UPDATED: Slovakia getting ready for coronavirus

Border checks, no mail delivery to Italy, and temperature checks at Slovak airports are all in place from February 28.

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The 113 people suspected of having COVID-19 (coronavirus) subjected to laboratory testing have proved negative in Slovakia. Even so, the government and its Security Council dealt with the possibility of coronavirus infection in Slovakia on February 27.

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A crisis staff will be established at the Health Ministry. From February 28, all passengers at international airports - Bratislava, Košice, Poprad – will have their temperatures measured. Random checks will include those who arrive in Slovakia by car, especially at the border crossings with Austria, the Interior Ministry said.

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The staff can propose that the government declare an emergency in case of need. In relation to the coronavirus, the government also agreed to contribute €200,000 to the World Health Organisation (WHO) in early February.

The government decided to launch an information campaign on how to behave and protect oneself from coronavirus as well.

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