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Nationwide testing must begin after December 11 or 12, when the first 100,000. test kits, Minister of Health Tomažas Gantaras announced at a press conference. He added that the government plans to buy a total of 1.5 million. antigen tests.
Staff at healthcare facilities and nursing homes are already being screened for the coronavirus, but the government plans to expand the scheme to include other important staff: teachers, soldiers, police officers.
By the end of this year, the tests, which must wait a few minutes for a response, will be offered to all citizens who request it, Gantar said.
“Due to the high daily rates [užsikrėtimo] We cannot trace the number of cases down to all contacts, so it makes sense to carry out large-scale tests, ”explained the Minister.
He also announced that the quarantine measures introduced in mid-November will be extended for at least one more week.
“It just came to our knowledge then [suvaržymai] it will give better results, ”he said.
Slovenia, with a population of two million, was hit hard by the second wave of the pandemic. In total, more than 80,000 have already been approved in the country. cases of coronavirus infection and almost 1.6 thousand. deceased.
In November, public transport in Slovenia was stopped and almost all gatherings were banned. Schools and businesses that supply unnecessary goods and services also remain closed.
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