Organisation of mass Covid testing to be coordinated by district offices

Mass testing for coronavirus in Slovakia will take place in the penultimate weekend of January, with district offices being in charge of its coordination in individual districts, according to the conclusions a meeting of entities engaged in the preparations for mass testing announced by Prime Minister Igor Matovic at a news conference following the cabinet session on Monday. "Naturally, the details are still being fine-tuned," said mayor of Bratislava's borough of Lamac Lukas Banacky, who represented the Towns and Villages Association (ZMOS) at the meeting. "Municipalities will cooperate significantly in the organisation, but the main umbrella, capacity planning and the coordination of crisis management in the field of civil protection, should be in the hands of district offices, and in case of Bratislava and Kosice in the hands of the cities."