Slovakia tests two-thirds of population for COVID-19, 1.06 pct positive

Slovakia has tested two-thirds of its population of 5.4 million people for coronavirus over the weekend (on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1), and 38,359 of them — or 1.06 percent — were found to be positive, Prime Minister Igor Matovic announced here after a government meeting.

“I believe that this is a significant step for all Slovak people in its fight against the coronavirus,” Matovic said at a press conference, quoted by local news portal spectator.sme.sk.

Altogether 3,625,332 aged 10-65 were tested in the nationwide testing. Matovic thanked everybody involved in the testing, including medical staff, soldiers, police officers, firefighters, municipalities and volunteers, said the report.

“It was the first time during this fight against COVID-19 when we joined our forces and put our shoulders to the wheel,”

he said, adding that it will be important that people who tested negative still observe basic hygiene rules and the restrictions currently in place, and those who are positive should remain in isolation.