"It's definite that if we do not get an adequate response and we do not succeed in significantly preventing the spread of the infection, our measures related to limiting movement will be increasingly rigorous and restrictive. It is essential that people realise that their behaviour at the moment is what will determine the further development of the epidemic," Beros told RTL television.
He underscored that the National Civil Protection Authority is carefully balancing and gradually tightening the measures and that he believes that the results would probably be even better if citizens behaved differently.
He once again called on citizens to keep their distance, personal hygiene and underscored that that can significantly reduce the number of newly infected cases. "If we somehow reduce the exponential curve we will enable the health system to adequately respond and impact the further development of this epidemic," said Beros.
He claimed that the number infected over the next few days would probably increase and that the curve would continue to climb but that he did not expect an "Italian scenario."
We are much better organised than the Italian health system
"Naturally, a series of objective and subjective circumstances have impacted that, however, considering our plans and preparations, I think that we got some time and that we are much better prepared at this phase than the Italian health system was in that same phase," said Beros.
He said that with the first phase in Italy, people in the health system were immediately infected, which limited the possibilities for the system to fight the virus.
"In our fight, particularly by our epidemiologists, we managed to delay that first wave in the health system to just a few infected but I think that overall we are well prepared," he said.