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Wires: PM Considering 3-Week COVID-19 Lockdown

SLOVAKIA

Wires and social media reporting that Slovakian Prime Minister Eduard Heger is considering a three-week COVID-19 lockdown that has been proposed by the country's health ministry.

  • Says that expert opinion will be key in any decision the gov't makes.
  • Slovakia currently experiencing the highest new caseload per million people of any country globally (see chart below). Nearby Austria has already re-entered a lockdown situation, while a number of other European countries have already reintroduced restrictions or are considering doing so.

Source: Ourworldindata.com

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