LJUBLJANA, May 31 (Xinhua) -- The Slovenian government on Tuesday abolished all COVID-19 restrictions and also dismissed a group of experts which has over the past two years been advising the government on measures to curb the epidemic.
The government said on its website it abolished the restrictions upon the advice of the group of experts, adding recommendations regarding the COVID-19 will from now on be given by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) which is also in charge of handling any other possible epidemic.
Slovenia has abolished most restrictions last month but until Tuesday citizens had to wear face masks whenever entering health institutions as well as nursing homes for the elderly.
The country has been badly hit by COVID-19 with the number of new daily cases gradually falling since Feb. 1 when it reached an all-time high with 24,258 new cases.
The latest available data shows that 380 new infections were registered on Monday, up from 60 a day before. Almost 58 percent of Slovenia's 2.1-million population have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. ■
