Member of BiH Armed Forces from Livno tests positive for COVID-19

(Patria) - The Operational Centre of the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, through the chain of command and control, yesterday received verbal notification that a member of the Support Command of the Armed Forces of BiH was tested for the COVID-19 virus and that the test result is positive.

This is a member of the BiH Armed Forces who lives in Livno, and whose place of service is Banja Luka. He worked at his place of service until March 27, 2020, after which he was instructed to work from home. The aforementioned member of the BiH Armed Forces reported to the Health Centre in Livno on April 4, 2020, in the morning, due to respiratory problems. He was tested, and the collected samples were sent to Mostar for analysis. In the afternoon, the patient himself was hospitalized in the 'COVID hospital' of the University Clinical Hospital Mostar. The analysis results confirmed on the morning of April 4, 2020, that this member of the BiH Armed Forces is positive for COVID-19.

In accordance with the current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the region, and beyond, the Armed Forces of BiH are implementing protective and preventive measures related to the occurrence and spread of the COVID-19 virus. In this regard, an analysis of all persons who were in contact with the said individual has been carried out, and they have been sent into isolation. Incidentally, this is the third member who has had a positive test for COVID-19. On April 3, 2020, the first two positive cases of infection in the BiH Armed Forces were recorded. Both members of the BiH Armed Forces have mild cases, are in self-isolation, as are all other persons who were in contact with them.

In both these cases, the infection occurred from close family members.