The Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic and the Office of Public Health of the Slovak Republic extended laboratory diagnostics of the new coronavirus. So far, two new cases of infection have been added in Slovakia today, with a total of 63 positive cases. One positive case is from Trnava, the other from Trencin. In addition, another 107 samples were negative. In addition to the National Reference Centre for Influenza, the Regional Public Health Office based in Banská Bystrica, in addition to the National Reference Centre for Influenza, investigates samples from patients with suspected disease COVID-19. By the end of the week, laboratory diagnostics should start in Trencin. We are strengthening the production capacity due to the increasing number of samples and to ensuring better availability of laboratory diagnostics for new coronavirus. The laboratories of public health authorities in Bratislava, Košice and Banská Bystrica are able to examine about 400 samples a day. said Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini in charge of the Ministry of Health.The extension of laboratory diagnostics of the new coronavirus to other public health services will increase the chance of a greater detection of COVID-19, which will help our field epidemiologists to absorb more outbreaks, resulting in the successful elimination of the risk of disease spread. completed Chief Hygiene of the Slovak Republic Ján Mikas that, after the involvement of the Regional Public Health Office established in Trenčín, the number of samples tested per day will be even higher. At the same time, the extension of testing capacities will shorten the waiting time for results, as they will not be sent to the National Reference Centre for Influenza in Bratislava to ÚVZ SR. The Virological Institute of Biomedical Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) has been offered to strengthen the testing capacities at the public health authorities of the Slovak Republic. The capacity to deploy Trenčín and SAV will be up to 700 samples tested daily. The resort communicates on involvement in coordinated state-controlled laboratory diagnostics of the new coronavirus with commercial laboratories.