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PRAGUE, May 14 (Reuters) - Slovakia on Friday lifted a state of emergency in force since October to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, but Prime Minister Eduard Heger urged citizens to remain watchful and said vaccination was key to keeping the virus in check.
The country of 5.5 million has reported a steady decline in daily new cases from the peaks of the third wave hit in early March, and hospitalisations have also fallen.
“We promised that the state of emergency would not last a minute longer than necessary,” Heger told a news conference broadcast live on television.
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BRATISLAVA. KAZINFORM Slovakia is closer to returning to pre-COVID life, but itâs still far away from reaching herd immunity, said Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLANO) in a speech on RTVS on Saturday evening. Related news Heger said that the state of emergency (introduced on October 1, 2020) was terminated on Saturday thanks to efforts of «every single» citizen, TASR reports.
«The vast majority of you has accepted face masks and respirators, restricted social contacts and accepted with patience all necessary measures, which were adopted by the state in order to protect your health,» said the prime minister.
«Iâm not saying that we havenât done any mistakes. We now know much more not only about the virus, but also about what needs to be done to win,» said Heger, adding that the virus is now under control and is receding in Slovakia. He attributed these developments