Some settlements in which positive cases for COVID-19 have occurred will be closed off, Slovakia's chief hygienist Ján Mikas stated on Wednesday. Prime Minister Igor Matovič (OLaNO) pointed out that 31 cases appeared in Roma settlements, which saw the return of people from abroad, mainly from Sheffield, UK, and also among people who returned from Tyrol, Austria.
Chief hygienist Mikas explained that the authorities would continue to monitor the situation, test and, if necessary, provide appropriate medical care in the closed settlements. "Using measures, we'll order the affected municipalities to oversee bans and restrictions on contacts between one part of the population and another," said Renáta Hudákova, a hygiene officer at the Public Health Regional Office in Spišská Nová Ves (Košice region).
Cases of infection with coronavirus have been recorded in five settlements in the Spiš area. Three of them are in Krompachy, with the other two in the nearby villages of Žehra and Bystrany.
