Slovakia to tighten anti-Covid measures, hard lockdown looms

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Slovak government will tighten anti-epidemic measures from March 3, including stricter limits on people’s movement, as the country struggles with the resurgent coronavirus.

As of Wednesday, people will be allowed to travel from 8:00pm to 1:00am only to work or to see a doctor, while all currently valid exceptions from the limits on movement will be effective only between 5:00am and 8:00pm. People who can work from home should do so, according to Reuters.

If the tougher restrictions do not curb infections by March 21, the government will prepare even stricter limits on movement, including closure of companies and borders, local media reported.

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