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Coronavirus: Lockdown applies in Slovakia with exceptions (minute by minute)

6:16 WORLD – There were 27,717 new cases in the Czech Republic in the past day, which is a new record. There are already more than 6,000 patients in hospitals, 895 of whom are in serious condition.

6:13 WORLD – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he opposes Brazil to resume carnival celebrations in Februarywhich did not take place this year due to the pandemic.

An extreme right-wing leader, so far known for easing the pandemic coronavirus, thus, according to the AFP agency, surprisingly leaned towards measures aimed at respecting social distance.

6:11 WORLD – Britain temporarily bans flights from six South African countries after scientists in Republic of South Africa (JAR) reported that they found a new coronavirus variant containing a large number of mutations.

The British Minister for Health, Sajid Javid, explained that due to preventive reasons and “deep concerns” about the new variant of the virus, all flights from South Africa will be suspended from Friday at 1 pm, Namibia, Lesotha, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Zimbabwe and Botswana.

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“We will require hotel quarantine from all people arriving from these countries from 04:00 on Sunday,” Javid said.

He added that those arriving in the UK before the deadline should be isolated at home and also undergo a PCR test on the second and eighth days after arrival. “And if someone came from one of these countries in the last ten days, we will ask him to go for a PCR test,” he said.

0:01 SLOVAKIA – The government has introduced a state of emergency and lockdown with exceptions since Thursday.

The measures are therefore no longer governed by the covid machine, but there is a curfew for everyone. How long will the lockdown last, or who will be affected, are just some of the questions to which we have prepared answers >>>>

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Lockdown and measures:

• the curfew is valid for two weeks, with the exception of 1.00 to 5.00.
• all shops except essential are closed
• necessary services are available – window sales of gastronomic establishments, banks, insurance companies, car repair shops and MOT, dry cleaners, e-shop dispensaries, key service, opticians, mobile service, spas for health reasons
• entry to the OTP mode will be mandatory from the workplace from Monday, it is recommended to work from home
• schools remain open, pupils will have to be tested regularly
• services will be broadcast online, individual pastoral service for reception and confession is allowed
• See an overview of measures, prohibitions and exemptions >>>>

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