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Two Covid-19 deaths, seven new infections on Sunday
New shipment of protective equipment from China delivered
Two Covid-19 deaths, seven new infections on Sunday
STA, 13 April 2020 - Slovenian health authorities reported just seven new coronavirus infections for Sunday, the smallest increase since 8 March, for a total of 1,212 nationwide. The number of fatalities rose by two to 55.
The small increase in infections indicates the epidemic is plateauing in Slovenia, which is also borne out by hospital statistics.
There were 95 Covid-19 patients in hospital yesterday, compared to a late-March peak of nearly 120. The number of intensive care cases declined by one to 34; the peak was 37 on 10 April.
However, the moderate increase in infections is also strongly affected by the weekly pace as the number of tests at the weekend is usually half the weekday total.
Only 554 tests were thus performed on Sunday, compared to a weekday average of 1,000-plus.
New shipment of protective equipment from China delivered
STA, 13 April 2020 - A new shipment of protective equipment from China was delivered to the Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport on Monday. The 20 tonnes of protective masks, glasses and suits for medical staff, and protective gloves has been delivered for the Commodities Reserves Agency.
The delivery was made by Public Digital Infrastructure, a company owned by gaming millionaire Joc Pečečnik, under a EUR 30 million-plus contract with the state, TV Slovenija reported.
Pečečnik said this was not the last delivery. He said that it was still difficult to secure sufficient quantities of equipment even though the situation was calming down.
Prime Minister Janez Janša wrote on Twitter that "the week after the holidays will be calmer" now.
The shipment follows the delivery of some 27 tonnes of equipment on Friday after Slovenia and China established an airbridge of sorts with the help of the Commodities Reserves Agency, the Slovenian embassy in Beijing and Hisense, the Chinese owner of Slovenian home appliances maker Gorenje.
Along with ramped-up domestic production, the supplies have been enough to end severe shortages that Slovenia, like most countries around the world, had experienced in the early staged of the coronavirus pandemic.
Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek has said Slovenia is now in a position where it can choose what it will buy.
