Slovenia - Covid-19 coronavirus cases - 3,498 cases, 135 deaths

[sharon sanders]

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The first confirmed case of new coronavirus infection in Slovenia

"Appropriate protocols initiated"

The first confirmed case of new coronavirus infection has been discovered in Slovenia. So far, it appears that the patient did not become infected with us. His condition is "quite good".

https://www.rtvslo.si/zdravje/novi-k...oveniji/516153

 

[kiwibird]

https://www.total-slovenia-news.com...cond-case-confirmed-was-in-contact-with-first

STA, 5 March 2020 - A second case of novel coronavirus infection in Slovenia was confirmed Thursday, Health Minister Aleš Šabeder said, with the person having been in contact with the first patient, who had been detected on Wednesday.

Šabeder said as the health authorities called a press conference to speak about the first case that they had just been informed about a second case, adding that the second patient had been in contact with the first one.

The authorities are rushing to identify other persons who have been in contact with the man who was confirmed as the first COVID-19 case in Slovenia yesterday. The Ljubljana physician who attended to the patient has already been isolated.

 

[sharon sanders]

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Current data on the number of tests performed and confirmed cases of infections [TABLE="align: center, border: 0, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0"]
[TR]
[TD]NO. TESTED TESTS ON SARS CoV-2[/TD]
[TD]NO. POSITIVE TESTS ON SARS CoV-2[/TD]
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[TD]433[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
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5/5/2020, 6:00 pm By 6pm, 3 coronavirus infections were confirmed in Slovenia. 433 tests were performed.

https://www.nijz.si/sl/pojav-novega-koronavirusa-2019-ncov

 

[sharon sanders]

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Apparently Florida state has not changed their testing criteria to the new US federal criteria, which is testing on demand.

[h=3]Investigations of PUI for COVID-19[/h]

[TD="width: 208"] Clinical Features [/TD]
[TD="width: 208"][/TD]
[TD="width: 208"] Risk Criteria [/TD]

[TD="width: 208"]Fever[SUP]1[/SUP] or signs/symptoms of lower respiratory illness (e.g., cough or shortness of breath)[/TD]
[TD="width: 208"] AND [/TD]
[TD="width: 208"]Any person, including health care workers[SUP]2[/SUP], who has had close contact[SUP]3[/SUP] with a laboratory-confirmed[SUP]4[/SUP] COVID-19 patient within 14 days of symptom onset[/TD]

[TD="width: 208"]Fever[SUP]1[/SUP] and signs/symptoms of a lower respiratory illness (e.g., cough or shortness of breath)[/TD]
[TD="width: 208"] AND [/TD]
[TD="width: 208"]A history of travel from an affected geographic area with sustained community transmission[SUP]5[/SUP] within 14 days of symptom onset[/TD]

[TD="width: 208"]Fever[SUP]1[/SUP] with severe acute lower respiratory illness (e.g., pneumonia, ARDS) requiring hospitalization and without alternative explanatory diagnosis (e.g., influenza)[SUP]6[/SUP][/TD]
[TD="width: 208"] AND [/TD]
[TD="width: 208"]No source of exposure has been identified[/TD]

1. Fever may be subjective or confirmed.
2. For health care personnel, testing may be considered if there has been exposure to a person with suspected COVID-19 without laboratory confirmation
3. Close contact is defined as:
   • being within approximately 6 feet (2 meters) of a COVID-19 case for a prolonged period of time; close contact can occur while caring for, living with, visiting, or sharing a health care waiting area or room with a COVID-19 case
     OR
   • having direct contact with infectious secretions of a COVID-19 case (e.g., being coughed on)
   If such contact occurs while not wearing recommended personal protective equipment or PPE (e.g., gowns, gloves, NIOSH-certified disposable N95 respirator, eye protection), criteria for PUI consideration are met.

http://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/COVID-19/chd-guidance/index.html

 

[kiwibird]

https://the-slovenia.com/featured/coronavirus-in-slovenia-more-confirmed-cases/

The information came in about a sixth person testing positive for the Coronavirus in Slovenia. Details are not available yet, but the report said it was a younger man from the Štajersko region, in the north-east tested positive for Coronavirus in Slovenia. Schools and universities remain open until further notice despite the rising number of confirmed cases with Coronavirus in Slovenia.

