Smaller shops could open in Slovakia

The easening of restrictions on the coronavirus epidemic have begun in Slovakia, where smaller shops and service providers were able to open on Wednesday as a first step. The number of people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the country has slowed somewhat in recent days.

Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic presented a draft to partially lift the restrictions imposed to curb the epidemic in four stages on Monday. The central crisis team approved the plan on Tuesday, with the stipulation that its implementation will begin if the number of newly registered infected remains below one hundred a day. On Wednesday, 45 new infections were reported in Slovakia. (Starovic Tibor, MTI)