Covid-19

COVID-19 Country Response

COVID-19 epidemic evolution

To find out about the latest status of the COVID-19 pandemic evolution and the most up-to-date statistics on the COVID-19 disease in Slovakia, please visit the portal Korona.gov.sk with the official data. Official information on the progress of the epidemic in the country is consolidated by the National Health Information Centre (NHIC).
For the international outlook you can consult the latest situation reports published by the World Health Organisation as well as the global daily statistics on the coronavirus pandemic evolution including data on confirmed cases and deaths by country.

Sanitary measures

To find out about the latest public health situation in Slovakia and the current sanitary measures in vigour, please consult the website of the Ministry of Health including the up-to-date information on the containment measures put in place. For further information refer to the website of the Health Policy Institute. Public health recommendations can be found on the portal Korona.gov.sk (in Slovak).

Travel restrictions

The COVID-19 situation, including the spread of new variants, evolves rapidly and differs from country to country. All travelers need to pay close attention to the conditions at their destination before traveling. Regularly updated information for all countries with regards to Covid-19 related travel restrictions in place including entry regulations, flight bans, test requirements and quarantine is available on TravelDoc Infopage.
It is also highly recommended to consult COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map provided and updated on the daily basis by IATA.
The US government website of Centers of Disease Control and Prevention provides COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination.
The UK Foreign travel advice also provides travelling abroad advice for all countries, including the latest information on coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings.

Import & export restrictions

For the information on all the measures applicable to movement of goods during the period of sanitary emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak (including eventual restrictions on imports and exports, if applicable), please consult the dedicated pages on the website of the Ministry of Economy (in Slovak). Following the measures taken by the European Commission, an export license is required to export personal protective equipment outside of the European Union.
For a general overview of trade restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Slovakia on the International Trade Centre's COVID-19 Temporary Trade Measures webpage.

Economic recovery plan

To know about the economic measures taken by the Slovak government to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the national economy, please visit the dedicated pages on the website of the Ministry of Economy (in Slovak). Further information can be retrieved on the website of the national Financial Administration (in Slovak). For an overview in English of the measures, consult the guide by Deloitte.
The information on the EU’s economic response to COVID-19 and the actions to minimise the fallout on the EU member states’ economies of the COVID-19 outbreak is available on the websites of the European Commission and the European Council.
For the general overview of the key economic policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak (fiscal, monetary and macroeconomic) taken by the Slovak government to limit the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Slovakia in the IMF’s Policy Tracker platform.

Support plan for businesses

For the information on the local business support scheme and taxation measures established by the Slovak government to help businesses to deal with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic on their activity, please consult the website of the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO). Further information can be retrieved on the website of the national Financial Administration (in Slovak).
For a general overview of international SME support policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak refer to the World Bank's Map of SME-Support Measures in Response to COVID-19.

Support plan for exporters

To find out about the support plan for exporters put in place by the Slovak government, please consult the website of the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO). The national import-export bank EximBanka provides products especially developed to support exporting companies amid the COVID-19 crisis.
The European Commission adopted a Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the COVID-19 outbreak, which enables short-term export credit insurance to be provided by the State where needed.