COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic spread to Slovenia on 4 March 2020, when the first case was confirmed.[1]
COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Location | Slovenia |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China via Italy |
Index case | Ljubljana |
Arrival date | 4 March 2020 (4 years, 9 months, 2 weeks and 5 days) |
Confirmed cases | 1,466 |
Recovered | 1,330 |
Deaths | 104 |
Government website | |
Government site National Institute of Public Health |
It was transmitted by a tourist traveling from Morocco via Italy, which is the center of the SARS-CoV-2 in Europe.[2]
On May 15, 2020, Slovenia became the first European nation to declare the end of the COVID-19 epidemic within its territory.[3] However, cases started to rise again in June.
COVID-19 Pandemic In Slovenia Media
Text "Zaprto Korona" (Closed Corona) in front of a closed coffee shop, March 15, 2020, Novo Mesto
7-day prevalence in Slovenian municipalities per 100k inhabitants
References
- ↑ Reuters (4 March 2020). Slovenia Confirms First Case of Coronavirus: Health Minister. . https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/04/world/europe/04reuters-health-coronavirus-slovenia.html. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ Slovenia confirms first case of coronavirus: health minister. 4 March 2020. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-slovenia-idUSKBN20R33X. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ "Slovenia first European nation to declare end of epidemic at home". Retrieved May 15, 2020.