Statements to the press have been delivered by the State Secretary at the Ministry of Health, Simona Repar Bornšek, and Nina Pirnat, Director of the National Institute of Public Health due to more confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Slovenia.

A further two infected with Coronavirus in Slovenia were a man and a woman who had traveled in Italy where they are presumed to have contracted the virus, Nina Pirnat, director of the National Public Health Institute, told the media yesterday after they confirmed more cases with Coronavirus in Slovenia.

According to the Ministry

 

[kiwibird]

https://www.gov.si/en/news/2020-03-...-the-occurrence-of-the-coronavirus-infection/

The State Secretary at the Ministry of Health, Simona Repar Bornšek, said that to date 498 persons had been tested for coronavirus infection in Slovenia and a total of seven cases had been confirmed.

 

[kiwibird]

https://www.rtvslo.si/radiosi/news/slovenian-number-of-coronavirus-cases-rises/516446

Officials have reported an 8th case of coronavirus in Slovenia.
The first five cases were reported in Ljubljana, the 6th and 7th in Maribor, and the 8th in Metlika. All the infections originate from travel abroad. Health Minister Šabeder says closing the country's borders will not stop the spread of the virus.
Meanwhile tourism and hotel workers say the situation is serious, with many hotels recording cancellations. Other companies whose businesses are also being affected by the outbreak, are calling on government to introduce tax exemptions and sick pay subsidies.

 

[kiwibird]

http://ba.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a...-four-new-cases-of-coronavirus-infection.html

Four new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed in Slovenia on Saturday, bringing the total number to 12, a press conference was told in Ljubljana.

A total of 785 persons have been tested by 2 pm today, and four new cases of infection have been confirmed today, bringing the total number of positive cases to 12, the Director of the National Institute of Public Health, Nina Pirnat, said.

 

[kiwibird]

[h=2]https://the-slovenia.com/featured/c...or-events-canceled-while-schools-remain-open/
Health institutions have tested more than 1000 people for a possible Coronavirus infection in Slovenia.[/h]

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Slovenia has meanwhile risen by four to 16 since Saturday evening. According to media reports, the newly infected persons are a rescuer and two nurses from the Metlika area, who had been in contact with the infected doctor there, and a 31-year-old woman from the coast, who got ill while in Switzerland.

 

[kiwibird]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...gainst-coronavirus-aid-to-firms-idUSKBN20W2JI

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia will start health checks along the border with Italy and at Ljubljana airport to stem the spread of coronavirus and will spend one billion euros to help companies likely to suffer a loss of business, officials said on Monday.

Health Minister Ales Sabeder said that from Tuesday the southeastern European country would also prohibit all indoor events for more than 100 people. It had banned indoor events with over 500 people on Saturday evening.

Sabeder told a news conference that major sports events, like World Cup skiing and ski jumping competitions, will be held without any spectators.

So far Slovenia has confirmed 23 cases of coronavirus and tested about 1,230 people. Its western border is with Italy, which has suffered one of the world’s most severe coronavirus outbreaks with 366 dead as of Sunday.

 

[kiwibird]

https://www.total-slovenia-news.com...-metlika-celje-koper-murska-sobota-novo-mesto

STA, 12 March 2020 - Outgoing Prime Minister Marjan Šarec announced that an epidemic would be declared in Slovenia on Thursday based on fresh data on the spreading of coronavirus in Slovenia. Restrictions will also be imposed on cargo transport as of Monday, when all educational institutions will be closed as well.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Slovenia rose by 25 from yesterday to 82 by 9am today.

 

[kiwibird]

https://www.total-slovenia-news.com/news

[h=1]Slovenia Now Has More COVID-19 Cases Per 1m People than China (So Be Smart)[/h]
Using the latest available figures (as of early afternoon, 13 March), Slovenia has 141 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with most being in Ljubljana. China still has the record, with 80,815,

 

[kiwibird]

https://www.total-slovenia-news.com...navirus-on-turkish-flight-spain-deemed-unsafe

[h=2]Slovenia sees new steep increase in coronavirus cases as 181 infections confirmed[/h]
STA, 14 March 2020 - Slovenia had 181 confirmed coronavirus cases by 2pm on Saturday, up by 40 since Friday, as the number continues to rise sharply.

Regional data show 75 cases confirmed in the general Ljubljana area, 39 in Novo Mesto, 27 in Celje and 13 in Maribor, the government announced on Twitter.

