Slovakia health ministry warns of hoaxes concerning coronavirus occurrence

Slovakia's health ministry is warning the public of hoaxes concerning the occurrence of the first case of the new COVID-19 coronavirus in the country, stressing that spreading a false alarm is a crime. "The intensity of appearance of hoaxes on the first confirmed coronavirus-positive case in Slovakia has increased over the past 24 hours. We're pointing to the fact that spreading a false alarm news is considered to be a crime. A total of 113 samples have been tested on a coronavirus suspicion in Slovakia up to now, however, all the tests have come back negative," ministry spokesperson Zuzana Eliasova said on Friday.