COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia

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SARS-CoV-2 infections per občina (totaled per 10,000 inhabitants)
SARS-CoV-2 deaths (totaled per 10,000 inhabitants)

The COVID-19 pandemic occurs in Slovenia since the beginning of March 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic , which took place in December 2019 in China originated. The COVID-19 pandemic affects the novel disease COVID-19 . This is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group and belongs to the group of respiratory diseases . From March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic .

background

The first days of the pandemic were challenging for Slovenia due to the resignation of Prime Minister Marjan Šarec at the end of January and the resultant formation of a new government. The first case was confirmed the day after Janez Janša was elected Prime Minister. During the transition period, the outbreak accelerated in the country. On March 10, 2020, a joint meeting between the outgoing and the new government took place. The outgoing government of Marjan Šarec was responsible for crisis management until March 14, 2020.

Course and measures

On March 4, 2020, the first COVID-19 case was officially confirmed in Slovenia. Ten days later there were already 140, at the end of March over 700 and at the end of April over 1,400. Since then, the number of new infections has been significantly lower (see statistics). The epidemic emergency was declared on March 12th. Shops in all non-everyday industries, universities, schools and kindergartens were closed. Medical staff received a vacation and travel ban. The export of medical protective material was prohibited and the prices for protective equipment and disinfectants were frozen. On March 17, air traffic - with exceptions such as mail or transfer flights - was suspended. On March 19, gatherings of more than five people were forbidden and distances were to be reduced to a bare minimum (work, shopping, caring for the needy, short walks). On March 30, freedom of movement was restricted to the place of residence and the mask requirement for public spaces was introduced. It was suggested that shops should be open exclusively to risk groups such as pensioners, pregnant women and the disabled between 8 and 10 a.m.

On the night of March 19, the small border crossings between Austria and Slovenia were closed. 27 border crossings with Croatia were also affected. Since April 12, travelers had to be in a 7-day quarantine, and entry was only allowed to those who have a permanent residence in Slovenia. However, transits without stopping were permitted if it was certain that they would also lead to an exit. Since March 20, it has only been possible to leave Austria with a negative Covid-19 test. The same exceptions also applied here (Slovenes are allowed to pass through Austria if they leave the country safely; people with their main residence are allowed to enter, but must be in quarantine at home).

Despite initial easing since mid-April, demonstrations against the measures took place on May 9, 2020. In Ljubljana alone, over 5,000 people gathered despite a ban on assembly and demonstration.

On May 15, 2020, the government declared the pandemic to be over for Slovenia as the first country in Europe. However, precautionary measures such as distance rules, the mask requirement and the ban on public gatherings remain in place.

Economic situation

On April 2, the Slovenian parliament passed an emergency program for the economy which, among other things, provides for compensation for employees who are sent home on demand. This should be 80 percent of the last average salary, so that employers only have to pay 20 percent. All social and pension contributions were also paid by the state for an initial two months. At the same time, all politicians and civil servants were cut 30 percent of their salaries. Farmers and the self-employed were guaranteed a minimum income of 350 to 700 euros, social assistance recipients and students received a one-off payment of 150 euros. Employees who were particularly exposed during the epidemic were guaranteed additional salaries. Previously, on March 24, pensioners with less than 700 euros a month had already been promised assistance and on March 20, credit deferrals were granted.

On April 24th, reports about the handling of the situation were sometimes critical. Sea-Help published an article with observations made by an incoming German. He reported from Portorož and Izola that although park benches were blocked with a tape recorder, the cafes and restaurants were open and well occupied. In addition, the hotels would use the situation for renovation work.

statistics

The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia as follows:

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Slovenia
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to
WHO data

New infections in Slovenia
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to
WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Slovenia
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to
WHO data

Confirmed deaths (daily) in Slovenia
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to
WHO data

Remarks

  1. a b c d Since August 17, 2020, the WHO reports have only been published weekly, but contain additional information (around cases per million inhabitants). The last daily WHO report ( No. 209 , pdf) was published on August 16, 2020.
  2. a b c d Cases reported to WHO by national authorities are listed here. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE).
  3. a b Corrections were made in WHO reports No. 126 and No. 127 (May 25/26) that would falsify the diagram. Therefore the report of May 25th was not included here. In this, the number of infections rose by 31, but was reduced by 40 on May 26, which is explained by a correction by the authorities: Counts adjusted retrospectively by national authorities: 40 cases have been excluded . A similar process can be observed in WHO report # 134 (2.6.2020): the number of infected people increases by 10 to 1483, but is given as 1475 on the following day. Therefore, this number has also been excluded.
  4. a b In the WHO report of June 19 (No. 151), another correction was incorporated: Counts adjusted retrospectively by national authorities: 20 cases have been excluded from data between 17-18 June. The number is given as +8, but compared to the previous day it is -2 (1513 now 1511). This calculation (-20 + 8 = -2) does not work out, but cannot be clarified here. Since the numbers increase on the following days based on the information from June 19, this is -2.
  5. a b In WHO report No. 126 (May 25, 2020) the number of deaths was increased by one case. In WHO report No. 127 (May 26, 2020) the number of infected people was corrected, but the number of deaths was also reduced by one case. Since this does not significantly affect the display, the day has also been shown here.

Testing

As of April 27, 2020, 50,000 tests had been performed, 1,408 of which were positive. On June 29, 2020, more than 100,000 tests were reported, 1,600 of which were positive. On August 17, 2020 there were 143,463 tests with 2,456 positive results.

See also

Web links

Commons : COVID-19 Pandemic in Slovenia  - Pictures, Videos and Audio Files Collection

Individual evidence

  1. Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19: Causes . Online at www.lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. Tagesschau: "Deeply worried". WHO speaks of corona pandemic . March 11, 2020. Online at www.tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  3. ^ Slovenia Confirms First Case of Coronavirus: Health Minister . In: The New York Times , March 5, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.  (English)
  4. ^ A b Coronavirus: Situation in Slovenia. Current situation at a glance. Austrian Chamber of Commerce , March 2020, accessed on May 13, 2020 .
  5. a b Slovenia and the coronavirus: Restrictions in Slovenia are not as rigidly implemented as in Croatia. Sea-Help, April 24, 2020, accessed May 13, 2020 .
  6. Slovenia. Thousands demonstrate against restriction of civil rights due to Covid-19. Deutschlandfunk, May 9, 2020, accessed on May 13, 2020 .
  7. Slovenia declares the end of the coronavirus pandemic. In: deutschlandunk.de , May 15, 2020.
  8. Measures to support companies in Slovenia in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. (pdf) Austrian Chamber of Commerce, March 2020, accessed on May 13, 2020 .
  9. a b c d Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed May 3, 2020 .
  10. COVID-19 vsi podatki. (XLSX) Ministrstvo za zdravje, August 17, 2020, accessed on August 18, 2020 (Slovenian).