A state of emergency was announced in Slovakia throughout the country: It will take place on Tuesday (March 25) at 13:00. Such a step was also decided in 2020 in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic. This time The reason is the pimples virus. “The purpose of the announcement of a state of state is to create conditions for undertaking the necessary means to prevent the spread of a highly contagious pimples in the territory of the Slovak Republic” – explain the authorities in an official announcement. Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok announced that he was planning to convene a consultation of the crisis staff in the evening.
The virus is crazy: The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Slovakia confirmed that the next case of the pimples appeared on the farm in Lúč on Ostrove. The village is located near other outbreaks of the disease in the Dunajská Streda poviat in the south of the country, where three cases of this virus have already been reported. Suspicion of infection also appeared in Lower Saliban, but according to the owner of the farm, it was not confirmed after the research. Dangerous for breeding animals virus He appeared in the country after over fifty years.
Huge losses: Veterinary services ordered the liquidation of herds affected by the virus and other breeding animals within a radius of three kilometers from the fire. Flavked animals are hidden in the military area. The Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary offered help in the liquidation of three herds of cattle in which the pimples appeared. In turn, the European Commission sent experts to Slovakia. Losses caused by the virus It is estimated at up to ten million euros. Slovaks hope that some will cover EU funds. – We want to compensate for all the losses that will arise in connection with the disease – promised the head of government Robert Fico.
Incorrect reaction? Disinfected points on the roads have already started in Slovakia, Zoological gardens were closed, and a ban on admission to the forests was banned And the organization of marketplaces was forbidden. However, the opposition party Progresívne Slovensko alerts that “farmers still do not have the necessary disinfection or hygiene mats.” “They don't know what to do. It turns out that even the transport of dead animals is not closed enough. Farmers are threatened with unnecessary killing of thousands of animals, “write politicians.” May God look after them, that they would not be hundreds of millions. It can happen in the case of adverse weather, if the wind continues to spread the virus. Besides, we did everything that belongs – Prime Minister Robert Fico assures.
What will Poland do? Poland and the Czech Republic introduced No animal import and some products from Slovakia and sanitary controls on the border with Slovakia. “Polish veterinary services remain in a state of permanent readiness. Veterinary Inspection in cooperation with the police, the National Tax Administration and the Road Transport Inspectorate conducts controls of animal and products transports at border crossings,” informs the Polish ministry. The last case of pimples in Poland was found in 1971.
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