Pustinjak iz Srbije živi u pećini, a kad je doznao za pandemiju, odmah se cijepio: 'Ne razumijem one koji to ne žele'

'Želim dobiti sve tri doze, uključujući i dodatnu. Pozivam svakog građanina da se cijepi'

Serbian hermit Panta Petrovic stands in his cave in the southern Serbian city of Pirot, on August 9, 2021. - Almost twenty years ago, Panta Petrovic made social distancing a lifestyle choice when he moved into a tiny Serbian mountain cave to avoid society. Last year, on one of his visits to town, the dreadlocked man with a long beard found out there was a pandemic raging. After vaccines against Covid-19 became available, he got jabbed and urges everyone to do the same. (Photo by OLIVER BUNIC / AFP)
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Panta Petrović prije dvadeset godina odlučio se distancirati od ostatka svijeta. Napustio je Pirot u kojem je živio te otišao na Staru planinu na jugu Srbije gdje i danas živi u jednoj od pećina. No, ponekad ipak mora do grada, a prilikom lanjskog posjeta doznao je da je u tijeku pandemija Covida te se odmah po dolasku cjepiva odlučio i cijepiti, piše AFP, a prenosi France24.

“Virus ne bira i doći će i u moju špilju isto”, kaže 70-godišnjak koji sada poziva i druge da se cijepe. Petrović je nekad u Pirotu radio na crno, a jedno vrijeme radio je i u inozemstvu, a onda se odlučio na socijalnu distancu. Želio je, veli, biti slobodan, a danas ga u njegovoj pećini baš nitko ne gnjavi.

‘Želim dobiti sve tri doze’

U grad odlazi u potragu za ostacima hrane koju nalazi po kontejnerima. Na periferiji grada u jednoj kolibi drži nekoliko domaćih životinja, a prima i socijalnu pomoć.

Na cijepljenje se, navodi, odlučio čim je cjepivo stiglo i ne razumije galamu onih koji ga ne žele primiti. On pak vjeruje u proces kojem je cilj iskorijeniti bolest. “Želim dobiti sve tri doze, uključujući i dodatnu. Pozivam svakog građanina da se cijepi”, kaže.

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Serbian hermit Panta Petrovic prepares a meal in his cave his cave in the southern Serbian city of Pirot, on August 9, 2021. - Almost twenty years ago, Panta Petrovic made social distancing a lifestyle choice when he moved into a tiny Serbian mountain cave to avoid society. Last year, on one of his visits to town, the dreadlocked man with a long beard found out there was a pandemic raging. After vaccines against Covid-19 became available, he got jabbed and urges everyone to do the same. (Photo by OLIVER BUNIC / AFP)
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Serbian hermit Panta Petrovic prepares milk for cats in his selfmade house in the southern Serbian city of Pirot, on August 9, 2021. - Almost twenty years ago, Panta Petrovic made social distancing a lifestyle choice when he moved into a tiny Serbian mountain cave to avoid society. Last year, on one of his visits to town, the dreadlocked man with a long beard found out there was a pandemic raging. After vaccines against Covid-19 became available, he got jabbed and urges everyone to do the same. (Photo by OLIVER BUNIC / AFP)
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