Empty Obchodná Street in Bratislava (source: TASR)
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Slovakia is still in the black tier when looking at the national level of the Covid-19 automat alert system.
In regional terms, 20 of Slovakia's districts are still marked as black-tier districts, the highest-level alert, while 53 districts are dark red. This is the classification that will apply as of Monday, March 1. In the dark red districts, a negative test result is necessary every seven days when going to work.
Six districts are in the red tier, where a negative test no older than 14 days is required. Last week, 10 districts were marked as red.
Regional differences valid from March 1 (source: Health Ministry)
In Slovakia, the situation with the number of new cases and hospitalised patients has deteriorated again.
The seven-day rolling average is 5,089 new cases a day. 4,017 people have been hospitalised with Covid-19 in the hospitals.
Health Minister Marek Krajčí sees no room for lifting measures. Such a step would cause a faster deterioration of the pandemic situation in the country, he said.
Tiers of districts from March 1
Districts at Warning Level 4 (black)
• Bánovce nad Bebravou • Detva • Dunajská Streda • Galanta • Hlohovec • Ilava • Martin • Nové Mesto nad Váhom • Partizánske • Piešťany • Považská Bystrica • Revúca • Rožňava • Šaľa • Trenčín • Trnava • Turčianske Teplice • Žarnovica • Žiar nad Hronom • Zvolen
Districts at Warning Level 3 (dark red)
• Banská Bystrica • Banská Štiavnica • Bardejov • Bratislava I - V • Brezno • Bytča • Čadca • Dolný Kubín • Gelnica • Humenné • Komárno • Košice I - IV • Košice - okolie • Krupina • Kysucké Nové Mesto • Levice • Levoča • Liptovský Mikuláš • Lučenec • Malacky • Medzilaborce • Michalovce • Myjava • Nitra • Nové Zámky • Pezinok • Poltár • Poprad • Prešov • Prievidza • Púchov • Rimavská Sobota • Ružomberok • Sabinov • Senec • Senica • Skalica • Snina • Sobrance • Spišská Nová Ves • Topoľčany • Trebišov • Veľký Krtíš • Vranov nad Topľou • Žilina • Zlaté Moravce
Districts at Warning Level 2 (red)
• Kežmarok • Námestovo • Stará Ľubovňa • Stropkov • Svidník • Tvrdošín
Infectologist Pavol Jarčuška sees a quite balanced trend with the statistics of Covid-19 deaths, suggesting they are even decreasing a little.
On the other hand, he said, in the last week Slovakia recorded 608 deaths from Covid-19 and 77 deaths with Covid-19.
“What is alarming is one patient with Covid-19 dies in our hospital on average every three hours,” said the head of the clinic of infectology and travel medicine of Košice-based University Hospital of Louis Pasteur, as quoted by the TASR newswire.
What rules will apply in the tiers:
Schools (kindergartens, grades one to four of primary schools, final grades of secondary schools)
Black tier: closed
Dark red tier: based on the recommendation of Regional Public Health Authority (RÚVZ)
Red tier: Open
Test validity for work (depends on the district where one works)
Black and dark red tiers: 7 days
Red tier: 14 days
Travelling out to nature
Black tier: only within the district, forbidden to travel in or out of the district
Dark red and red tiers: travelling between districts allowed with a test no older than 7 days
Read more about coronavirus in Slovakia:
Measures valid in Slovakia as of February 8 and updates on the requirement of a negative test result
Tightened border regime: State orders self-isolation and testing for all incomers as of February 17
Do I have the new coronavirus? How to proceed if you have a suspicion
I encountered a person who is COVID-19 positive. What do I do next? (FAQ)
When will I get my COVID vaccine? FAQs about vaccination in Slovakia
