He said 'who is it?' I also told him not to bother. I even talked to my brother, he said 'it's fine, there's nothing wrong with that'. Now, after some 20 minutes, my brother called me and said 'my brother died'. There somewhere around 09:00".
The son of the victim of the coronavirus was the first to test positive from the Municipality of Podujeva. The 62-year-old had arrived from Italy on March 5, through the "Adem Jashari" International Airport. His son had told TIME that his parent had been checked at the airport, but there had been no signs of the coronavirus. According to him, the first signs appeared the next day.
"These first symptoms appeared after 1 day since he arrived from Italy, a slight cough and a very low temperature. There are no big problems, but since we suspected, we voluntarily went to the Infectious Disease Clinic last night (March 14) to get the tests done, but it's only been a few days, and they stopped him there too," said this family member on March 16. , a day after the 62-year-old tested positive for COVID-19.
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On the same day, KOHA also spoke with the 82-year-old (HH) who passed away today. That day, he had said that apart from coughing, he did not feel pain anywhere and that after receiving an injection, he felt very well.
"Since I've been writing, I'm 82 years old, so I'm 85... The others, the little grandson, the head is hurting. That team came (Sunday last year), but you didn't come. I believe, they got the information from the boys and left", HH said on March 16.
On the same day (afternoon), the KKMF team had also sent the elder of this family for testing to the Infectious Disease Clinic. While, the next day, his 54-year-old daughter from the village of Bradash. Both had tested positive, thus bringing the number of people infected with coronavirus to three, in the Municipality of Podujeva. Three villages of the Municipality of Podujeva, Dumnicë e Epërme, Dumnicë e Poshtme and Llaushë, continue to remain in quarantine, while the family of the infected person from the village of Bradash is isolated.
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The first victim of the coronavirus in Kosovo was recorded, an 82-year-old man from Dumnica died
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