At today's extraordinary meeting, the government approved tough measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Emergency from tomorrow (16 March) 6:00 p.m. declared in several hospitals. This is a decision that is preventive. We need authority to move medical personnel, material. whether the equipment from the hospital to the hospital with a guarantee of security without rejection. This provides healthcare for citizens of the Slovak Republic and prevents, for example, from refusing to provide medical treatment care," said Peter Pellegrini, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic in charge of management Ministry of Health.

Government declared emergency in the following medical equipment:

Bratislava region

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Name of the constitutional health establishment:
University Hospital Bratislava
National Institute of Children's Diseases Bratislava
National Institute of Heart and Vascular Diseases, a. s., Bratislava
National Cancer Institute Bratislava
St.Michael Hospital a.s., Bratislava

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Trnava region

Name of the constitutional health establishment:
Faculty Hospital Trnava

Nitra Region

Name of the constitutional health establishment:
Faculty Hospital Nitra
Faculty Hospital with Polyclinic New Locks

Trenčín region

Name of the constitutional health establishment:
Faculty Hospital Trenčín

Žilina region

Name of the constitutional health establishment:
Faculty Hospital with Polyclinic Žilina
University Hospital Martin
Central Military Hospital SNP Ružomberok

Banská Bystrica region

Name of the constitutional health establishment:
Faculty Hospital with Polyclinic F. D. Roosevelta Banská Bystrica
Children's Faculty Hospital with Polyclinic Banská Bystrica
Central Slovak Institute of Heart and Vascular Diseases, a.s., Banská Bystrica

Prešov region

Name of the constitutional health establishment:
Faculty Hospital with Polyclinic J. A. Reimana Prešov
Poprad Hospital, a.s.
National Institute of Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Disease and Chest Surgery

Košice region

Name of the constitutional health establishment:
L. Pasteur Košice University Hospital
Children's Faculty Hospital Košice
Východoslovenský ústav cardiac and vascular diseases Košice, a.s.
Eastern Slovak Cancer Institute, a. s., Košice

At the same time, in all hospitals not only the state is ordered limit planned interventions by all healthcare providers.

Also At the government's discretion, the Public Health Office adopted more strict measures.

The government of the Slovak Republic also ordered the Public Health Office of the Slovak Republic to accept the following public health measures:

With effect from 16 March from 6.00 h, for the period 14 days bans retail sale and sale of services in establishments, except:

  1. grocery stores,
  2. pharmacies and medical device stores,
  3. drugstores,
  4. fuel and fuels,
  5. newsstands,
  6. feed stores and other animal needs, including veterinary ambulances,
  7. telecommunications operators,
  8. public catering and fast food stalls,
  9. postal, banking and insurance operations,
  10. internet shops and delivery services.

It shall also be prohibited with effect from 16 March 6:00 p.m. for a period of 14 days. the presence of the public in public catering and fast-track stalls refreshments. This prohibition shall not apply to non-food sales services (e.g. fast food operations with a dispensing window; or the sale of meals with you without entering into service).

At the same time, all persons returning from March 16th from 6:00 in group the affected areas from abroad are ordered isolation in facilities designated Home Office for 14 days.

Current numbers to date regarding coronavirus

Slovakia has together 61 positive samples, 1375 negative results coronavirus.
Today 116 samples tested negative, and 17 samples with positive result.

V Trencin is today 5 new cases for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) two men, two women and one child. All patients are stable state, part is hospitalized, part in home isolation.
Bratislava - 5 new cases

Nitra Þ 3 new cases

Trnava reports 1 case, it is a man who is hospitalized and in agreement with UNB will be transferred to Bratislava. He's got a travel history, he's stable.

In Martin 1 case, man, travel history, was at a congress abroad

New Locks 1 case, woman, domestic isolation, direct contact with infected

Banská Bystrica reports 1 case, woman, hospitalized, infected family member