Hard lockdown will not be necessary in Slovakia

Coronavirus situation improved in the country in mid-March, but lifting measures would be premature.

Acting Health Minister Eduard HegerActing Health Minister Eduard Heger (Source: TASR)

A hard lockdown will not be needed in Slovakia now that the second wave of the pandemic has seemingly passed its peak.

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Acting Health Minister Eduard Heger (OĽaNO) announced this during the Health Ministry's regular weekly pandemic situation update on March 16.

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