Slovakia to procure 500,000 coronavirus antigen tests

Slovakia is to receive 500,000 coronavirus antigen tests next week, Prime Minister Igor Matovic told a press cofnerence on Friday. The tests, a "swift and cheap alternative to PCR tests", will help to screen populations located in areas experiencing significant outbreaks of the disease as well as care home employees, Matovic said, adding that antigen tests aren't to replace much more efficient PCR tests.