Austria Provides Medical Treatment for Kosovar Patients

Lifestyle & TravelHealth ♦ Published: January 11, 2021; 08:45 ♦ (Vindobona)

An impactful gas explosion in Kosovo left more than 40 people injured, several of them needing urgent intensive medical treatment. After the Kosovar government approached the Austrian Foreign Ministry, Chancellor Kurz and Foreign Minister Schallenberg reacted immediately and promised to help.

By promising help for severely injured Kosovar, Chancellor Kurz (left) deepens the relations with the Republic of Kosovo (in the picture: former President of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi (right) ). / Picture: © Bundeskanzleramt (BKA) / Dragan Tatic

After a serious gas explosion in the Kosovar town of Ferizaj on January 5, 2021, injuring more than 40 people, the Kosovar Foreign Ministry approached the Austrian Foreign Ministry with an urgent request for assistance and for taking over two patients.

Chancellor Kurz replied: …