Quarantine and tracking mobile phone data pondered as number of COVID-19 cases rises in Slovakia

The government has already asked mobile networks operators to text people staying in non-safe countries.

The new app for smart quarantine.The new app for smart quarantine. (Source: SME)

People coming from the countries that have not been entered on the "safe list" might be subjected to some stricter controls once they enter Slovakia.

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The government is pondering using mobile phone data to gain information about people coming from unsafe countries, which include, among other countries in Europe, Italy, Spain and the UK.

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Health Minister Marek Krajčí suggested on Wednesday that this solution is being considered. He also admitted this kind of control would require changes to the laws.

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Meanwhile, the authorities have asked mobile operators to send text messages to people in these countries, notifying them that they are in a country that is not on the safe list and that they should follow the measures of the regional public health authorities upon their return to Slovakia, the SITA newswire reported.

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