COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia

SARS-CoV-2 infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the districts of Slovakia

The COVID-19 pandemic has been occurring in Slovakia since the beginning of March 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic that began in China in December 2019. 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 .

Course and measures

• The first COVID-19 case in Slovakia was confirmed on March 6, 2020.
• On March 13, all passenger flights from abroad were banned. This regulation has been extended several times until June 11, 2020. From May 28, only (irregular) flights from eight Schengen countries with a maximum of 20 passengers resident in Slovakia are permitted.
• On March 30, a 60-year-old man died of the consequences of the coronavirus, more than 300 people were infected at this time (see statistics). Another person died on April 6, 2020.
• Stricter exit restrictions came into force on April 8th. From then on, movement was only allowed in one's own residential area and to work. In addition, several Roma settlements were cordoned off. Around 6,000 people were affected, although only 32 cases were known in the five settlements in Eastern Slovakia, whereas more than 20 percent of the 701 confirmed cases of infection were found in Bratislava. A separate quarantine of the known cases within the cordoned off areas was allegedly not carried out. Prime Minister Igor Matovič also expressed that there was a danger the Roma, whose risk of infection is ten times higher, could from their settlements crawl out and threaten the population. The settlements were cordoned off with police tape and surrounded by the military. This was justified, among other things, by the fact that many were hired out in Great Britain and had returned because of the Brexit .
• In mid-April there were a little more than 800 infected and still two dead (see statistics).
• On April 18, a retirement home was searched by the police to find the culprit who brought the virus there. The background to this is the claim by Prime Minister Igor Matovič that someone might have brought it back from a vacation abroad.
• Restrictions introduced in mid-April for people older than 65 led to protest marks from interest groups, as they saw themselves as discriminated against. Since April 22nd, they were only allowed to shop in the mornings from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and were forbidden on weekends. The stricter rules were introduced in order to be able to implement an opening in other areas. Commuters were also placed under general suspicion and were ordered to take regular tests. Again, Matovič falsely accused an individual who worked in Austria of bringing the virus into his town, for which he had to apologize.
• At the end of April, almost 1,400 people were infected and 20 of them died of Covid-19 (see statistics).
• At the beginning of May, the only slow increase in cases was responded to by opening more shops, hotels and restaurants. Church services and weddings were allowed again. Schools and kindergartens remained closed, however.
• In mid-May, 983 of the 1,465 infected were considered cured. In addition, there were officially only 27 deaths. However, only those deaths are counted in which Covid-19 is the sole cause of death.
• On June 10, the entry requirements for people from numerous European countries, including Germany, were relaxed again. A two-week quarantine after entering Slovakia is no longer mandatory. In addition, the mask requirement in outdoor areas has been lifted; this requirement continues to apply in shops and public transport.

statistics

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

Infections

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

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

Deaths

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

Confirmed deaths (daily) in Slovakia
(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).

Testing

As of August 18, 296,902 tests had been performed, of which 2,922 people tested positive. Of these, 31 had died by then and 1,980 were considered cured again. Four of the cases were in intensive care, a total of 71 cases were in hospitals.

See also

• List of epidemics and pandemics
• List of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic

Web links

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

• World Health Organization (WHO): Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports on the website www.who.int (English)
• Johns Hopkins CSSE : Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases. (English)
• Website World of Meters : real-time data of the Corona virus pandemic (English)

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. ↑ Coronavirus confirmed in Slovakia . March 6, 2020. Accessed April 1, 2020. (English)
4. ↑ Vykonávanie letov vo vzdušnom priestore vo vzťahu k výskytu prenosného ochorenia COVID-19 , Ministerstvo dopravy a výstavby Slovenskef Republiky
5. ↑ Letisko v Bratislave zaznamenalo za posledné dni záujem o obchodné lety , Pravda_ (Slovakia)
6. ↑ Corona Live Ticker from April 8th: WTO expects world trade to crash. Deutsche Welle , April 8, 2020, accessed on May 14, 2020 . 
7. ↑ The most important developments regarding the coronavirus on Thursday. Der Spiegel , April 8, 2020, accessed on May 14, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Ivo Mijnssen: Corona epidemic or clan liability? Slovakia is quarantining thousands of Roma. Neue Zürcher Zeitung , April 21, 2020, accessed on May 14, 2020 . 
9. ↑ ^{a b} Computers and documents confiscated in Slovakia. ORF , April 19, 2020, accessed on May 14, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Displeasure about Corona protective measures in Slovakia is increasing. Onvista , April 19, 2020, accessed May 14, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Coronavirus: Slovakia accelerates easing of measures. Oberösterreichisches Volksblatt , May 4, 2020, accessed on May 14, 2020 . 
12. ↑ How the coronavirus is spreading in Europe. Deutschlandfunk , May 13, 2020, accessed on May 13, 2020 . 
13. ↑ Opening of the border: Slovakia opens the border to a further 16 countries. Oberösterreichisches Volksblatt , June 9, 2020, accessed on July 5, 2020 . 
14. ↑ ^{a b c d} Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed May 3, 2020 . 
15. ↑ Covid-19 Report. Ministerstvo zdravotníctva Slovenskej republiky, August 18, 2020, accessed on August 18, 2020 . 
16. ↑ Koronavírus na Slovensku v číslach. Ministerstvo investícií, regionálneho rozvoja a informatizácie Slovenskej republiky, August 18, 2020, accessed on August 18, 2020 (Slovak).