With the current increase in the number of confirmed infections in neighboring countries, according to the Slovak Prime Minister, it would be a “small miracle” if the numbers did not grow in Slovakia as well. “Ukraine has a record, Poland is holding on, Poland has a significant record, Austria has a record,” Matovic told RTVS on Saturday.
“When you have closed borders and there is no movement across them, you can better control the situation. Today, our borders are open and the disease is being mixed, “says the Slovak Prime Minister. According to him, taking further measures is in the hands of the Ministry of Health and other experts.
Asked whether there was a risk of school-wide school closures, Matovič said that if a situation arises where the number of cases was such that the hygienists would not be able to trace contacts, it would be necessary to take comprehensive measures.
After Friday’s meeting of the pandemic commission, Minister of Health Marek Krajčí said that Bratislava would consider including the Czech Republic and Austria among high-risk countries. This would mean that people would have to quarantine and undergo a coronavirus test after arriving in Slovakia from these countries, with a few exceptions.
Slovakia, with a population of five million, currently has 1,692 active cases of the disease, ie the most since the outbreak of a pandemic in the country this March. As of Friday, 73 patients with covid-19 were hospitalized in hospitals, seven of whom had to be connected to artificial lung ventilation by doctors.
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