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There has been a significant reduction in the number and proportion of people screened for coronavirus tests in the second round of testing in Slovakia this weekend, Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic announced at a press conference with various members of his government. in Bratislava on Monday, according to MTI.
The weekend’s second round of testing, which used so-called antigen testing, involved 2 million 44,000 people. Among them, 13,509 were found infected, representing 0.66 percent. Data released Monday showed a 58 percent drop in infection rates from previous coronavirus tests.
The second round of coronavirus testing in Slovakia was carried out in 45 districts of the country, in those districts where the infection rate was measured above 0.7 percent in the previous round of testing. In the 45 districts examined now, about 100,000 more people participated in the study than the previous week, but fewer than half were found to be infected.
Igor Matovic, who called the tests the “largest and most important” operation in the country’s history, called it a success. This was due to a significant decrease in the number of infected people screened, indicating that a significant proportion of infected people had already been screened and isolated through quarantine measures.
Matovic, however, warned of caution because, as he said, “the country faces very difficult winter months.” At the same time, he added, the government has a “strong weapon” in its hands in the form of evidence.
Contrary to the prime minister’s position, the Slovak Medical Chamber (SLK), whose president, Marián Kollár, told the Slovak public service agency TASR on Monday, said that general tests could not help in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic. . neither health nor material benefits. According to Kollár, more selective tests would be needed, focusing on regions and places at risk.
Health Minister Marek Krajcí said in a statement Monday that the infection rate in the country’s nursing homes and hospitals remains high, leaving many doctors and nurses “out of the system,” but the situation is not yet. review.
According to data released by the National Center for Health Information on Monday, about 5,000 PCR tests were performed in Slovakia on Sunday and 577 new infections were recorded. Since the onset of the disease in the spring in the country, the presence of the coronavirus has been detected in 76,000 individuals and more than 906,000 PCR-type virus tests have been carried out. Currently, 1,806 patients infected with the coronavirus are being treated at the hospital. Official sources attribute 366 deaths to the disease.
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