We know the results of the samples of two people hospitalized at the University Hospital in Martin who were in connection with the suspicion of a new coronavirus on laboratory diagnostics. The new coronavirus has not been confirmed in Slovakia. Peter Pellegrini, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic in charge of the Ministry of Health, confirmed this today. We have good news. Patients who are at University Hospital in Martin have negative test results for the new coronavirus.
In relation to the new coronavirus, 13 individuals who had a travel history and clinical symptoms have so far been sent from Slovakia for laboratory diagnosis. They were all negative.
Currently, two citizens of the Slovak Republic are transported from China by air with other passengers. At night from Sunday to Monday they arrive at the airport in Prague. Everything is secured, two Slovak citizens will be transferred to the Faculty Hospital F.D. Roosevelt in Banská Bystrica, where they will be quarantined for precautionary reasons for 14 days. said Peter Pellegrini. The Public Health Office is fully effective in the issue of the transfer of citizens. The chief health officer of the Slovak Republic John Mikas will supervise the situation on the spot. Two passengers will be transported by a specially prepared ambulance from the airport in Prague to the faculty hospital in Banská Bystrica, which is ready for their arrival. All the ingredients within the resort are 24/7 ready to respond to the current situation and respond immediately, John Mikas explained.
The samples taken will also be taken by the two citizens on laboratory diagnostics. The results should be known within 48 hours.
To be added:
precautionary measures:
- Wash your hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. You can use alcohol-based hand disinfectant
- do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands
- cover your nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing with a disposable paper handkerchief and then throw it in the trash
- Avoid close contact with people who show signs of cold or flu
- if you are ill, treat yourself at home
- Avoid unprotected contact with wild or farmed animals
- 14 days after arrival from the area affected by the new coronavirus you should check your health (fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath)
- in case of clinical signs after return, seek medical advice and inform the doctor of the travel history.
If the general physician expresses a suspicion of a disease caused by the new coronavirus 2019-nCoV (responsiblely assesses the clinical and epidemiological criteria with emphasis on the travel history), the patient will be addressed at the appropriate infectological workplace to determine the next treatment procedure.
Public contacts are also established. People can contact experts about the new Coronavirus via email address: novykoronavirus@uzvr.sk,
as well as telephone numbers 0917 222 682 and 0918 659 580.