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Good evening. On this afternoon 
or rather evening I would like to open

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this press conference
with the information

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that WHO has declared the outbreak
of the coronavirus disease

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a pandemic.

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What this means
and what the dimensions are,

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will be explained by the director of
the National Institute of Public Health.

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We have 118,000 cases 
around the world

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in 114 different countries

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and 4291 people have died
because of the coronavirus.

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To continue with the current
situation in Slovenia,

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the number of confirmed cases
changes every hour.

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I have the information for 2 pm:

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there are 57 confirmed cases
of the coronavirus infection.

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The number of confirmed cases
is rising, which is not unexpected.

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The increasing number of confirmed
cases actually shows

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that the epidemiological team
and laboratories are working.

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We are following
the spread of the infection.

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We are slowly approaching the phase
when the infections will spread

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and it will become difficult
to follow every single case,

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like we are doing right now.

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In the next phases it is therefore
important to carry out

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all the necessary measures,

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which are adjusted on daily
and even hourly basis.

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In addition to the information
revealed in previous press conferences,

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the most important information
this moment

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is the order establishing
the conditions for entry

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into the Republic of Slovenia
from Italy

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due to the prevention of
spreading the contagious disease.

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In order to be really clear,
I will read out the entire order,

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as it will come into force
at 6 pm today.

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Due to the prevention of spreading
the contagious disease COVID-19,

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this order determines conditions
for entry into the Republic of Slovenia

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from the Republic of Italy.

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There will be six check points
on the road connections

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with the Republic of Italy,
namely:

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Rateče, Robič, Vrtojba,
Škofije, Fernetiči and Krvavi Potok.

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The road operators shall ensure
the necessary signs

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at the check points
from the previous paragraph,

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as well as close all other
road connections with Italy.

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The passenger trains between
Slovenia and Italy

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will no longer run.

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Entry into Slovenia will be allowed
to each person,

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who is not a Slovenian citizen

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or does not have a permanent
or temporary residence in Slovenia,

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if they have a doctor's certificate
in Slovenian, English or Italian

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that is not older than three days
and proves that they have tested

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for the COVID-19 virus

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and that the results
were negative.

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If a person does not submit
the certificate,

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they will be allowed to enter
Slovenia if their body temperature

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is lower than 37,5 °C

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and they are not showing any signs of 
the upper respiratory tract infection.

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That means that they do not cough, sneeze 
or have trouble breathing. This order

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does not apply to Slovenian
citizens, persons with a permanent

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or temporary residence
in Slovenia and freight transport.

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The order will be carried out by
medical workers and the Civil Protection

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with help from the police.
The order comes into force

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as of 6 p.m. today.
And the information from the field.

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The police is already
at all six border crossings

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and there are also
medical teams at five of them.

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A team is also on the way
to the last border crossing, Robič.

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As of 6 p.m.,
the control will be carried out

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at all six check points.

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The second order,
which we mentioned earlier,

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is the order about temporary
measures to contain

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the spreading of contagious
diseases. I will read it to you

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to be clear. With this order, 
the carrying out

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of preventive healthcare
at all healthcare providers

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in the public healthcare system is stopped.
Preventive healthcare is only carried out

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if there could be negative
consequences for the patient.

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At the Novo mesto General Hospital,
Novo mesto CHC and Črnomelj CHC,

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non-urgent specialist
check-ups and procedures

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will not be carried out
for the next 14 days.

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At Metlika CHC, only administrative
emergency medical assistance

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will be carried out
for the next 14 days.

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The administration
of healthcare providers

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in the public healthcare system
must, according to the order

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of the health minister,
reallocate staff to the tasks,

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connected with limiting the spread
of the contagious disease.

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This order comes into force
as of 6 p.m. today.

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This is all about the orders
that are in force as of today.

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And now some other
important information.

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In the last hours or days,
we have noticed

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some harassment,

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we could also call it violence,
and expressions of hate

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towards people with
positive test results,

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who have been found out
in their local area.

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An example from Bela krajina:

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neighbours and villagers
are exerting pressure on the family

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hospitalized together
with their child.

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They feel threatened,
they do not dare to go home.

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I would like to issue an appeal
to all of our citizens

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to be tolerant and respectful
of those who are

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locally known as being sick
or having a positive test result

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for COVID-19. Each of us
could get sick tomorrow,

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so again,
let us be tolerant and respectful

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of our fellow citizens
who have been infected.

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In the last hours,
we were informed

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that the last spread of infection
has been happening largely

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or almost exclusively due
to disrespecting instructions

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and notifications
that we continuously repeat every day.

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This includes citizens,
health care professionals,

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education workers ...

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Again, as every day,
I would like to ask you

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to obey the instructions,
follow our information

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and respect it, so the spread of the
infection is as small as possible.

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That's all for the beginning.
Oh, and about the masks, I apologize.

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I have the latest information.
I have just signed the contract

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to order masks, which is
pending, they are currently

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going over the details
with the supplier.

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The latest information
is that we ordered

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two million masks, of those a million
of three-layer surgical masks

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and a million
of the FFP3 type masks.

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We expect these to arrive
to Slovenia as soon as possible.

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Tomorrow, we will also order
other protective equipment

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that we need in our country.
The masks and protective equipment

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will cost just over
12 million euros,

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so that there will be sufficient
protective equipment in the country

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as soon as possible, especially
masks, if we of course need them.

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That is all for now, thank you.
-Thank you, Minister.

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More about the current situation,
as usually,

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the director of the National Institute
of Public Health, dr. Nina Pirnat.

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Hello again.

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As the Minister of Health
already said,

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we currently have 57 people
infected with coronavirus.

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This is 10 more than what was
reported approximately 4 hours ago.

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All new cases are connected
with both major clusters

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that were discussed a few days ago.

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The newly discovered cases

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are the results of thorough
contact search and research

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and monitoring of said people,

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who had already tested positive.

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The increasing number of cases
in Slovenia is at the moment

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connected primarily with the
screening of all contacts,

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monitoring their health status,
and the status of those

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that we already know
had been infected.

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As you know, the epidemiologists
always get in touch with the contacts.

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They provide them with instructions
and then these contacts,

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if the symptoms occur,
call the check points

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where we confirm the infection.

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Such cases are then added
to the total number of cases.

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We are expecting a surge in cases
in the following days.

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As you can see, infections
are occuring all around us,

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all over the world.

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We have received instructions,
where it is emphasized,

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how crucial it is to keep looking
for the so-called patient zero

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and their immediate contacts.

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Only this way will the virus
be successfully contained.

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All the other measures
we have already discussed:

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strict adherence to instructions

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of all close contacts regarding

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hygiene measures,

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following instructions on scrupulous
hygiene amongst all citizens.

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Please, follow instructions carefully.

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Don't attend public events,

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don't attend large gatherings.

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Despite all the bans the National
Institute of Public Health

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keeps getting questions whether
certain events could nevertheless go ahead.

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Preventing close contact

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between people from
different areas

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is what effectively
prevents the spreading of the virus.