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.
There are only 4 active cases currently in Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana. (photo: Andrej Tarfila, slovenia.info)
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.
Slovenia has the best epidemiological picture in Europe currently. (Source: COVID-19 sledilnik)
Slovenia has found only 7 new infections in the last 10 days. (Source: National institute of Public Health Slovenia)
Ain’t no one eradicating the Covid 19 virus, until we find a vaccine or a cure.
We’re good now, sure, but eradication is not a word to be used with this virus any time soon.
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 🙁
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
I believe this new coronavirus can be controlled. But eradicated? It’s not a very easy task.
Good luck its an achievment the whole world would celebrate and get inspiration from it