Slovenia On Track To Eradicate Coronavirus Within A Month

Slovenia may be able to eradicate the new Coronavirus within a month, health authorities say, as the country records no new COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row.

Ljubljana the capital of Slovenia
There are only 4 active cases currently in Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana. (photo: Andrej Tarfila, slovenia.info)

Collage of places to stay in Slovenia

Slovenia has found only 7 new infections in the last 10 days, all of which were linked to known cases or outbreaks. The number of active and hospitalized coronavirus cases has been on a decline for several weeks. Currently there are only 21 active cases with only 4 COVID-19 patients in intensive care.

Slovenia has got to this point through social distancing and border control. The country entered lockdown mode very early and swiftly closed down facilities where the virus could be spread, including schools, religious services, major concerts and events, and urged everyone to stay at home.

Coronavirus numbers for Slovenia
Slovenia has the best epidemiological picture in Europe currently. (Source: COVID-19 sledilnik)

Graphs showing coronavirus statistics for Slovenia as of May 22nd, 2020
Slovenia has found only 7 new infections in the last 10 days. (Source: National institute of Public Health Slovenia)

6 thoughts on “Slovenia On Track To Eradicate Coronavirus Within A Month”

  1. We’re good now, sure, but eradication is not a word to be used with this virus any time soon.

  2. Meanwhile other countries who didn’t take their response seriously and downplayed the pandemic will still be dealing with the virus until late this year. Really sad 🙁

    1. And so will Slovenia. You really think they’ll eliminate this disease with Italy, Austria, Hungary, and Croatia bordering it, land borders that at some point, will reopen?

      You don’t eradicate Covid unless you’re an island and completely lockdown. You can control it, but all it takes is one person to cross the border with it to spark another outbreak, and spoiler alert it WILL happen

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