In Slovakia, 11 other positive cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) were added. Currently there are 21 positive cases in Slovakia, a total of 832 samples were negative. The first six cases were found in Bratislava, people living or working in Bratislava. Two are hospitalized at KIGM at University Hospital Bratislava, four are in home isolation. Three of the confirmed cases were in contact with a teacher in kindergarten in Bratislava with a positive diagnosis. This is a woman who has been hospitalized with symptoms, including fever, chills, and dry cough. The other two women who had contact with a preschool teacher had positive tests, but they did not need hospitalization. Another case is a man from Bratislava who has arrived from Miami and is hospitalized with pneumonia. A woman who was in Linz, Austria, and a man from Bratislava who was in contact with a girlfriend with a confirmed coronavirus also tested positive. They're both in home quarantine. Later, five more cases were added. It is a woman from Bratislava, a woman from Hviezdoslavov and a man from Vysoke near Moravia. They're in home quarantine, and in all three cases, there were positive cases. In Bratislava is a hospitalized man from Humenné, who has a travel history. Another patient is hospitalised at Trenčín hospital, the origin of the infection is under investigation.

The government of the Slovak Republic has declared an emergency situation in Slovakia since 12 March from 6 a.m. due to the threat of the spread of COVID-19 virus (coronavirus). The purpose of the declaration of an emergency is to create the conditions for taking the necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the consequences of a public health emergency due to COVID-19. It does not affect or restrict any rights of citizens. The emergency situation is declared according to the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic for the needs of state authorities, so that for example rescue works can be carried out in the event of natural disasters, forces and resources used from the territory where the emergency situation was declared, used components of the integrated rescue system to a greater extent and so on. According to the MV, the emergency situation is a tool for faster provision of the necessary material from companies and companies that have it. This is a material which is necessary to perform rescue work or to ensure the protection of the population. In this particular case, it is a medical material and equipment that will increase the capacity of the Slovak Republic for more effective protection of public health related to COVID-19.