Babiš argued that according to him, Slovakia tests up to five times less. “I’m sorry, because epidemiologists decided on some numbers and of course we could discuss who tests how and how,” he said. “If we had 6890 tests on Sunday, then Slovakia had 1425, if we had on Friday we had 18,329 tests, so Slovakia 6191, “he added.
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According to the Czech state website Koronadata, the Czechia has performed roughly two-fifths more tests than Slovakia since the beginning of the epidemic. For every 100,000 inhabitants, the Czech Republic performed about 10,000 tests, while Slovakia performed about 7,000. However, covid-19 cases were recorded in the Czech Republic per over 100,000 inhabitants since the beginning of the epidemic over 340, which is about three times more than in Slovakia.
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According to Babiš, the measures taken by Slovakia mainly concern tourists. He hopes that it will not fundamentally disrupt economic relations.
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For trips from the Czech Republic to Slovakia, either a negative test for coronavirus, which must not be older than 72 hours, or the onset of a five-day quarantine and subsequent testing for covid-19 will be required from Friday.
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The obligation to submit a test result or quarantine will not apply to commuters within 30 kilometers of the nearest border crossing, to students, teachers, researchers, health professionals, farmers, social workers or so-called critical infrastructure, and to some athletes and artists. .
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