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Slovenia has declared the end of the COVID-19 epidemic on its territory and has reopened its borders, although some preventive measures remain in place.
“Today, Slovenia has the best clinical situation in Europe, allowing us to end the epidemic,” Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa said Thursday (March 12), according to Agerpres.
Slovenia’s borders will be reopened for all EU citizens, while other countries will have to be quarantined.
Slovenia, a country with 2 million inhabitants bordering Italy, Croatia and Austria, has registered a total of 1,500 contaminations and 103 deaths from COVID-19, with few new contaminations in recent days.
Some restrictions will remain, such as banning public gatherings, wearing a mask, and complying with social distancing rules.
Earlier this week, the Slovenian government announced the lifting of most restrictions starting next week, including the reopening of shopping centers and hotels with fewer than 30 beds.
According to Slovenian public radio, by declaring the end of the epidemic, the state is avoiding the automatic extension, until the end of June, of a set of economic support measures voted to help the population and businesses. Therefore, these measures will end in late May.
