Korcok: Closing borders last resort

Foreign Affairs Minister Ivan Korcok said on Wednesday that he views shutting down the country's borders as a last resort. The minister responded to a question stemming from the fact that the rates of new coronavirus infections in neighbouring countries have been increasing noticeably lately. "Personally, I advocate looking for solutions that will allow us to take a flexible approach towards shutting down borders," Korcok said. "Of course, we can't help but notice that the numbers of infected people have increased dramatically in neighbouring countries, specifically in Austria and the Czech Republic," he said, adding that the relevant authorities are trying to come up with an arrangement that will combine the possibility of mobility and visits while protecting the public's health at the same time.