(source: SITA)
The coronavirus situation has added to the increasing alcohol consumption in Slovakia.
The average Slovak drinks about 12 litres of alcohol every year. The Eurostat data show people in Slovakia spend 2.5 percent of their overall monthly expenses on alcohol, noted Slovenská Sporiteľňa bank analyst Lenka Buchláková.
The analyst pointed to the London-based King's College study showing that alcohol consumption during quarantine and home isolation linked with the coronavirus pandemic is increasing.
"People who have been in isolation for a longer time have shown symptoms of post-traumatic stress. That might result in higher alcohol consumption during the quarantine. Countries with the highest rates of alcohol consumption are the most threatened, and Slovakia is one of them," Buchláková commented.
