Stricter curfew in the Nitra district as of January 11

The curfew in the Nitra district will become even more stringent as of January 11. This is due to the critical epidemiological situation bedevilling the area, Health Minister Marek Krajči (OĽaNO) announced after an extraordinary session of the Government on Wednesday. People going to work, outdoors or accompanying a child to school will need negative antigen or RT-PCR tests for COVID-19. Children under 10 will be allowed to go outdoors. The curfew will not apply to shopping at the nearest grocery store, pharmacy or drug store. "Police will closely monitor compliance with the ban," claimed Krajči, adding that the police and military will also help with mass testing in the district. Nitra mayor Marek Hattas added that mass testing would be carried out in the district over the next three weekends.