Slovakia, EU nation that beat first wave of virus, now wants to test everyone

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Slovakia is preparing to launch a two-stage process using cheap antibody tests to stop the resurgence in new cases.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA - The European nation that protected its population better than any other from Covid-19 at the start of the global pandemic is now trying to do one better - by testing its entire population for the virus.

Encouraged by turnout of more than 90 per cent at a pilot round last weekend, Prime Minister Igor Matovic has vowed to make Slovakia the world's first country to know the full scope of contagion in its borders. Medical experts have expressed scepticism, as the authorities won't follow up positive cases with PCR tests and contact tracing, while the initiative may exhaust an already stretched healthcare system.

 

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