The figures reflect the largest clusters of cases detected so far.

The largest single cluster, numbering 46, is in Ljubljana, and 26 have been infected in Šmarje pri Jelšah, a small community in eastern Slovenia where an outbreak was registered in a primary school.

 

[kiwibird]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...t-idUSKBN2110ZO?feedType=RSS&feedName=newsOne

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia has recorded its first death due to coronavirus, national channel TV Slovenia said on Saturday, citing unofficial sources.

It said the victim was an elderly man with a chronic disease. The Ministry of Health gave no immediate comment.

The government said earlier on Saturday there were 181 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country, up from 141 reported on Friday, three of whom were in intensive care.

 

[kiwibird]

https://seenews.com/news/coronavirus...-to-219-690873

LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 16 (SeeNews) - The confirmed cases of the coronavirus infection in Slovenia have soared to 219 by 2pm local time on Sunday, up from Friday's 141, the government said.

The result comes after testing a total of 6,156 people, the government said in a statement on Sunday.

According to a report of state news agency STA, Slovenia has reported its first coronavirus casualty over the weekend - a person of the high-risk group of people above 65 years of age.

On Thursday, Slovenia declared a state of emergency because of the coronavirus spread in the country upon recommendation of the National Institute of Public Health. The measure puts the country's Civil Protection Service in charge of coordinating the measures to combat the spread of the virus.

In addition, hospitals started admitting only patients with clinical symptoms requiring hospital treatment, while patients with mild clinical symptoms will have to stay at home.

Public transport has been halted, schools and kindergartens have been closed, restrictions have been imposed on border crossings and on public gatherings.

 

[kiwibird]

https://seenews.com/news/update-1-co...-to-253-690974

Slovenia have jumped to 253 by 2pm local time on Monday, from Sunday's 219, the government said.

The result comes after testing a total of 6,712 people, the government said in a statement.

State news agency STA reported that Slovenia has registered its first coronavirus fatality over the weekend - a person of the high-risk group of people above 65 years of age.

On Thursday, Slovenia declared a state of emergency because of the coronavirus spread in the country upon recommendation of the National Institute of Public Health. The measure puts the country's Civil Protection Service in charge of coordinating the measures to combat the spread of the virus.

 

[kiwibird]

https://www.total-slovenia-news.com/...y-for-patients
Coronavirus & Slovenia, Mid-day 18 March: 286 Cases, Ban on Gatherings of More than 5, Hospitals Getting Ready for Patients

 

[kiwibird]

https://seenews.com/news/coronavirus...-to-319-691490
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JUBLJANA (Slovenia), March 19 (SeeNews) - Confirmed cases of the coronavirus infection in Slovenia have increased to 319 by 2pm local time on Thursday, from Wednesday's 286, the government said.

This result comes after testing a total of 9,860 people, the government said in a statement.

Slovenia reported the first and so far only coronavirus fatality in the country on March 14

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[kiwibird]

https://www.visitljubljana.com/en/vi...irus-covid-19/

Latest information


There are 383 confirmed coronavirus infections in Slovenia. (21 March 2020 at 14:00)

State of the epidemic has been declared in Slovenia. Public life is limited, with only the essential services operating. Grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations, banks, post offices, and news-stands remain open. A ban on all social gatherings in public is in force (more information).

Public transport (trains and buses) is suspended until further notice. Taxis are operating but have to disinfect the cars after every passenger. Public parking spaces in the Ljubljana city center are free of charge.

All flights to Ljubljana Airport are suspended.

Museums, galleries, bars, restaurants, and all other public establishments are closed until further notice. All public events are suspended until further notice.

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Latest information

There are 414 confirmed coronavirus infections in Slovenia. (22 March 2020 at 14:00)

State of the epidemic has been declared in Slovenia. Public life is limited, with only the essential services operating. Grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations, banks, post offices, and news-stands remain open. A ban on all social gatherings in public is in force (more information).

Public transport (trains and buses) is suspended until further notice. Taxis are operating but have to disinfect the cars after every passenger. Public parking spaces in the Ljubljana city center are free of charge.

All flights to Ljubljana Airport are suspended.

Museums, galleries, bars, restaurants, and all other public establishments are closed until further notice. All public events are suspended until further notice.