Slovakia Begins Coronavirus Testing For 5.5 Million Residents

The Slovakia Republic's government adopted a resolution entrusting the Armed Forces with an operation called Joint Responsibility, which will attend to test its entire population of about 5.5 million for COVID-19. Integrated teams led by 8,000 Armed Forces will operate at the sampling points.

'Testing at the national level (for those over 10 years of age) will help to better identify existing outbreaks, provide adequate healthcare for cases with little or no symptoms of COVID-19, and more effectively separate the infected population,' announced the Slovakia government on October 18, 2020.