09 March 2020 – Slovenia to get 500,000 protective masks, workers urged to work from home where possible

This item is sourced from the CCCSL: CSH Covid-19 Control Strategies List co-ordinated by the Complexity Science Hub Vienna, Austria. We are in the process of gathering further information and aligning taxonomies for these items.

Intervention Categories: Social and physical distancing measures; Adapting or closing offices, businesses, institutions, and operations; International travel measures; Education and awareness; International relations; Foreign aid
Level of Jurisdiction: National

Overview: Slovenia will join the EU public procurement for 500,000 protective masks. Employers, especially in the areas of Novo mesto, ?rnomelj, Metlika and Bela krajina, should alert or urge workers who are ill to stay at home and follow instructions. Work from home is advised to the greatest possible extent. Non-urgent business trips are strongly advised against. All travellers crossing the Slovenian border will be informed via SMS notification of the preventive measures in force in this country regarding the coronavirus. Leaflets containing coronavirus action instructions will be distributed to all Slovenian households via the Post of Slovenia. Visits to a personal doctor should be made by prior telephone appointment. All sports and other events with over 500 participants will be performed without spectators, including the Vitranc Cup and ski jumping at Planica.
Full details here: https://www.gov.si/en/news/2020-03-09-national-security-council-adopts-measures-to-contain-the-spread-of-coronavirus/