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Slovakia tests entire population for COVID-19

October 31, 2020
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Slovakia on Saturday begins a programme to screen its entire population for coronavirus with antigen tests in what would be a global first , but critics have said the plan is poorly thought out .

Some 45 , 000 medical workers , army and police are being deployed to carry out the tests in the EU member state of 5 . 4 million people, collecting swabs at around 5 , 000 testing points.

“ The world will be watching ,” Prime Minister Igor Matovic said earlier this week , adding that the measure would save “ hundreds of lives” .

Antigen tests give quick results sometimes within minutes but are not seen as being as reliable as the PCR test for which nasal swabs have to be sent to a lab for analysis.

Participation in the testing is not mandatory but anyone who is not able to produce a negative test certificate if stopped by police could get a heavy fine .

Anyone who tests positive has to go immediately into quarantine for 10 days .

“ This will be our road to freedom , ” Matovic said , hinting that virus restrictions could be eased once testing is complete or reinforced if the programme is not carried out in full .

Slovakia would be the first country of its size to undergo nationwide testing , although mass testing has taken place in entire Chinese cities.


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