Slovenia Calls an Official End to its Coronavirus Pandemic

The Slovenian government late on Thursday called an official end to its coronavirus pandemic, becoming the first European country to do so, after authorities confirmed less than seven new coronavirus cases each day for the past two weeks, Reuters reports. 

The author of the publication, Marja Novak, notes that people now arriving in Slovenia from other European Union states will no longer be obliged to go into quarantine for at least seven days as was the case from early April.

The country has so far reported 1,464 coronavirus cases and 103 deaths. It declared a pandemic on March 12.

Reuters quotes Prime Minister Janez Jansa, saying: 

“Slovenia has tamed the pandemic over the past two months... Today Slovenia has the best epidemiologic picture in Europe."

Source: Reuters