COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia
The COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia is of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Location | Slovakia |
First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
Index case | Kostolište |
Arrival date | 6 March 2020 (4 years, 6 months and 2 weeks ago) |
Confirmed cases | 1,764 |
Active cases | 270 |
Recovered | 1,466 |
Deaths | 28 |
Government website | |
korona.gov.sk |
The virus was confirmed to have spread to Slovakia on 6 March 2020 when Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini announced that a 52-year-old man was infected.[1] He had not traveled anywhere but his son had traveled to Venice in Italy, and it was believed that his son was the first Slovak to be which was later confirmed.
Three cases were then confirmed, including the man's son and wife.[2] During the next few days, COVID-19 cases went up to 21 out of 832 tested.
COVID-19 Pandemic In Slovakia Media
People in Bratislava wearing masks on 16 March
Slovakia was among the first countries in the world (and the second in Europe, after the Czech Republic) to make the wearing of masks mandatory in public.
References
- ↑ "Coronavirus confirmed in Slovakia". spectator.sme.sk. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ↑ "Three coronavirus cases confirmed in Slovakia". spectator.sme.sk. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-11.