Chief epidemiologist quits Covid-19 advisory team again

Ljubljana, 20 April - Mario Fafangel, the head of the centre for communicable diseases at the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ), has resigned from the team advising the government on measures to contain coronavirus, saying decisions taken are often in disagreement with the epidemiologists' opinion and protocols.

Ljubljana Mario Fafangel, Slovenia's chief epidemiologist. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA File photo

Ljubljana
Mario Fafangel, Slovenia's chief epidemiologist.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
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