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In Slovakia, the entire population of the country is being tested for coronavirus, he announced. Igor Matovic at a press conference of the Prime Minister on Saturday in Bratislava.
the MTI According to the report, the large-scale action, which has been in the works for three weeks to the exclusion of the public, would begin late next week with trial tests in some districts. Most tests are scheduled to take two weeks.
People (Slovakia has a population of over five million) undergo antigen testing, of which the state has ordered around 13 million units. The test result can be evaluated after 15 minutes. More details of the action are expected to be made public after Sunday’s government meeting, the Slovak prime minister said.
According to Matovic, around 6,000 test sites are being established across the country, a number that essentially matches the number of electoral districts. An average of seven people will be needed at each test site. The army will also participate in the operation.
In Slovakia, on Friday 1968, laboratories detected a new confirmed coronavirus infection, with 16.5 percent of tests performed positive. The death toll from the epidemic rose from 11 to 82, writes a telegraph office.
Highlight: Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic arrives at the extraordinary two-day summit of the European Union in Brussels on October 1, 2020. MTI / EPA / Piscina / Francisco Seco
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