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#Slovakia #Bratislava #Coronavirus
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The rapidly increasing number of corona infections in Slovakia has increased the pressure on Health Minister Marek Krajci. He only stays in office because he still feels the support of Prime Minister Igor Matovic.

Otherwise he would be "on the brink" to resign, said the minister on Friday in response to journalists' questions. At the beginning of the week, the medical association had accused him of serious management errors.

Instead of drawing lessons from the first wave of infections in spring and preparing the health facilities for an expected second wave, Krajci's ministry has let the past few months slip by, criticized the medical professional.

She responded to Krajci's warning that the emergency beds in the hospitals could become too scarce if the number of infections continues to rise. There was also criticism of the government in the media. Instead of taking precautions, they just looked for scapegoats.

Prime Minister Matovic has repeatedly blamed the population's “indiscipline” for the rising number of infections, instead of presenting concepts for crisis management.

The number of infections and corona deaths in Slovakia is still one of the lowest of all EU countries in terms of population. However, experts have long been pointing out that the Slovak healthcare system is not crisis-proof due to years of underfunding.