The current situation in Slovakia is certainly critical and the trend is unfavourable. Moreover, the situation is also difficult to interpret, for encounters of several difficult to predict impacts families / famous during holidays, potential impact of the new variant SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7, on the other hand However, we also have reduced mobility of citizensSlovakia for holidays or new measures. More Remote Modelling the future is difficult even in a less complex period, all the more so now that affects a number of factors and impacts including by government measures mainly based on quality information and personal responsibilities of Slovak citizens.
Despite my perception of the gravity of the situation, I consider it It should be noted that the Council of Experts without discussion with me or the Institute Health analyses published a prediction of 4500 hospitalized on 11 January 2021. I do not consider this scenario realistic. On 11 January IZA expects Number of hospitals with confirmed covid-19 disease between 3000 and 3500 patients, which is undoubtedly also critical. Number 4500 patients who have been hospitalised, according to IZA, could only be achieved in pessimistic scenarios, except at the turn of January and February. However, this must not be Stop. The government decided that from 10 January to be respected in Slovakia Covid slot machine. I'm going to press for this.
As the public is known, I have been speaking from the beginning December for the need for significantly stricter measures. Effect of the current measures providing for a high level of information and personal responsibility for citizens It is currently not possible to reliably evaluate the Slovak Republic, but it appears insufficient. Their effect in terms of Christmas holidays when has not tested, the analysts will be able to evaluate until the new year. We don't know either anticipate compliance with measures during the coming transition days until the new year. The effect of these days will therefore be restored from a distance several days. However, I assume that the effect of the current measures will not be so much significant, to push our country in the COVID slot from 10 January from the current black phase, which means hard lockdown, into the plum color when it is Limited schooling and travel to employment based negative test, not older than 7 days. It therefore seems that the introduction more stringent measures from 4 January onwards would be much more meaningful and such I will also submit a proposal to the Government. Even based on experience from abroad, introducing very strict measures for at least a few weeks effective solutions to press the reproductive number. Early release of measures leads to a recurrence of escalation of the situation. An epidemic is known to be controlled only in lower numbers. Hard measures to prevent the amount of avoidable deaths, reduce enormous pressure on constitutional health establishments and create space for gradual vaccination of healthcare professionals, employees and clients of social services establishments as well as our most at risk fellow citizens, the Minister for Health said Marek Krajčí.